128 - 'Abd Allah ibn Isma'il informed me, saying: Muhammad ibn Marja narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Matar narrated to us, saying: Abu Talib narrated to us, that Abu 'Abd Allah [Ahmad ibn Hanbal] was asked about Khurramiyya who held a share in a village, then they went out to fight the Muslims, and the Muslims killed them. [He was asked:] "How do you deal with their land?" He said: "It is fay' (booty) for the Muslims. Whoever fought for it until they seized it, its one-fifth (khums) is taken and divided among five [categories], and the four-fifths belong to those who took it. The share of the commander shall be as a kharaj (land tax) for the Muslims, just as 'Umar took the Sawad (lands of Iraq) by force and endowed it for the Muslims."
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