It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed the noble companions during the expedition against Banu Lihyan: "Let one out of every two men among you go forth, and the reward will be given to both of them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sent a reconnaissance expedition consisting of ten men and appointed Asim bin Thabit as their leader. So they set out until, when they were at the place of Hadda, a branch of the tribe of Hudhail, Banu Lihyan, was informed about them. They sent one hundred archers towards them. These archers saw the place where they had eaten—the place where they had eaten dates—and said, "These are the pits of dates from Yathrib." Then they followed their footprints until, when Asim and his companions sensed their arrival, they took refuge on a mountain. The others (the archers) surrounded them and asked them to come down, giving them a promise of safety. Hazrat Asim said, "I will not come down on the promise of safety from any disbeliever. O Allah! Convey news about us to Your Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him." And Ibn Dathina, Bayazi, descended towards them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on an expedition towards Najd. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) states: We obtained a great many things as spoils there. The narrator says: Then our companion, who was our leader, gave each of us a camel as a gift. Then we brought those items to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). After the deduction of the khums (one-fifth), the share we received was twelve camels each. Thus, each one of us received, along with the camel our companion had given us as a gift, thirteen camels. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not say anything to our companion regarding the accounting of that camel.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on an expedition towards Najd. Twelve camels each came into our shares. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave each of us one camel as a gift.

It is narrated from Hazrat Habib bin Salamah that in the beginning, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to grant a quarter from the spoils of war, then later he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to grant from a third.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) initially used to give from a quarter, and later from a third.

It is narrated from Hazrat Habib bin Muslimah that I participated in (jihad) with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a share from one-third of the (spoils of war).

It is narrated from Hazrat Habib bin Maslamah that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a gift from one third (of the spoils) after the khums.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Amr narrates that Abu Salamah, Yahya bin Abdur Rahman, and Abdul Malik bin Mughira… and I was also with them… were discussing about Anfal… and gifts…. So they sent someone to Saeed bin Musayyib to ask about this matter. The messenger returned and said that Saeed refused to tell me anything… The narrator says: Then Saeed sent his servant, and he (came and) said: Saeed is telling you that you sent a messenger to me to ask about Anfal… and gifts…. Whereas after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there are no Anfal… and gifts….

Hajjaj bin Abdullah Nasri reports that a gift is rightful, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave a gift.