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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of As-Sa'b ibn Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 799
Hadith 799
اُردوEn
799 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا الزُّهْرِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ: أَخْبَرَنِي الصَّعْبُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: وَسُئِلَ عَنْ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يَبِيتُونَ، فَيْصَابُ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَذَرِارِيِّهِمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هُمْ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَوَّلَا، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، فَقَالَ فِيهِ: «هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ تَفَقَدْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ إِلَّا: «هُمْ مِنْهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him) informed me that he heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the polytheists residing in a certain area, upon whom an attack is made at night, and in which their women and children are killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are part of them." Sufyan says: The narrator named Amr had previously narrated this report from Zuhri, and in it these words were mentioned: "They are from their ancestors." But when Zuhri came to us, I did not hear these words from him. He only narrated these words: "They are part of them."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
It is prohibited to kill women and children in jihad. [صحيح البخاري 3015] Similarly, the killing of the elderly has also been prohibited. However, if a night raid is carried out against the people of the land of war (dar al-harb), and (without any intention) their children and offspring are killed in it, then the same ruling will apply, because at night, in the darkness, it becomes difficult to distinguish between children and women. In such a situation, if children, the elderly, or women are killed, then there is no harm in it.
It is prohibited to kill women and children in jihad. [صحيح البخاري 3015] Similarly, the killing of the elderly has also been prohibited. However, if a night raid is carried out against the people of the land of war (dar al-harb), and (without any intention) their children and offspring are killed in it, then the same ruling will apply, because at night, in the darkness, it becomes difficult to distinguish between children and women. In such a situation, if children, the elderly, or women are killed, then there is no harm in it.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 799
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is prohibited to deliberately kill women and children.
➋ In situations such as night raids, when distinguishing (between combatants and non-combatants) becomes difficult, it is excused.
➌ Or, if in order to reach the adults, it becomes necessary to kill them (women and children), then it is permissible.
➍ Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah) states that the words, "After this, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade the killing of women and children," are not authentic.
➊ It is prohibited to deliberately kill women and children.
➋ In situations such as night raids, when distinguishing (between combatants and non-combatants) becomes difficult, it is excused.
➌ Or, if in order to reach the adults, it becomes necessary to kill them (women and children), then it is permissible.
➍ Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah) states that the words, "After this, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) forbade the killing of women and children," are not authentic.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2672
