عَنْ رَبَاحِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ أَخِي حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا وَعَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَمَرَّ رَبَاحٌ وَأَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ مِمَّا أَصَابَتِ الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَوَقَفُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِهَا حَتَّى لَحِقَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَانْفَرَجُوا عَنْهَا فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِتُقَاتِلَ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ الْحَقْ خَالِدًا فَقُلْ لَهُ لَا تَقْتُلُوا ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا
Narrated from Sayyiduna Rabah bin Rabi’ (may Allah be pleased with him), who was the brother of Hanzalah the scribe, he says that he went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a battle. Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was appointed over the vanguard of the army. When Rabah and other companions passed by a slain woman, who had been killed by the vanguard, they stopped, looked at her, and were amazed at her physique. Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) joined them, riding his mount. He (peace and blessings be upon him) also stopped by the woman and said: She was not one who fought. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a companion: Go to Khalid and tell him not to kill women, children, and laborers.