Salman bin Rabee’ah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:“When the polytheists take any property from the Muslims, then the Muslims prevail, if the property is found before distribution, it belongs to the owner, and if it is distributed, then he has no right to it.”

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If an enemy has taken the wealth of a Muslim, and then the Muslims become victorious, if the wealth is found before distribution, it is returned to its owner."

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If the enemy captures a Muslim's slave, then the Muslims prevail, and if the owner comes before the distribution, then the slave is his right."

Shu'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The people of Mah attacked the Arabs, took their slaves and goods captive, then Sayyiduna Sa'ib bin Al-Aqra' attacked them, and wrote to 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). So 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Whoever among the Muslims finds his property itself, he has more right to it. If it is found with traders after distribution, then there is no right. And if a trader buys a free Muslim, then their money should be returned, because a free man can neither be sold nor bought. And whatever wealth is obtained before the end of the battle, its khums (one-fifth) should be taken out, and the rest of the wealth should be distributed. And whatever wealth is obtained after the battle is over, it will belong to its owner."

Raja bin Haywah, 'Adi bin 'Adi, and Mak'hool (may Allah have mercy on them) said: "If a slave seeks protection from the enemy, then he should either be returned to his master or to his place; he should not be given protection to go on his own, because if this door is opened, then all the slaves will do the same."

Atiyyah bin Qais (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If any companion joins the enemy and commits murder, adultery, or theft, then seeks amnesty, the matter from the time of polytheism is forgiven. But if he does so in Islam, then turns to polytheism, the prescribed punishment will be carried out upon him."

Abu Saeed Al-A'ma, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ruled that if a slave comes out of the land of war before his master, he is free, and if the master comes out first and then the slave comes out, the slave will be returned to his master.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to set free the slaves who came and accepted Islam before their masters, and on the day of Ta’if, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set free two slaves.

A man from Thaqif said: We asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) for permission regarding three things, but he did not show leniency in any of them. We asked for ease in purification during cold weather, but he did not grant permission. We asked for permission to use the dabba’ (a type of container), but he did not grant it. We asked for our slave Abu Bakrah to be returned to us, who had embraced Islam during the siege by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but he said:“He is freed by Allah and freed by His Messenger,”and did not return him.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "If a Muslim or a treaty-bound person is captured by the enemy, and a Muslim trader buys him, then he should be freed by paying the price."