Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets — Page 181
MUHAMMAD : SEAL OF THE PROPHETS 181 35. The bodies of those Muslims who became martyrs in battle were neither washed nor wrapped in a shroud. They were buried just as they had fallen. 36. In case of an emergency a number of martyrs were interred in a single grave. On such occasions, their bodies were lowered into the grave in the order of their degree of knowledge of the Holy Quran. Martyrs were buried on the field of battle. 37. The funeral service for martyrs was either held immediately after the battle, or if circumstances were not propitious, at some later time. 38. The Holy Prophet generally arranged that the enemy dead should be given decent burial by the Muslims. 39. In the time of the Holy Prophet, Muslim fighters were paid no salary. 40. On the occasion of the division of spoils, the commander first selected some article for himself as a memento, and thereafter, one fifth of the spoils was set aside as the share of Allah and His Messenger. The rest was divided equally between the fighters, those who were mounted receiving three times as much as those on foot. The personal belongings of an enemy who had been killed went to the Muslim fighter who killed him. 41. The one - filth that was set - aside for Allah and the Holy Prophet was administered at the discretion of the Holy Prophet. Part of it he distributed among his