41. And know that whatever of war booty that you may gain, verily, one-fifth of it is assigned to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to the near relatives (of the Messenger), the orphans, the poor, and the wayfarer, if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our servant on the Day of Criterion, the Day when the two forces met; and Allah is able to do all things. }

<verily, one-fifth of it is assigned to Allah > is inclusive [of the Messenger's share], just as the following Ayah is inclusive [of Allah owning whatever is on the earth also],
<To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth>[2:284]. " So He addressed the share of Allah and the share of His Messenger in the same statement.
Ibrahim An-Nakha'i, Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Al-Hanifiyyah, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Ash-Sha'bi, 'Ata' bin Abi Rabah, 'Abdullah bin Buraydah, Qatadah, Mughirah and several others, all said that the share designated for Allah and the Messenger is one and the same. Supporting this is what Imam Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi recorded, with a Sahih chain of narrators, that 'Abdullah bin Shaqiq said that a man from Bilqin said, "I came to the Prophet when he was in Wadi Al-Qura inspecting a horse. I asked, 'O Allah's Messenger! What about the Ghanimah?' He said,
«Allah's share is one fifth and four-fifths are for the army.»
I asked, 'None of them has more right to it than anyone else?' He said,
«No. Even if you remove an arrow that pierced your flank, you have no more right to it than your Muslim brother.»
Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib Al-Kindi sat with 'Ubadah bin As-Samit, Abu Ad-Darda' and Al-Harith bin Mu'awiyah Al-Kindi, may Allah be pleased with them, reminding each other of the statements of the Messenger of Allah. Abu Ad-Darda' said to Ubadah, "O Ubadah! What about the words of the Messenger of Allah during such and such battle, about the fifth (of the war booty for himself; a servant, a horse, or a sword, according to the reports from Muhammad bin Sirin, 'Amir Ash-Sha'bi and many scholars. For instance, Imam Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi - who graded it Hasan - recorded from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah chose a sword called 'Dhul-Fiqar' on the day of Badr. 'A'ishah narrated that Safiyyah was among the captured women, and the Prophet chose [and married] her (upon his own choice and before distribution of war booty), as Abu Dawud narrated in the Sunan. As for the share of the Prophet's relatives, it is paid to Bani Hashim and Bani Al-Muttalib, because the children of Al-Muttalib supported Bani Hashim in Jahiliyyah after Islam. They also went to the mountain pass of Abu Talib in support of the Messenger of Allah and to protect him (when the Quraysh boycotted Muslims for three years). Those who were Muslims (from Bani Al-Muttalib) did all this in obedience to Allah and His Messenger, while the disbelievers among them did so in support of their tribe and in obedience to Abu Talib, the Messenger's uncle.
Allah said next,
<the orphans> in reference to Muslim orphans,
<and the wayfarer>, the traveler and those who intend to travel for a distance during which shortening the prayer is legislated, but do not have resources to spend from. We will explain this subject in Surah Bara'h [9:60], Allah willing, and our reliance and trust is in Him alone.
Allah said,
<if you have believed in Allah and in that which We sent down to Our servant>
Allah says, 'Adhere to what We legislated for you, such as the ruling about one-fifth of the war spoils, if you truly believe in Allah, the Last Day and what We have revealed to Our