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'They question you, O Muhammad "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , concerning the spoils of war - the booty - to whom do they belong? Say, to them: 'The spoils of war belong to Allahu ta’ālā, Who places them where He will, and the Messenger (rasūl), who divides them according to Allah’s command. The Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" divided these [spoils] between them equally, as reported by al-Hākim in his al-Mustadrak. So fear Allahu ta’ālā and set things right between you, that is, [set right] the reality of that [state of affairs] which is between you, through mutual affection and the refraining from quarrelling; and obey Allahu ta’ālā and His Messenger (rasūl), if you are, truly, believers'.