Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The blood (compensation) of Muslims is equal, even an ordinary person among them can grant protection, likewise, a distant resident can grant refuge in the presence of a nearby resident. Muslims should help each other against opponents. Those whose mounts are strong should stay with those whose mounts are weak, and if a military detachment separates from the main army for a mission, it should include its main army in the spoils of war. No believer should be killed in exchange for a disbeliever, nor should a dhimmi be killed during the period of his treaty.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent an army towards Najd, then from that army a detachment (on a separate mission) was dispatched in which Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was also included. He narrates: Every individual of the army received twelve camels, and the detachment in which Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was included was given one extra camel each; thus, the members of the detachment received thirteen camels each, and the rest of the army received twelve each.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Abu Qatadah is the best horseman today, and Salamah is our best foot soldier today.”Then he (the Prophet) gave me the shares of both a horseman and a foot soldier.

Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we set out for the Battle of Hunayn in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When we engaged in battle, chaos spread among the Muslims. He says: I saw a polytheist who had overpowered a Muslim. I circled around and came behind him and struck him with my sword on the tendon of his neck. He turned towards me and squeezed me so hard that I remembered the bitterness of death. Then death overtook him and he let me go. I met Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: Why were the people defeated today? He said: Allah Almighty willed it so. He says: Then everyone returned, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat down, he said: Whoever killed a disbeliever and has proof of it, then the belongings and goods of the slain will belong to him (the killer). Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I stood up, then sat down thinking, who will testify for me? He (the Prophet) said again: Whoever killed a disbeliever and has proof of it, then the belongings and goods of the slain will belong to him (the killer). (Abu Qatadah) says: I stood up, then sat down thinking, who will testify for me? The Prophet said the same thing a third time, so I stood up. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked me: Abu Qatadah! What is the matter? He says: I narrated the whole incident to you. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! He is telling the truth, and the belongings and goods of the slain are with me, so please make him pleased. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! This will not happen, you will not do this, that the Lion of Allah fights in support of Allah and His Messenger, and you give the goods and belongings to yourself. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He has spoken the truth, give the goods to him (Abu Qatadah). So he gave me the goods. I sold a coat of mail and bought a garden in the locality of Banu Salamah, and this was the first wealth I acquired in Islam. "Mukhraf" refers to a garden of date palms.

Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik Ashja'i and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with them) narrate that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not take out a fifth (khums) from the spoils (belongings of the slain).

Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give one-fourth as a gift after taking out the khums.

Sayyiduna Habib bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), at the beginning of jihad, after taking out the khums, used to give one-fourth as a gift, and after returning from jihad, one-third.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Return my cloak, return my cloak! By Allah, if I had as many camels as the trees of Tihamah, I would distribute them among you, and you would not find me miserly, cowardly, or a liar. Then he stood by a camel and took a hair from its hump and said: O people! Apart from the khums (one-fifth) of your spoils, even this much is not lawful for me, and the khums is also returned to you. So, return even a needle and thread, for betrayal will be a source of shame, Hell, and disgrace for the betrayer on the Day of Resurrection. An Ansari brought a bundle of hair rope and said: O Messenger of Allah! I took this rope to sew a cover for my camel. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The rope of my share has been given to you. (I am not responsible for the rest.) He said: If the matter is so severe, then I have no need for it.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a Muslim man passed away on the day of Khaybar. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed about him so that he might lead his funeral prayer, but he said: "You yourselves offer the funeral prayer of your companion." The people's faces changed. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw their condition, he said: "Your companion has committed treachery regarding the spoils of war." The narrator says: We searched his belongings and found a bead belonging to the Jews. By Allah! Its value was not even equal to two dirhams.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) punished the betrayer with lashes, burned his belongings, and withheld his share.