Disabled soldiers were entitled to pensions the state rarely paid

Evidence

On the other hand, those who received serious wounds and were of no use whatsoever to the army were designated by the chief physician as disabled, given a certificate to the effect that they were unfit for military service, and sent to Egypt by ship. According to an order from the Pasha those sakat were entitled to a monthly salary. However, judging from the number of petitions requesting a pension, it does not seem that this order was strictly adhered to. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1341