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Hadith 2531

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Regarding Women Participating In Battle

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2531 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 18

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2531. It was reported from Anas, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to take Umm Sulaim and few other women from the Anṣār on expeditions. They would supply water and tend to the injured." (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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2531 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ مُطَهِّرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَغْزُو بِأُمِّ سُلَيْمٍ، وَنِسْوَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ لِيَسْقِينَ الْمَاءَ، وَيُدَاوِينَ الْجَرْحَى»

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Women can attend to the needs of fighters in the cause of Allāh. These duties may be performed by women in proper Hijāb. It is, therefore, necessary that the women chosen for the job should have been trained for the purpose.