It was asked from Sha'bi, may Allah have mercy on him, about the share and the chosen item (safiy) from the spoils of war of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. So he said: "The share of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was equal to that of one man among the Muslims, and the safiy was that thing which he would select for himself from the spoils of war."

Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about "safiy," so he said: "Safiy was a superior portion from the wealth which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to select for himself."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) chose Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) for himself on the day of Khaybar.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Find for me one of your boys who can serve me when I set out for Khaybar." So Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) took me with him, and at that time I was near the age of puberty. I used to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) whenever he stopped somewhere. I often heard him supplicating: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from grief and worry, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men." When we reached Khaybar, Allah granted victory over the fortress, then the beauty of Safiyyah bint Huyayy bin Akhtab was mentioned, and her husband had been killed, and she was a newlywed bride. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) chose her for himself. Then he departed with her until we reached the place of Sahba. There, Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) completed her (‘iddah), and he married her. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prepared a sweet dish of dates and clarified butter on a small leather mat, and said: "Call those who are nearby." So this was the wedding feast (walimah) on behalf of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her). Then when we set out towards Madinah, I saw that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would screen her with his cloak, and he himself would sit by the camel and place his knee, and Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) would place her foot on the knee of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to mount the camel. Then when we neared Madinah and the mountain of Uhud came into view, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a mountain that loves us and we love it." Then when he looked towards Madinah, he said: "Indeed, I declare the area between the two black rocky tracts (Labadayn) of Madinah to be sacred, just as Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) declared Makkah to be sacred. O Allah! Bless their Sa‘ (measure) and their Mudd (measure)."

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The khums (one-fifth) of the spoils of war is divided into five parts, and the share of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) is one part."

Yahya bin Al-Jazzar (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the share from the khums of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said: "The khums of the khums (that is, the fifth of the fifth part)."

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "A share of the spoils of war was fixed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whether he was present in the battle or absent."

The Prophet (peace be upon him) was besieging Wadi al-Qura when a man came and said: "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)! What are you calling towards?" He replied: "Towards Allah alone, without any partner." He asked: "Whose is this wealth?" He replied: "A fifth is for Allah, and four-fifths are for my companions, and if any portion of yours is taken from you, then you have no superiority over others."