It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No nation before you was permitted to take spoils of war." A fire used to descend from the sky upon them and consume it. On the day of Badr, when the people hastily took the spoils of war, Allah the Exalted revealed: «لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ» Then He said: «فَكُلُوا مِمَّا غَنِمْتُمْ حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا» .