Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Jihad (Serving in the Army) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَا٠ٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي السَّبِيِّ يَأْخُذُهُ الْعَدُوُّ ٠ِينَ فِي الْقِتَالِ ٠ِنْ أَوْلادِ الْ٠ْ فَيَحُوزُونَهُ٠ِينَ بَعْدُ قَاتَلُوهُ٠ْ فَظَفِرُوا بِهِ٠ِينَ وَأَوْلادِهِ٠ُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا أَخَذُوهُ ٠ِينَ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِ٠َا كَانُوا أَخَذُوهُ ٠ِنْ أَوْلادِ الْ٠ْ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَ٠َّا أَوْلادُ الْ٠ِينَ وَلَكِنْ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ٠ْ أَوْ إِلَى وَلِيِّهِ٠ْ بِشُهُودٍ وَأَ٠َالِيكُ فَإِنَّهُ٠ِينَ فَيُبَاعُونَ وَيُعْطَى ٠1.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Hisham ibn Salim from certain individuals of his people who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the Muslim prisoners, their children or servants (slaves), taken by the enemy who were afterwards rescued after a victorious fight, how should they be dealt with, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The children of the Muslims do not become the share of the Muslims.

They are returned to their parents, or brothers, or their guardian in the presence of witnesses. The slaves however become of the share of the Muslims. They are purchased with money from public treasury and their price is given to their owners.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (18/377))