سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَقِيَهُ الْعَدُوُّ وَ أَصَابَ مِنْهُ مَالًا أَوْ مَتَاعاً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَصَابُوا ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِمَتَاعِ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَصَابُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحُوزُوا مَتَاعَ الرَّجُلِ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَصَابُوهُ بَعْدَ مَا حَازُوهُ فَهُوَ فَيْءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِالشُّفْعَةِ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I asked him<sup>asws</sup> about a man whose enemy met him and acquired wealth from him, or chattels (belongings), then the Muslims acquired that. How should one deal with the chattels of the man?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘If that was acquired before they had possessed the chattels of the man, these would be returned to him, and if they were acquired after having possessed by them, so it is war booty of the Muslims, and he would have a right with being the first one (to buy it back)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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