1124 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “On the day of Khaybar, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ allotted two shares to the horse and one share to the foot-soldier.” Agreed upon, with the wording from al-Bukhari. Abu Dawud adds: “He assigned to a man and his horse three shares: two for his horse and one for the man.” (1)

Hadith status:
Abu Dawud’s report comes by way of Ibn Muʿāwiyah and Sufyān al-Thawrī from ʿUbayd Allah, from Nāfiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar. Its chain is sound, for it meets the criteria of the two Imams, al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Vocabulary of the hadith:
• al-faras: with fatḥa on both the fāʾ and the rāʾ; the singular of khayl (horse), applying to both stallion and mare. Plurals: afrās and furūs.
• al-rājil: one who goes on foot, as opposed to a mounted fighter; plurals: rijāl and rajalah.