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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
باب النهي عن قتل الاسير مَا لَمْ يَحْتَلِم أو يُنتَ، وَعَنْ قَتْلِ آسِيْرِ غَيْرِهِ، وَعَنِ التَّفْرِيْقِ بَيْنَ الْوَالِدَةِ وَوَلَدِهَا، وَعَنْ وَطيء الْحُبَالَي مِنَ الأسرى، وَعَنْ قَتْلِ الْآسِيرِ صَبْرًاChapter on the Prohibition of Killing a Captive Who Has Not Reached Puberty or Is Not Fit for Execution, Killing Other Captives, Separating Mother and Child, Intercourse with Pregnant Captive Women, and Killing a Captive by Torture
Hadith 5101
اُردوEn
عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ سَائِبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنَا قُرَيْظَةَ أَنَّهُمْ عُرِضُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَمَنَ قُرَيْظَةَ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْهُمْ مُحْتَلِمًا أَوْ نَبَتَتْ عَانَتُهُ قُتِلَ وَمَنْ لَا تُرِكَ
It is narrated from Kathir bin Saib, who says: The two sons of Qurayzah narrated to me that during the time of Banu Qurayzah's breach of covenant, they were presented before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). So, among them, whoever had reached puberty or had grown pubic hair was killed, and whoever was not like that was spared.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The growth of pubic hair has been considered a sign of puberty. Most scholars are of the opinion that, for resolving issues such as the killing of polytheists or matters related to jizyah, the presence of pubic hair can be taken as the criterion for determining puberty or non-puberty, because their (the polytheists’) statements would not be reliable.
