Motif
equal sharing of war spoil between fighters and rear guard
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A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6893-6976 confidence: high
The passage states that Muhammad's men disputed booty at Bedr on the same occasion as David's soldiers disputed Amalekite spoils: fighters wanted to exclude those who stayed with the baggage, but both cases received the same future rule, equal sharing.
The passage explicitly reports two disputes where fighters objected to sharing with those who stayed behind, followed by a rule that they should share alike.
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