furthermore, shahīd ath-thānī extended the range of those eligible to receive money from "zakāt" to include religious students and the ulamā' themselves, who thus became the recipients of the money as trustees of students. even in the field of defensive "jihād", shahīd ath-thānī identified a role for the ulamā'. only in the field of offensive jihād did he allow that the role of hidden imām had lapsed pending his return.