Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the year of Hunayn, we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When we confronted (the enemy), during the battle, there was chaos among the Muslims. I saw a polytheist who had overpowered a Muslim. I circled around and came behind him (the polytheist). I struck his shoulder and cut through his armor. He advanced towards me and squeezed me so hard that I felt the scent of death, but then he died and let me go. I met Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: What has happened to the people? He replied: It is Allah’s command. When the people returned (from the battle), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has killed someone (a disbeliever) and has proof of it, then the belongings of the slain will go to him. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I stood up, then I thought, who will testify for me? So I sat down. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has killed someone (a disbeliever) and has proof of it, then the belongings of the slain will go to him. I stood up again, then I thought, who will testify for me? So I sat down again. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the same thing a third time, so I stood up. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: O Abu Qatadah! What is the matter? I narrated the whole incident to you (the Prophet). Then one of those present said: He is telling the truth; the belongings of the slain are with me. Please make him pleased with me on my behalf. Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Never! A lion of Allah, who fought in the way of Allah and His Messenger, and (the Prophet) gives his belongings to you? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You give it to him. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He gave it to me. I sold the armor and bought a date orchard in the locality of Banu Salamah. After accepting Islam, this was the first land I bought. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This hadith indicates that Allah’s statement“a fifth of it will be for Allah”refers to some of the khums, because the belongings (on the body) of the slain are also included in the spoils of war, but they are not included in the khums. This is established by the command of the one who clarifies the rulings of Allah’s Book by Allah’s command.