Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the noble Companions j used to permit the use of food and fodder before the spoils of war were gathered. As long as people did not collect them as property.

Hazrat Abu Alia narrates from Hazrat Suwaid, who was the servant of Hazrat Salman and has been mentioned in good words, he says: When the Mujahideen conquered Mada'in and went out in search of the enemy, I found a basket. Hazrat Salman said to me: Do you have anything to eat? I replied that I have found a basket. He said: Bring it. If it contains wealth, we will return it, and if it contains food, we will eat it.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the ruling on food and other items found in enemy territory. He replied: If it has been sold in exchange for dirhams, it should be returned; otherwise, it will be considered as misappropriation.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Muhairiz (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) and others said regarding the person who found food and fodder in the land of Rome: He should eat the food and use the fodder, and if he sells any of it for gold or silver, then he should include it in the spoils of the Muslims.

Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that there is no harm in eating the food and feeding the fodder found in the enemy's land to the animals, and whatever is sold from it will be common among the Muslims.

Hazrat Dahhak (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when a military expedition sets out for jihad, and they obtain a cow, goat, etc. as spoils, they may eat from it as much as needed but should not waste it, and if those animals are sent to the army, then they will be shared among everyone.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that during jihad, if we found fruits and honey, we would eat them and would not take them to the place of distribution of spoils.

Hazrat Aamir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that there is no khums on food; khums is only on gold and silver.

Hazrat Ibn Aun (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him), "We find honey, ghee, and cheese, etc. in the enemy's land, so should we also pay khums on these?" Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) replied, "We also used to find all this, and we would just eat it."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) did not consider it objectionable for a person to eat from the food available in the land of the polytheists, until he returned to his family.