It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah that on the day of the Battle of Khaybar, the people were overcome by (severe) hunger. The people caught domesticated donkeys, slaughtered them, and filled their pots with their meat. When this news reached the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Jabir states that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us, so we overturned the pots. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty will soon provide you with sustenance that is more lawful and pure than this." So we overturned those pots while they were still boiling. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on that day declared the meat of domesticated donkeys and mules to be forbidden, and likewise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared every predatory animal with fangs to be forbidden, and every bird that hunts with its talons to be forbidden. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared mujaththama (a goat killed by being pelted with stones), snatched things, and looted things to be forbidden.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Khaybar. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Khaybar, he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Umar and some people with him towards the city or fortress of the people of Khaybar. They went and fought with them. But soon this group of Muslims... Hazrat Umar and his companions... retreated. So Hazrat Umar, blaming his companions and his companions blaming Hazrat Umar for cowardice, returned (to the service of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked this and said, "Now I will surely send towards the Jews such a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger also love him. He will continue to fight with them until Allah grants victory at his hands. He will not be one who flees." (Hearing this) many people became desirous of this and began to stretch their necks, waiting to see whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would refer to. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent for a while, then said: "Where is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The people said, "He is suffering from an eye ailment." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Call him to me." When I was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) opened my eyes and applied his blessed saliva to them. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me the flag. I took the flag and ran quickly, fearing that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) might have a thought about me or about someone else. Until I reached the enemies and fought with them. Marhab, the Jew, came out reciting boastful verses for single combat, so I too came out reciting boastful verses in response for single combat. Then we clashed, and Allah caused him to be killed at my hands. His companions retreated and took refuge in the fortress; they closed the gate. We reached the gate, and I kept striking the gate until Allah opened it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Today I will give the flag into the hand of such a man whom Allah and His Messenger love." Upon this, people began to rise up and look (in anticipation). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Where is Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)?" People said: "He has a complaint in his eye." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, called Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), spat on his own palms, and applied them to Hazrat Ali's eye. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, handed the flag to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Thus, Allah Almighty granted victory at the hands of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on that very day.

Hazrat Umar narrates that if it were not for the rule that the rear part of the army should not receive anything, then whenever the Muslims conquered a settlement of the disbelievers, I would have distributed it among the Muslims in shares, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed Khaybar among the Muslims in shares. But I wish that a principle should continue among the Muslims. And I dislike that nothing should be given to those who come later.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the day of Khaybar, a man captured a woman and made her ride behind him. The woman argued with the man over the hilt of his sword, so the man killed the woman. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the woman (who had been killed) and said: Who has killed this woman? The people informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the killing of women.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ka'b bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade the army which he sent to kill Ibn Abi al-Huqaiq in Khaybar from killing women and children.