مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
Clarification regarding certain matters
Hadith 534
اَخْبَرَنَا اَبُوْ مُعَاوِیَةَ، نَا الْحَجَّاجُ،عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، اَنَّ نَجْدَةَ الْحَرُوْرِیَّ کَتَبَ اِلَی ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ یَسْاَلُهٗ عَنْ قَتْلِ الصِّبْیَانِ، وَعَنِ الصَّبِّی مَتٰی یَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ الْیَتِیْمِ، وَعَنِ النِّسَاءِ وَهَلْ یَشْهَدْنَ الْقِتَالَ، وَعَنِ الْخُمُسِ، وَعَنِ الْعَبْدِ هَلْ لَهٗ فِی الْمَغْنَمِ نَصِیْبٌ؟ فَکَتَبَ اِلَیَّ: اَمَّا الصِّبْیَانُ، فَاِنْ کُنْتَ الْخَضِرَ تَعْرِفُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنَ الْکَافِرِ فَاقْتُلُهٗ، وَاَمَّا الصَّبِیُّ، فَاِنَّهٗ یَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ الْیُتْمَ اِذَا احْتَلَمَ، وَاَمَّا النِّسَاءُ فَاِنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ یُخْرِجُهُنَّ مَعَهٗ، فَیُدَاوِیْنَ الْمَرْضٰی، وَیَقُمْنَ عَلَی الْجَرْحٰی، وَیَشْهَدْنَ الْقِتَالَ، وَاَمَّا الْخُمُسُ، فَاِنَّا قُلْنَا: هُوَ لَنَا، فَاَبٰی ذٰلِكَ عَلَیْنَا قَوْمُنَا، وَاَمَّا الْعَبْدُ فَقَدْ کَانَ یُحْذَا مِنَ الْغَنِیْمَةِ.
Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that Najdah Haruri wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in which he asked about killing children, at what age the rulings of orphanhood end for a child, about women—whether they will participate in fighting and jihad, about khums, and about slaves—whether they have a share in the spoils of war. (Regarding these matters) he asked: So he wrote a letter to me, as for children, if you are Khidr (peace be upon him), then you will be able to distinguish between a believer and a disbeliever, so kill him; as for a child, when he reaches puberty, the rulings of orphanhood end for him; as for women, they used to go out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for fighting, they would treat the sick, take care of the wounded, and participate in fighting; as for khums, we said: it is our right, but our people did not accept this from us; as for the slave, he used to be given a share from the spoils of war.
