Hadith 542
542 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ قَالَ: كَتَبَ نَجْدَةُ إِلَي ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْعَبْدِ يَحْضُرَانِ الْفَتْحَ يُسْهَمْ لَهُمَا؟ وَعَنْ قَتْلِ الْوِلْدَانِ، وَعَنِ الْيَتِيمِ مَتَي يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ اسْمُ الْيَتِيمِ؟ وَعَنْ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَي مَنْ هُمْ؟ فَقَالَ: اكْتُبِ يَا يَزِيدُ فَلَوْلَا أَنْ يَقَعَ فِي أُحْمُوقَةٍ مَا كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ، كَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَي مَنْ هُمْ؟ وَإِنَّا كُنَّا نَزْعُمُ أَنَّا هُمْ وَأَبَي ذَلِكَ عَلَيْنَا قَوْمُنَا، وَكَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَالْعَبْدِ يَحْضُرَانِ الْفَتْحَ هَلْ يُسْهَمُ لَهُمَا بِشَيْءٍ؟ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُسْهَمُ لَهُمَا، وَلَكِنْ يُحْذَيَانِ وَكَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنِ الْيَتِيمِ مَتَي يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ اسْمُ الْيَتِيمِ؟ وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ اسْمُ الْيَتِيمِ حَتَّي يَبْلُغَ وَيُؤْنَسَ مِنْهُ رُشْدٌ، وَكَتَبْتَ تَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ قَتْلِ الصِّبْيَانِ «وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَقْتُلْهُمْ وَأَنْتَ لَا تَقْتُلْهُمْ» إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ مَا عَلِمَ صَاحِبُ مُوسَي مِنَ الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ
Yazid bin Hurmaz narrates: Najdah wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked him about the issue of a woman and a slave who participate in a conquest—do they receive a share? And he inquired about killing children during war, and about the orphan: when does the title of orphan end for him? And he asked about the “Dhu al-Qurba”: who are meant by this term? So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Yazid, you write. If I did not fear that he would fall into further foolishness, I would have written to him myself. You write this: You have written to me and asked: who are meant by “Dhu al-Qurba”? We believe that it refers to us, but our people do not accept this from us. You have asked me about such a woman and a slave who participate in a conquest—will they receive anything? They will not receive any share, but something may be given to them as a gift. You have asked me about the orphan: when does the title of orphan end for him? The title of orphan does not end for him until he reaches puberty and signs of understanding appear in him. You have asked me about killing children during war: the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not kill those children, and you also cannot kill them, except in the case where you have the same knowledge about those children as Sayyiduna Khidr (peace be upon him), the companion of Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), had about the boy whom he killed.
