Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to the army in Syria: "Eat the food and fodder there, and whatever you sell, return it to the spoils of war because there is a fifth and the right of the Muslims in it."

Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Whatever Muslims find in the enemy's land will be distributed, except for food and drink items, and whoever sells any of these things for gold or silver must deposit it into the Muslims' spoils of war."

Laith (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) that we are in the enemy's land and a lot of spoils of war are collected, so the commander says: "Whatever you take is yours." So he said: "Not even a needle!"

Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If you make a vessel, stick, nail, or hammer from a tree in the enemy's land, there is no harm in it, and whatever is found already made should be included in the spoils of war."

Amr bin Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) and Amr bin Shu'aib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrate from their father, who narrates from his grandfather, that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Hunayn, a berry tree caught hold of his cloak. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Return my cloak to me. Do you fear miserliness from me? By Allah! If Allah were to give me wealth equal to the trees of Tihamah, I would distribute it among you, and then you would not find me miserly, cowardly, or a liar." Then, when the distribution of the khums took place, a man came and demanded the lawful right to a needle or thread. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware! Do not commit treachery in the spoils of war, for it is disgrace, infamy, and fire on the Day of Resurrection." Then he picked up a fiber of wool from the back of his camel and said: "Of the wealth which Allah has given you, even this fiber is not lawful for me, except for the khums, and that too is returned to you."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prevailed over the people of Hunayn, the people began to ask him for wealth and crowded around him so much that they pushed him towards a tree, upon which his cloak got hung. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why are you pushing me towards this tree? By Him in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), if this valley were all wealth and riches, I would distribute it among you."

Matlib bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: It reached him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of Hunayn picked up a small piece of wool lying on the ground and, holding it between two fingers, said: "O people! By Allah, nothing from the spoils of war is lawful for me, not even as much as this wool, except for the khums (one-fifth), and even the khums is distributed back among you. So fear Allah and return the needle and thread (if taken), and know that betrayal is disgrace, fire, and infamy on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Fadala bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A necklace was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at Khaybar, which had beads and gold in it, and it was from the spoils of war. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the gold be separated, then said: "Sell gold for gold, equal in weight."

Yahya bin Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He was appointed over the spoils of war in the land of Rome, and if any Muslim wanted to return a slave, animal, goods, or clothing after finding a defect in it, he would deduct its price.

Makhul (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that war booty should not be sold before it is distributed.