Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Marzuq, may Allah have mercy on him, who was the freed slave of Hazrat Najeeb, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates: We went with Hazrat Ruwaifi’ bin Thabit Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, for jihad towards the west. We conquered a town named Jarbah, and he, may Allah be pleased with him, stood among us to deliver a sermon and said: Indeed, I will not say anything to you except what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, which he said about us on the day of the Battle of Khaybar. He said: Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, he should not ride any animal from the spoils of the Muslims until, when he has made it weak, he returns it to the spoils. Nor should he wear any garment from the spoils of the Muslims until, when he has worn it out, he returns it to the spoils.

Hazrat Qaboos’ (may Allah have mercy on him) father narrates that Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) was in charge of a portion of the property of the Muhajireen which had been obtained as spoils of war. A man came to him who had some of the spoils of war and handed them over to Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him), then went away. After a short while, he returned and said: “O Salman! Indeed, there was a small tear in my garment, so I took a needle from the spoils and sewed my garment with it.” Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Everything has some value.” So the man came and took a needle out of his clothes and said: “I am free of even this.”

Imam Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a companion (may Allah be pleased with him) of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware of dishonesty in war booty; that is, a person rides an animal and weakens and emaciates it before handing it over as war booty, or someone wears a garment until he makes it old before handing it over as war booty.

Hazrat Abu Wa'il (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that we went to fight in jihad at the place of Lanjar with Hazrat Salman bin Rabee'ah (may Allah have mercy on him). He (may Allah have mercy on him) forbade us from riding on the animals of the spoils of war, declaring it unlawful and prohibited. And he permitted us to use sieves, sifters, and ropes.