English translation
4984. It was narrated that 'Aṭīyah said: "I was among the prisoners of Quraizah; we were examined, and whoever had grown (pubic) hair was killed, and whoever had not grown hair, he was allowed to live and was not killed." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 4984
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Darussalam · Volume 5
46. The Book Of Cutting Off The Hand Of The ThiefSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4981 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 92
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 4981 · Volume 11 · Page 53
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٥٤١) //، المشكاة (٣٩٧٤) - نحوه - //
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Source no. 4611 · Volume 3 · Page 1023
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٥٤١ [مشكاة المصابيح ٣٩٧٤ - نحوه-].
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Arabic text
4981 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ: «كُنْتُ فِي سَبْيِ قُرَيْظَةَ، وَكَانَ يُنْظَرُ، فَمَنْ خَرَجَ شِعْرَتُهُ قُتِلَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَخْرُجِ اسْتُحْيِيَ وَلَمْ يُقْتَلْ»
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'Examined': In other words, the difference between an adult and minor consists in the pubes, because no error of any kind or deception is possible therein; unlike age, in which there is possibility of one's falling into doubt. As far as the wet dream is concerned, it is more hidden than age. Hence, the real distinction is of the pubes.