Women and children: do they get any of the spoils?

It is narrated from Makhul that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave women, children and horses a share of the spoils.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Hurmuz that Najdah wrote to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), asking about women: did women take part in jihad with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and did they receive a share of the spoils? Yazid said: I wrote the letter to Najdah on behalf of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "You have asked me: did women take part in jihad with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and did they have a share of the spoils? As for this, they did take part in jihad with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but they were not given a separate share; they were given something from it."

It is narrated from Khalid bin Sayhan that four or five women took part in the campaign with Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), among them the mother of Majza'ah bin Thawr. They gave water to the thirsty and bandaged the wounded, and they were given a share of the spoils.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sufyan bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) distributed the spoils among the people. He gave each person one dinar and made the share of a woman and a man equal. If a woman was with a man, he gave one dinar, and if a man was alone, he gave half.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that a bag of beads was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he distributed them among free women and slave women.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: My father used to distribute to the free and the slave.