Does the release of Muslim prisoners fall under the categories of Zakat expenditure mentioned in His saying, the Almighty: "and [for freeing] captives"?
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Freeing Muslim captives from disbelievers is better than emancipating slaves, due to the great harm, humiliation, degradation, and torture that captives endure.
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