Islam > Hadiths > Jurisprudence and juristic principles > Whoever kills someone in battle, having a proof for that, his belongings are his.
Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أبي قتادة الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: «خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلَى حُنَيْنٍ -وَذَكَرَ قِصَّةً- فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلاً لَهُ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ فَلَهُ سَلَبُهُ» قَالَهَا ثَلاثاً.
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said on the Day of Hunayn: "Whoever kills someone in battle, having a proof for that, his belongings are his." The proof refers to the clothing, weapons, or the riding animal of the killed person. During that battle, Abu Qatādah killed someone and said to the people around him: "I killed someone." And he implored, by Allah, the ones who witnessed it to testify about it. He said this three times.
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