Yazid bin Hurmaz (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Najdah wrote a letter to Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied in writing: You wrote to me asking whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take women to battle. The answer is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take them to battle; they would treat the sick, and they were also given gifts from the spoils of war, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not allocate a fixed share for them.