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Ridh (the helper of the fighters in jihad): his share of the booty, his liability in crimes, and his place in retaliation and banditry

الرِّدء

Ridh in the lexicon is a helper or supporter; in the usage of jihad he is one who stands in for the fighters or waits at a post and fights when they withdraw. 1 2 The jurists agree that the helper and the direct fighter are alike in the right to share the booty, and differ on giving one more than the other. 2 A helper may be disciplined in cases of discretionary penalty; he has no hadd penalty for fornication, drinking or false accusation. 3 In banditry the majority treat the helper like the direct perpetrator, while the Shafi'is hold no hadd for one who only helped. 3 4 In retaliation the majority do not punish the helper, while the Malikis punish those who agreed in advance to the killing. 4 5

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Ridh in the lexicon is a helper or supporter; in the usage of jihad he is one who stands in for the fighters or waits at a post and fights when they withdraw. 1 2 The jurists agree that the helper and the direct fighter are alike in the right to share the booty, and differ on giving one more than the other. 2 A helper may be disciplined in cases of discretionary penalty; he has no hadd penalty for fornication, drinking or false accusation. 3 In banditry the majority treat the helper like the direct perpetrator, while the Shafi'is hold no hadd for one who only helped. 3 4 In retaliation the majority do not punish the helper, while the Malikis punish those who agreed in advance to the killing. 4 5

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Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8689
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8690
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8691
  4. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8692
  5. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8693
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Habs (imprisonment and detention)

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