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Sunan Ibn Majah 2842

Chapter: Making a sudden raid at night and the killing of women and children

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2842

Narrator:رباح بن الربيع التميمي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْمُرَقَّعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهَا النَّاسُ فَأَفْرَجُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ

‏(‏مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ فِيمَنْ يُقَاتِلُ‏)‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏(‏انْطَلِقْ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُكَ يَقُولُ لاَ تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلاَ عَسِيفًا‏)‏‏.‏

It was narrated that Hanzalah Al-Katib said:

“We went out to fight alongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we passed by a slain woman whom the people had gathered around. They parted (to let the Prophet (ﷺ) through) and he said: ‘This (woman) was not one of those who were fighting.’ Then he said to a man: ‘Go to Khalid bin Walid and tell him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commands you: “Do not kill any children or women, or any (farm) laborer.’”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2842).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَرَّجُوا لَهُ ) أَيّ تَفَرَّقُوا لِأَجْلِهِ ( مَا كَانَتْ هَذَّة تُقَاتَل ) أُخِذَ مِنْهُ أَنَّ الْمُبِيح لِلْقَتْلِ هُوَ الْحَرْب لَا الْكُفْر وَالْأَوَّل مَذْهَب الْحَنَفِيَّة وَالثَّانِي نُسِبَ إِلَى الشَّافِعِيّ ( وَلَا عَسِيفًا ) أَيْ أَجِيرًا وَكَأَنَّ الْمُرَاد الْأَجِير عَلَى حِفْظ الدَّوَابّ وَنَحْوه لَا الْأَجِير عَلَى الْقِتَال وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2842
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2842
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2842
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2842

Other versions

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  • التاريخ الأوسط (250)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً ، وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8304)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً ، وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8305)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً ، وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (4481)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • غريب الحديث للحربي (503)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (681)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (834)مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ فِيمَنْ يُقَاتِلُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ : انْطَلِقْ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْمُرُكَ أَلا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • مسند الروياني (1472)لا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً ، وَلا عَسِيفًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (32415)لَا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا

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