The occasion for distributing the war spoils in the Battle of Hunayn

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the occasion for the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when he distributed the war spoils: and you go away with the Messenger of Allah?

Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said this in the Battle of Hunayn, regarding the spoils of the Battle of Hunayn. He distributed the spoils among the people who were weak in faith in order to strengthen their faith, and he gave to those whose evil might be restrained from the Muslims, or whose Islam was hoped for. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) only gave to them for that reason. He left the rest, who were the Ansar (may Allah be pleased with them), and did not give to them because of the strength of their faith, and because this would not affect them; rather, their creed was firmly established in their hearts. When some of them felt something about it or spoke, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified to them that he only gives to certain people to reconcile them to Islam. As for the one whose faith is strong, he does not need reconciliation. Among them are the Ansar; it is sufficient for them that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) migrated to them and was from the people of Madinah. That is sufficient for them instead of being given any of the wealth.