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
Primary text
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.