Under what conditions can an asset designated for Jihad (e.g., a horse) be sold?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Jihad
Primary text
An asset designated for Jihad, such as a horse given for riding in the cause of Allah, is considered consecrated (*habis*) and cannot be sold unless it reaches a state where it is unfit for campaigning, in which case it may be sold and the proceeds used to purchase a similar consecrated item, or used to maintain other consecrated animals. If the horse becomes disabled, it may be used for grinding, and its value is either used to buy a replacement or spent on the maintenance of other consecrated beasts. If the asset is specifically designated as consecrated ('hiya habis'), it must remain so.
Supporting text
If a person is given a horse to ride in battle, he only gains full ownership upon completing the campaign, according to the view of Ahmad and the majority of scholars, including Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, al-Qasim, Yahya al-Ansari, Malik, Layth, and Thawri. Malik, however, did not permit the use of the sale price for anything other than the cause of Allah unless the donor explicitly gave the warrior full discretion over it. The evidence supporting immediate ownership upon campaigning is derived from the hadith of 'Umar concerning the horse he wished to buy back, which implies ownership after the campaign.