Question 2305) - Can the fighters use the booty whilst still in Darul Harb?

A: If there is any fodder it can be used to feed the animals, the food can be eaten, firewood lit, oil used on themselves and the horses, hooves and the Weapons used for fighting. All these are permissible before the division. it is not permissible to sell any of that or to enrich oneself with it. Whoever has leftover fodder and food must return it to the booty. Once the booty leaves Darul Harb it is not permissible to consume the food and fodder there from.

~ al-Quduri ~