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Sunan Abi Dawud 2633 (Book 15, Hadith 157) #22924
The Attack on Banu Al Mustaliq

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's attack on Banu Al Mustaliq and how Juwairiyyah daughter of Al Harith was taken as a prisoner.

Ibn 'Awn said "I wrote to Nafi’ asking him about summoning the polytheists (to Islam) at the time of fighting. So, he wrote to me "This was in the early days of Islam. The Prophet of Allaah attacked Banu Al Mustaliq while they were inattentive and their cattle were drinking water. So their fighters were killed and the survivors (ie, women and children) were taken prisoners. On that day Juwairiyyah daughter of Al Harith was obtained'.Abd Allaah narrated this to me, he was in that army". Abu Dawud said "This is a good tradition narrated by Ibn 'Awn from Nafi’ and no one shared him in narrating it".
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى نَافِعٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ دُعَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ فِي أَوَّلِ الإِسْلاَمِ وَقَدْ أَغَارَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عَلَى بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ وَهُمْ غَارُّونَ وَأَنْعَامُهُمْ تُسْقَى عَلَى الْمَاءِ فَقَتَلَ مُقَاتِلَتَهُمْ وَسَبَى سَبْيَهُمْ وَأَصَابَ يَوْمَئِذٍ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتَ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنِي بِذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ نَبِيلٌ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ وَلَمْ يُشْرِكْهُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ

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attack  *  prisoner  *  mustaliq

QUICK LESSONS:
Be merciful to those who are weaker than you even during times of war; Be vigilant at all times; Protect yourself from unexpected attacks or dangers; Follow Islamic teachings even during wars; Respect human life regardless if they are your enemies or not .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about an event that happened in the early days of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad attacked the tribe called Banu Al Mustaliq while they were not paying attention and their cattle were drinking water. As a result, many fighters from this tribe were killed and some survivors such as women and children were taken prisoners. One of these prisoners was Juwairiyyah daughter of Al Harith who was later freed by the Prophet Muhammad himself. This hadith teaches us that even in times of war, we should be merciful to those who are weaker than us such as women and children. It also shows us how important it is to be vigilant at all times so that we can protect ourselves from any unexpected attacks or dangers.

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