Hi Carol, let's go over the battles conducted by the prophet:
1) Badr: Most booty was given to the MUHAGEREEN (migrants), to ease down things for them in their new home.
Prisoners were to pay to set themselves free, if they can't pay, then they should educate some Muslims how to read or write. If they don't know how to read or write, they are set free, and they were set free.
2) UHUD: No booty.
3) Ahzab: Thew jews betrayed their treaty with the Muslims, God's judgement on them was that men are to be killed, wealth to be given to Muslims. The booty that Muhammad got gave it to poor people of the Madinah, and set about 40 slaves free.
4) Mecca: No booty was taken.
5) Hunayn: All people in that battle were set free. Booty was given to the people of Mecca.
6) Khaibar: All booty was given to the new converts to Islam. Slaves in khiabar were set free also.
7) Tabouk: No booty.
Was the prophet rich? no
He never had a normal bed, two or three set of clothes. His house was next to the mosque, and it was a one room house.
The thing about the booty is this: For an Islamic state, 1/5 of the money is for the Islamic State. It is to be used for the State itself, and if extra money is available, it is to be given to the poor.
I personally see nothing with that. About slavery, we already discussed that and hopefully we continue discussing it on AIM.
Peace.