Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal: Abdur Rahman ibn Ghanam said: We were stationed at the frontiers of the city of Qinnisrin with Shurahbil ibn as-Simt. When he conquered it, he got sheep and cows there. He distributed some of them amongst us, and deposited the rest of them in the spoils of war. I met Muadh ibn Jabal and mentioned it to him. Muadh said: we went on an expedition of Khaybar along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we got spoils there. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ divided them among us and placed the rest of them in the booty.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Whatever is consumed from the foodstuffs should be used up.
And the remainder should be collected as spoils of war (ghanimah) so that later the khums (one-fifth share) can be taken out and the rest distributed according to the shares.
It should not be sold; however, after each person receives his share, whatever he does with it is his right.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2707
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الجهاد، باب في بيع الطعام إذا فضل عن الناس في أرض العدو، حديث:2707.»©Explanation:
This hadith is evidence that before extracting the khums (one-fifth share), something may be given from the original spoils of war (mal-e-ghanīmah) as a voluntary gift (nafl).
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1120