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Bayhaqi Q18021 — What is done with the adult men among them

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " الْإِمَامُ فِيهِمْ بِالْخِيَارِ بَيْنَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يُسْلِمْ أَهْلُ الْأَوْثَانِ، أَوْ يُعْطِيَ الْجِزْيَةَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ، أَوْ يَمُنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ، أَوْ يُفَادِيَهِمْ بِمَالٍ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ بِأَسْرَى مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُطْلَقُونَ لَهُمْ، أَوْ يَسْتَرِقَّهُمْ فَإِنِ اسْتَرَقَّهُمْ أَوْ أَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مَالًا فَسَبِيلُهُ سَبِيلُ الْغَنِيمَةِ، يُخْمَسُ وَيَكُونُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَخْمَاسِهَا لِأَهْلِ الْغَنِيمَةِ، فَإِنْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: كَيْفَ حَكَمْتَ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ وَالنِّسَاءِ حُكْمًا وَاحِدًا، وَحَكَمْتَ فِي الرِّجَالِ أَحْكَامًا مُتَفَرِّقَةً؟ قِيَلَ: ظَهَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى قُرَيْظَةَ وَخَيْبَرَ، فَقَسَمَ عَقَارَهَا مِنَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَالنَّخْلِ قِسْمَةَ الْأَمْوَالِ، وَسَبَى وِلْدَانَ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ وَهَوَازِنَ وَنِسَاءَهُمْ، فَقَسَمَهُمْ قِسْمَةَ الْأَمْوَالِ ". قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: أَمَّا مَا قَالَ فِي قُرَيْظَةَ فَفِيمَا ".
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The imam has a choice concerning them (prisoners of war): if the idolaters do not accept Islam and the People of the Book do not pay the jizyah, he may kill them; or he may release them as a favour (without compensation); or he may ransom them, whether for wealth he takes from them or for Muslim captives released in exchange for them; or he may enslave them. If he enslaves them or takes wealth from them, its ruling is that of the spoils of war: its one-fifth (khumus) is taken out and the remaining four fifths belong to those entitled to the spoils. If someone says: You have given a single ruling regarding wealth, children and women, and different rulings regarding men; why is that? It will be said (to him): the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) overcame Banu Qurayzah and Khaybar and divided their immovable property, that is, their lands and date-palm orchards, as wealth is divided; and he (peace and blessings be upon him) took captive the children and women of Banu al-Mustaliq and Hawazin and divided them too as wealth is divided."
The Shaykh (Imam al-Bayhaqi) (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "As for what he said about Banu Qurayzah, it is in the (narration) that follows."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / Q18021