Hazrat Juwairiyah — Page 9
9 2 A Blessed Marriage A fter the battle the Muslims took a large amount of spoils of war. Spoils of war refer to what is left behind by the opposing army after either fleeing the battle or suffering a defeat at the hands of an army. The Holy Prophet sa used to distribute the spoils amongst those who fought in the Muslim army. Among the prisoners of war was Ha rith’s daughter Barrah. During this distribution Barrah bint Ha rith was handed over to Hadrat Th a bit bin Qais bin Sham a s ra. Barrah was the daughter of a chief. She did not like being a prisoner of war. There was a practice in Islam where a prisoner of war can gain freedom by