English translation
[4686] 139 - (...) It was narrated that Yazîd bin Hurmuz said: "Najdah bin 'Âmir Al-Ḥarûrî wrote to Ibn 'Abbâs and asked him about slaves and women who are present at the time when the spoils of war are distributed - do they get a share of it? (And he asked) about killing children, and when an orphan is no longer regarded as such, and who are the kinsmen (Dhawil-Qurbâ) (of the Prophet ﷺ)? He said to Yazîd: 'Write to him. Were it not that he is likely to fall into folly, I would not have written to him. Write: You wrote and asked me about women and slaves who are present at the time when the spoils of war are distributed - do they get a share of it? They do not get a share of it, but they are to be given a reward. You wrote and asked me about killing children. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ did not kill them, so do not kill them, unless you know about them what the companion of Mûsâ knew about the boy whom he killed.[1] You wrote and asked me about an orphan and when he is no longer regarded as an orphan. He continues to be regarded as an orphan until he reaches puberty and attains maturity of mind. And you wrote and asked me about the kinsmen (of the Prophet ﷺ), and who they are. We believed that we were they, but our people denied that to us."