with the sword, then he fell, and he followed him with blows of the sword until he killed him. When Allah granted the victory, he came with the spoils of the killed man, and the people testified for him that he was the one who killed him. Khalid gave him some of his spoils and withheld the rest. When he arrived in Medina, he sought justice from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He summoned Khalid, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What prevented you, O Khalid, from giving him the spoils of his kill?" He said: "I considered it too much for him." He said: "Give it to him." He mentioned the hadith, which was narrated by Abu Dawud (17).

Section Four: One is only entitled to the spoils under four conditions. The first is that the person killed must be among the combatants whom it is permissible to kill. As for one who kills a woman, a minor, a decrepit old man, a weak and lowly person, or the like among those who do not fight, he is not entitled to their spoils. We know of no disagreement regarding this. If one of these people is fighting, his killer is entitled to his spoils because it is permissible to kill him. Whoever kills a prisoner belonging to him or to someone else is not entitled to his spoils for this reason. The second condition is that the person killed must be a force to be reckoned with (18), and not incapacitated by wounds. If he is incapacitated by wounds, his killer has no right to any of his spoils. This is the position of Makhul, Hariz (19) ibn Uthman, and al-Shafi'i; because Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh immobilized Abu Jahl, and Ibn Mas'ud finished him off, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ruled that the spoils belonged to Mu'adh ibn 'Amr ibn al-Jamuh and did not give Ibn Mas'ud anything (20). If one person cuts off a man's hands and legs, and another person kills him, the spoils go to the one who cut him, not to...