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Regarding Killing Women

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2672 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 54

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2672. It was reported from Az-Zuhri, from 'Ubaidullāh, meaning Ibn 'Abdullāh, from Ibn 'Abbās, from Aṣ-Ṣa'b bin Jaththāmah, that he asked the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about the settlements of the idolaters when they are under attack at night, and their children and women are killed. The Prophet ﷺ said: "They are from them." And 'Amr, meaning Ibn Dīnār used to say: "They are from their parents." Az-Zuhri said: "After that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prohibited killing of women and children." (Sahīh)

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2672 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ الصَّعْبِ ابْنِ جَثَّامَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الدَّارِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُبَيَّتُونَ فَيُصَابُ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هُمْ مِنْهُمْ» وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ يَقُولُ: «هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: «ثُمَّ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ»

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Deliberate killing of women and children is prohibited. However, it may happen unintentionally during a night attack when it is difficult to tell the one from the other.