مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
Prohibition of castration in war
Hadith 100
100 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ قَيْسَ بْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ: «كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا نِسَاءٌ فًأًرَدْنَا أَنْ نَخْتَصِيَ فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to participate in battles with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Women were not with us, so we intended to become eunuchs. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from doing so.
