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Sunan Abi Dawud 2669 (Book 15, Hadith 193) #22959
Do Not Kill Women and Hired Servants in Battle

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed his followers to not kill women or hired servants during a battle.

Narrated Rabah ibn Rabi': When we were with the Messenger of Allah on an expedition, he saw some people collected together over something and sent a man and said: See, what are these people collected around? He then came and said: They are round a woman who has been killed. He said: This is not one with whom fighting should have taken place. Khalid ibn al-Walid was in charge of the van; so he sent a man and said: Tell Khalid not to kill a woman or a hired servant.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْمُرَقِّعِ بْنِ صَيْفِيِّ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَبَاحِ بْنِ رَبِيعٍ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَرَأَى النَّاسَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ فَبَعَثَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ ‏"‏ انْظُرْ عَلاَمَ اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلاَءِ ‏"‏ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ قَتِيلٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِتُقَاتِلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَعَلَى الْمُقَدِّمَةِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَبَعَثَ رَجُلاً فَقَالَ ‏"‏ قُلْ لِخَالِدٍ لاَ يَقْتُلَنَّ امْرَأَةً وَلاَ عَسِيفًا

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battle  *  killing  *  women  *  servants  *  qital  *  alwaleed

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions from leaders even if you don't understand why they are given at first; Strive for peace instead of violence whenever possible; Respect for life; Don't take innocent lives during war .

EXPLANATIONS:
During an expedition, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) noticed some people gathered around something. He sent someone to investigate and found out that they were gathered around a woman who had been killed. The Prophet was displeased with this and instructed Khalid ibn al-Walid, who was in charge of the van, not to kill any women or hired servants during battle. This hadith teaches us that it is wrong to take innocent lives during war and we should strive for peace instead of violence whenever possible. It also shows us the importance of following instructions from our leaders even if we do not understand why they are giving them at first.

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