I was present with Ibn 'Abbas when he read his letter and when he wrote his answer. then ‘Abbas said: By Allah, were it not in order to prevent him from falling into wickedness, I would not have written to him. May he never be honoured. He wrote to him (saying): You asked about the share of the kinsmen whom Allah mentioned - who are they? We used to think that the kinsmen referred to were the kinsmen of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but our people denied that to us. You asked about the orphan and when he is no longer regarded as such, When he reaches the age of marriage and attains maturity of mind, then his wealth may be given to him, and he is no longer regarded as an orphan. You asked: did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kill any of the sons of the mushrikeen? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not kill any of them, so you should not kill any of them, unless you know about them what al-Khadir knew about the boy whom he killed. You asked about women and slaves, and whether they had any known share if they were present in battle? They were not given any known share, but they were given some reward from the booty.