اَخْبَرَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَیْمَانَ التَّیْمِیُّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ اَبِیْ هِنْدٍ، یُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ فَعَلَ کَذَا وَکَذَا، اَوْ اَتٰی کَذَا وَکَذَا، فَتَسَارِعُ الشَّبَّانُ اِلٰی ذٰلِكَ، وَثَبَتَ الشُّیُوْخُ تَحْتَ الرَّأْیَاتِ، فَلَمَّا اَنْ فَتَحَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمْ جَاءَ الشَّبَّانُ یَطْلُبُوْنَ مَا جَعَلَ لَهُمْ، وَقَالَتِ الشُّیُوْخُ: اِنَّا کُنَّا رِدَءًالَکُمْ، وَکُنَّا تَحْتَ الرَّأْیَاتِ، فَاَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ ﴿یَسْئَلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْاَنْفَالِ قُلِ الْاَنْفَالُ لِلّٰهِ وَالرَّسُوْلِ فَاتَّقُوْا اللّٰهَ وَاَصْلِحُوْا ذَاتَ بَیْنِکُمْ﴾ الآیة.
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever did this and that, then the young men hastened towards it, and the elders (those of greater age) remained steadfast under the banners. When Allah granted them victory, the young men came and began to demand what had been assigned for them, and the elders said: We were your helpers and we were under the banners. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: 'They ask you about the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the Messenger. So fear Allah and set matters right among yourselves.'"