Hadith 3299

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ نَجْدَةُ الْحَرُورِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَتْلِ الْوِلْدَانِ ، وَهَلْ كُنَّ النِّسَاءُ يَحْضُرْنَ الْحَرْبَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ وَهَلْ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ لَهُنَّ بِسَهْمٍ ؟ قَالَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هُرْمُزَ : وَأَنَا كَتَبْتُ كِتَابَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَى نَجْدَةَ ، كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ : كَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ قَتْلِ الْوِلْدَانِ ، وَتَقُولُ : إِنَّ الْعَالِمَ صَاحِبَ مُوسَى قَدْ قَتَلَ الْغُلَامَ ! فَلَوْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ مِنَ الْوِلْدَانِ مِثْلَ مَا كَانَ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ الْعَالِمُ ، قَتَلْتَ ، وَلَكِنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ ، فَاجْتَنِبْهُمْ ، " فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِهِمْ ، وَكَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ النِّسَاءِ ، هَلْ كُنَّ يَحْضُرْنَ الْحَرْبَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ وَهَلْ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ لَهُنَّ بِسَهْمٍ ؟ وَقَدْ كُنَّ يَحْضُرْنَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَمَّا أَنْ يَضْرِبَ لَهُنَّ بِسَهْمٍ ، فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ، وَقَدْ كَانَ يَرْضَخُ لَهُنَّ " .
Yazid bin Hurmaz says that once Najdah bin Amir wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asking about the ruling on killing children, and also whether women used to participate in jihad along with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would assign them a share. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) had me write the reply to this letter. In the reply, he wrote: 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) never killed 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 the child whom he killed, then that is a different matter (and this is not possible for you). You also asked whether, if a woman or a slave participated in battle, would their share in the spoils of war be fixed? So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fix any share for them, but he would certainly give them something from the spoils of war.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 3299
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حديث صحيح، م: 1812