مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
ومن مسند بني هاشمFrom the Musnad of Banu Hashim
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمَاMusnad of Abdullah ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with them)
Hadith 3264
اُردوEn
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ نَجْدَةُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَتْلِ الْوِلْدَانِ ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ كَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ قَتْلِ الْوِلْدَانِ " وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقْتُلُهُمْ ، وَأَنْتَ فَلَا تَقْتُلْهُمْ ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ مِثْلَ مَا عَلِمَ صَاحِبُ مُوسَى مِنَ الْغُلَامِ " .
Yazid bin Hurmaz says that once Najdah bin Amir asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about killing children. He replied in writing: You have asked me whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ever killed any child among the polytheists? So remember! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not kill any of their children, and you should not kill anyone either. However, if you come to know about a child in the same way as Khidr (peace be upon him) came to know about that child whom he killed, then that is a different matter (and this is not possible for you).
