Hadith: that a woman was found killed in one of the expeditions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and so the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) denounced killing women and boys
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُما:
أَنَّ امْرَأَةً وُجِدَتْ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِي النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَقْتُولَةً، فَأَنْكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَتْلَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ.
[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح البخاري: 3014]
المزيــد ...
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported
that a woman was found killed in one of the expeditions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), and so the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) denounced killing women and boys.
[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Bukhari - 3014]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) saw a woman killed in one of the battles, and he denounced killing women and young boys who had not reached puberty.
Benefits from the Hadith
- Those who do not fight, like women and boys and the elderly and monks, should not be killed. An exception is when they advocate and help the fighting against Muslims, in which case they can be killed.
- It is prohibited to kill women and boys, for those who do not fight Muslims. The purpose of Jihad in the cause of Allah is to subdue fighters only, so that the Da‘wah of the truth can reach all people.
- The Hadīth demonstrates the Prophet's mercy even during battles and wars.
Categories
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- Hadith: Whoever fights so that the word of Allah be supreme is indeed fighting in the cause of Allah.
- Hadith: Whoever unjustly usurps even one handspan of land, his neck will be encircled with it down the seven earths
- Hadith: When Allah, the Almighty, gathers together (on the Day of Judgment) all the earlier and later generations of mankind, a banner will be raised for every betrayer, and it will be said: "This is the betrayal of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so."
- Hadith: O people, do not wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for safety
- Hadith: I commanded you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, but no one punishes with fire except Allah. So if you find them, kill them
- Hadith: No one should punish with fire except the Lord of fire
- Hadith: Time has completed its cycle and has returned to its state when Allah created the heavens and the earth. A year consists of twelve months, of which four are sacred; three of them are consecutive: Dhu al-Qi‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab of Mudar