It is narrated from Hasan and Hazrat Ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, that when the noble Companions l were victorious in jihad and obtained spoils of war, at the time of distribution of the spoils, the horseman would receive three shares—two for his horse and one for himself—and the foot soldier would receive one share.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hakam that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) allotted two shares for a horseman and one share for a foot soldier.

It is also narrated in a similar manner from Hazrat Khalid bin Ma'dan (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Amr bin Maymoon (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz wrote to the people of Jazirah: "To proceed! In the blessed era of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), two shares were fixed for a horse and one share for a rider. Then why does anyone, with the intention of reducing their share, put them in doubt and hesitation, until people made it so? Among those who fight in these forts, return to them the shares that were in the time of the Messenger of Allah __QUR_N__, those shares were that two shares were fixed for a horse and one share for its rider. How do you reduce the share of the horse, whereas by Allah’s command it grazes in the pasture at night, and during the day is assigned to guard the borders, and also because the horses seek what the Mujahideen seek."

It is narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Abbad (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) had four shares: two shares for the horse, one share for his mother, and one share for the heirs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Hazrat Ma’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) conquered the place of Jalula, thirty thousand captives came into the possession of the Muslims as spoils of war. He distributed three thousand mithqals to each horseman and one thousand mithqals to each foot soldier.

Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) allotted two shares for a horseman and one share for a foot soldier.

Hazrat Majma' bin Jariyah narrates that we participated with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. Eighteen shares were distributed. The number of Muslim soldiers was fifteen hundred. Three hundred horsemen received shares; each horseman received two shares.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the horseman will receive two shares. Hazrat Shu’bah said that I found this written.

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