Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the year of Hunayn, we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). When we confronted (the enemy), during the battle, there was chaos among the Muslims. I saw a polytheist who had overpowered a Muslim. I circled around and came behind him (the polytheist). I struck his shoulder and cut through his armor. He turned towards me and squeezed me so hard that I felt the scent of death, but then he died and let me go. I met Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: What has happened to the people? He replied: It is Allah’s command. When the people returned from (the battle), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has killed someone (a disbeliever) and has proof of it, then the belongings of the slain will go to him. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I stood up, then I thought, who will testify for me? So I sat down. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has killed someone (a disbeliever) and has proof of it, then the belongings of the slain will go to him. I stood up again, then I thought, who will testify for me? So I sat down again. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the same thing a third time, so I stood up. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: O Abu Qatadah! What is the matter? I narrated the whole incident to you (the Prophet), then one of those present said: He is telling the truth, the belongings of the slain are with me, please make him pleased with me. Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Never! A lion of Allah fights in the way of Allah and His Messenger, and (the Prophet) you give his belongings to someone else? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You give it to him. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He gave it to me, I sold the armor and bought a date orchard in the locality of Banu Salamah. After accepting Islam, this was the first land I bought.