It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: This is about one of the expeditions sent by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I myself was in it. People started to flee, and I was among those who ran away. Then we said: What should we do now? We have fled from battle and returned with the wrath of Allah. Then we said: Now let us enter Madinah and spend the night inside. But then it occurred to us that we should present ourselves before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If repentance is accepted, then fine; otherwise, we will leave. So, before the Fajr prayer, we reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he came out, he asked: Who are these people? We said: It is us, those who have fled from battle and come back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, no, rather you are those who have returned towards fighting, and I am your helper, and I am the refuge and helper of all Muslims. So we drew near to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and kissed his hand.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fought against any people and defeated them, he would stay in the open field for three days. In another narration: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished with the people of Badr, he stayed in the open field for three days.

(Second chain) When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prevailed over any people, he liked to stay in their open field for three days.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Spoils of war have been made lawful for me, whereas they were not lawful for anyone before me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Spoils of war were not lawful for the black-haired people before you, that is, the children of Adam. Rather, it used to happen among them that fire would descend from the sky and consume the spoils. When, on the day of Badr, people hastened to acquire the spoils, Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: {لَوْلَا کِتَابٌ مِنَ اللّٰہِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّکُمْ فِیمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیمٌ، فَکُلُوْا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَالًا طَیِّبًا} If it had not been for a prior decree from Allah, a severe punishment would have afflicted you for what you took. So eat of the lawful and pure spoils you have obtained. (Surah Al-Anfal: 68, 69)

Abu Labid says: We fought jihad with Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) in Kabul. When the people obtained spoils of war, they began to plunder them before the distribution. Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered a caller to announce that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever commits plunder is not from among us. Therefore, return these spoils. So they returned them, and then he distributed them equally among them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyiduna Mu‘awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him about the man who had asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for a small thing before the distribution of the spoils of war, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to him: Leave it until it is distributed among them. The words of the narrator ‘Itab are: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Leave it until we ourselves distribute it, then if you wish, we will give you the rope used to tie the camel’s knee, and if you wish, we will give you the rope.

It is narrated from Hanish Sana'ani, he says: We fought with Sayyiduna Ruwaifi' bin Thabit Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) against the people of the village called Jarabbah in the Maghrib. He stood among us to address us and said: O people! I will tell you only what I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). On the day of Hunayn, he stood among us and said: It is not lawful for a servant who believes in Allah and the Last Day to water someone else's crop with his own water, that is, to have intercourse with a slave woman before ensuring she is not pregnant when buying a used slave woman; to sell the spoils of war before distribution; to take a riding animal from the spoils of the Muslims, ride it, make it weak, and then return it to the spoils; or to take a garment from the spoils of the Muslims, wear it, make it worn out, and then return it to the spoils. By forbidding watering someone else's crop, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) meant that one should not establish intimate relations with captive women who may be pregnant before ensuring they are not pregnant.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) forbade selling spoils of war before their distribution, selling fruits before they are safe from calamity, and a man performing prayer before tying his belt.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Laila (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of the conquest of Khaybar. When the Jews were defeated, we entered their houses and began to take their belongings. Very soon, pots began to boil, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered regarding the pots, so the pots were overturned. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the spoils of war and gave one goat to every ten men.