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Hizb Tawheed Wal-Qitaalthe unfamiliarity of some on this subject, I felt the need to clarify this. TheMessenger of Allāh (SalAllahu alayhi wa ssalam) said;“I was sent before the hour with the sword, and my sustenance isunder my spear, and humility and belittlement is the destiny ofwhoever defies my commands.” 86This great hadith reveals some important aspects about our religion: Muhammad (SalAllahu alayhi wa ssalam) was sent with the sword:The Messenger of Allāh (SalAllahu alayhi wa ssalam) and themujahidin after him carried the light of Islam to humanity byfighting in Allah's cause. The greatest form of income is that of the spoils of war and thegreatest profession is being a soldier in the path of Allah. The incomegenerated from booty taken by force from the enemies of Allah ispurer and more virtuous than income generated from being abusinessman, an engineer, a physician, or a farmer, simply becausethat was the source of income that Allah destined for his MessengerMuhammad (SalAllahu alayhi wa ssalam). Working as a mujāhid isSunnah. Eventually all the enemies of the Messenger of Allah (SalAllahualayhi wa ssalam) and his Ummah would be shamed and humiliated.And he (may Allāh grant him the status of shaheed) said in anotherplace;―From the previous quotes of our early scholars the following can bededucted: All of our scholars agree on the permissibility of taking away thewealth of the disbelievers in dār al-ĥarb whether by means of force orby means of theft or deception. Our Scholars differ on how wealth taken by means of theft anddeception should be divided. The majority believes it is ghanīmah. Soone-fifth of it should be paid to the Amir to be spent on jihad.Alternatively, the Hanafi‘s consider it to be a source of income thatbelongs in its entirety to the ones who seized it. Finally, there is aminority opinion that it is fai' and therefore should be distributedaccording to the discretion of the Amir.‖And he went on;86 AhmadThe Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 125