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Radkh (a small gift from the spoils at the imam's discretion, to women, boys and others who help but do not fight)

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Radkh in the lexicon is a small gift; in the jurists' usage it is a gift from the spoils whose amount the imam judges, given to those who are not bound to fight but do useful work in the war, such as women, boys and a dhimmi. 1 2 Most jurists hold it a binding right for one who has done useful work, and a view of the Shafi'is makes it recommended. 2 A mount other than a horse has no share, but its rider is given a radkh after the foot-soldier's share. 3 The jurists differ on where it comes from: the Hanafis and Hanbalis, and one Shafi'i view, take it from the whole booty, and the preferred Shafi'i view takes it from four-fifths. 3 Its amount is less than a full share according to the majority, and is left to the imam by the Malikis. 4

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Radkh in the lexicon is a small gift; in the jurists' usage it is a gift from the spoils whose amount the imam judges, given to those who are not bound to fight but do useful work in the war, such as women, boys and a dhimmi. 1 2 Most jurists hold it a binding right for one who has done useful work, and a view of the Shafi'is makes it recommended. 2 A mount other than a horse has no share, but its rider is given a radkh after the foot-soldier's share. 3 The jurists differ on where it comes from: the Hanafis and Hanbalis, and one Shafi'i view, take it from the whole booty, and the preferred Shafi'i view takes it from four-fifths. 3 Its amount is less than a full share according to the majority, and is left to the imam by the Malikis. 4

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Hadi (the whitish fluid before childbirth: its ruling on ablution and purity)· Hady (animal offered to the Sacred Precinct)· Halak (destruction of property and its legal effect)· The ruling on one who abandons prayer· Ada' (performance of an obligation within its time)· Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· Bone (adhm): purity, use and retaliation· The adornment of desires and the goods of this world

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8781
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8782
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8783
  4. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8784
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islam.museum contributors. “Radkh (a small gift from the spoils at the imam's discretion, to women, boys and others who help but do not fight)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/radkh-fiqh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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Hadi (the whitish fluid before childbirth: its ruling on ablution and purity)

Hadi, in the technical sense, is a term of the Malikis: a whitish fluid that comes from a pregnant woman near childbirth; some define it as a fluid coming at the birth or at a miscarriage. It differs from madhi, wadi, semen, menses and postpartum bleeding in its outflow from the womb, and menses requires bathing while hadi does not. The Malikis have two views on whether hadi breaks ablution: the accepted one says it does, the other says it is nothing, since it is not habitual. The Malikis hold hadi impure, and the Hanafis, Shafi'is and Hanbalis agree on the impurity of what comes from a pregnant woman before the birth.