The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Forbid the killing of women, children, and the elderly, and the slaughtering of animals standing in the way of Allah."
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب الجهاد / 3806
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده ضعيف، «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»»
Brief Explanation
Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash: ➔ He is trustworthy (thiqah) in narrating from the narrators of al-Sham (the Levant). ➔ And here, he is narrating from Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam (a narrator from al-Sham). ➔ Therefore, in this specific case, the narration of Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash is reliable.
Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam (Nafi' ibn Ziyad al-Himsi): ➔ He is a weak (da'if) narrator. ➔ The hadith scholars have declared him weak: Ibn Ma'in: "Laysa bi shay’" (He is nothing) Abu Hatim: "Da'if al-hadith" (Weak in hadith) Nasa'i: "Matrook al-hadith" (Abandoned in hadith) Ibn Hajar: "Da'if" (Weak)
Dumrah ibn Habib: ➔ He is a trustworthy (thiqah) Tabi'i.
Issue of Irsaal (Mursal narration): ➔ Dumrah ibn Habib is a Tabi'i, and he is narrating directly from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam (without mentioning "I heard" or any intermediary). ➔ Therefore, this narration is, in principle, mursal.
⚡ Conclusion: ➔ There are two fundamental defects: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Maryam is weak. The narration is mursal (a Tabi'i narrating directly from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). ➔ Due to these two defects, the chain of narration is weak.