It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the occasion of the Battle of Badr: "Whoever accomplishes this feat, for him there will be this reward." So the young men went forth, while the elders remained stationed under the banners. When Allah granted them victory, the young men came and began to demand the spoils of war, while the elders said: We were under the banners and we were your supporters; if you had been defeated, then you would not have given us preference. So Allah the Exalted revealed this verse: "They ask you about the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war are for Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited (from the beginning of Surah Al-Anfal) until he reached: "Just as Allah brought you out of your home with the truth, while a group of the believers disliked it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed the spoils of war equally among them.