[The fourth aspect]

Those who interpreted the verse to mean that the nafal (additional spoil) is what remains after the fifth is taken from it:

8760 - My father narrated to us, he said: 'Awn ibn al-Hakam ibn Sinan al-Bahili, Muhammad ibn Abi Nu'aym al-Wasiti, and 'Ubayd ibn Muhammad ibn Bahr al-'Abdi narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, from 'Asim ibn Kulayb, Abu al-Juwayriyah narrated to me, from a man among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the tribe of Banu Sulaym called Ma'n ibn Yazid, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "There is no nafal except after the fifth." (1)

[The fifth aspect]

Those who interpreted the verse to mean that the nafal is from the fifth:

8761 - Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la informed us by way of reading, Ibn Wahb informed us that Malik narrated to him, from Abu al-Zinad, from Ibn al-Musayyib, that he said: The people used to be given the nafal from the fifth.

8762 - My father narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn al-Rabi' told us, Ibn al-Mubarak told us, from Ma'mar, from Ayyub, from Ibn Sirin, that Anas ibn Malik was with 'Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakrah on a military expedition he undertook, and they seized captives. 'Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakrah wanted to give Anas (a share) from the captives before dividing them. Anas said: No, but divide them, then give me from the fifth.

[The sixth aspect]

Those who interpreted the verse to mean that the nafal is from the entire spoils before it is divided into fifths:

8763 - Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Ahmasi narrated to us, Waki' narrated to us, from 'Ikrimah ibn 'Ammar, from Iyas ibn Salamah ibn al-Akwa', from his father, who said: We fought Hawazin with Abu Bakr during the era of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). He granted me as a nafal a slave girl from Banu Fazarah, who was the most beautiful of the Arabs, and she was wearing her old garment. I did not uncover any of her clothing until I came to Medina. The Prophet (peace be upon him) met me in the marketplace and said: "May your father be ransomed for you, give her to me." So I gave her to him, and he sent her to ransom some prisoners of the Muslims who were in Mecca. (2)

[The seventh aspect]

Those who interpreted the verse to mean that the nafal is before the two armies meet:

8764 - My father narrated to us, al-Fadl ibn Dukayn narrated to me, Sharik told us, from Jabir, from al-Qasim ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, from his father, from 'Abd Allah, who said: The nafal is that which is (taken) before the two armies meet, or he said: Before the two lines meet. When the two lines meet, or he said: The two armies, then it is a spoil.