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Hadith 2499

أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاق الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَرِيعٍ، قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَظَفِرَ بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ فَأَسْرَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْقَتْلِ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: "مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ ذَهَبَ بِهِمْ الْقَتْلُ حَتَّى قَتَلُوا الذُّرِّيَّةَ ؟ أَلا لا تُقْتَلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً ثَلَاثًا".
Sayyiduna Aswad bin Sari’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a military expedition and succeeded in capturing some polytheists. The people hastened to kill them to the extent that they even began killing their children. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said: “What is the matter? Some people have gone so far in killing and bloodshed that they have started killing children as well? Beware, do not kill children.” He repeated this command three times. In some narrations, the word «لَا تَقْتُلُنَّ» is used, meaning: “Never, ever kill children.”
Hadith Reference سنن دارمي / من كتاب السير / 2499
Hadith Grading تحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی): إسناده صحيح، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 2506]
Hadith Takhrij اس روایت کی سند صحیح ہے۔ دیکھئے: [ابن حبان 132] ، [موارد الظمآن 1658]
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2498)
From both these ahadith, the prohibition of killing women and children is established. Those who raise an outcry about women's rights and the exploitation of children should reflect upon these teachings.