What are the requirements for the stipulated reward if it is paid from the treasury/public funds (property in the Imam's possession)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Jihad

Book 54 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

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If the reward is stipulated from the Imam's own possession or public funds, it must be known (specified). This is because it functions as a contract of 'ja'ala' involving a specified compensation from known property, thus requiring the reward itself to be known, similar to the reward for returning an escaped slave.