[Machine] Ash-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, wrote to Abu Bakr and Abu Bakr wrote that the spoils of war are only for those who witnessed the battle and did not receive anything for 'Ikrimah, because he did not witness the battle. So Ziyad spoke to his companions and they agreed to share with 'Ikrimah and his companions voluntarily. And this is our statement.  

الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ فَإِنَّ زِيَادًا كَتَبَ فِيهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ وَكَتَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّمَا الْغَنِيمَةُ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ الْوَقْعَةَ وَلَمْ يَرَ لِعِكْرِمَةَ شَيْئًا؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدِ الْوَقْعَةَ فَكَلَّمَ زِيَادٌ أَصْحَابَهُ فَطَابُوا أَنْفُسًا بِأَنْ أَشْرَكُوا عِكْرِمَةَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ مُتَطَوِّعِينَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهَذَا قَوْلُنَا