After the battle of Hunayn a great spoil of camels, sheep and captives gathered at al-Ji'rana near Mecca. The Prophet divided it among the fighters and gave Mecca's new chiefs generous gifts so that Islam would soften their hearts; some Ansar wondered, and he answered them with his famous words asking them to be content with God and His messenger.
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The distribution of Hunayn spoils at al-Ji'rana
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In Dhu al-Qa'da of year 8 AH the Prophet ﷺ divided the spoil of Hunayn at al-Ji'rana near Mecca: one fifth for God and the messenger and four fifths for the fighters — enormous numbers of camels, sheep and captives as Ibn Hisham reports. He gave large gifts to the new Muslim chiefs of Quraysh and the Najd tribes — Abu Sufyan and his sons, Safwan ibn Umayya (may God be pleased with him), Uyayna ibn Hisn and al-Aqra' ibn Habis — some receiving a hundred camels, the group known as 'those whose hearts were to be reconciled'. Some young Ansar spoke among themselves that the Prophet had favored his own people; when it reached him he gathered them and said the famous words: are you not content that people go home with sheep and camels while you return with God and His messenger? They wept and were content. The sources also relate the freeing of the captives when Hawazin came to ask for them.
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