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1408. Buraidah narrated from his father who said: "Whenever the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ dispatched a commander of an army he would exhort him personally; that he should have Taqwā of Allāh, and regarding those of the Muslims who are with him; that he should be good to them. He would say: 'Fight in the Name of Allāh and in Allāh's cause. Fight those who disbelieve in Allāh, and fight, do not be treacherous, nor mutilate, nor kill a child.'" (Saḥīh)
The Hadīth is longer than this. [He said:] There are narrations on
this topic from ['Abdullāh] bin Mas'ūd, Shaddād bin Aws, ['Imrān bin Huṣain, Anas] Samurah, Al-Mughīrah, Ya'lā bin Murrah, and Abū Ayyūb.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] The Hadīth of Buraidah is a Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth. The people of knowledge dislike mutilation.
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The purpose of Jihād is not the expansion of the Islamic State or creating some disturbance in the world. Creating any trouble in this world is against the spirit of Islam. Jihād is only to raise the Word of Allāh, and for subsiding the disturbances for the greater cause of society. So, the head of the army is required to work within the limits imposed by Allāh.
