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1554. Ibn ‘Umar narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ divided the spoils as two shares for the horse and one share for the man.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
(Another chain) with similar meaning.
There are narrations on this topic from Mujammi’ bin Jāriyah, Ibn ‘Abbās, and Ibn Abī ‘Amrah from his father. This Hadīth of Ibn ‘Umar is a Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth. This is acted upon according to most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others.
This is the view of Sufyān Ath-Thawri, Al-Awzā’i, Mālik bin Anas, Ibn Al-Mubārak, Ash-Shāfi’i, Aḥmad, and Ishaq. They said that the horseman gets three shares, one share is for him and two shares for his horse. The foot soldiers get one share.
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Commentary
In Jihād, the role of a horse is very important. Breeding, raising, and caring for horses is quite an expensive job, that is why the share of the horse has been prescribed in the spoils of war.
