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Sunan Abi Dawud 2672 (Book 15, Hadith 196) #22962
Prohibiting Killing of Women and Children in War

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ prohibited the killing of women and children in war.

Al Sa’b bin Jaththamah said that he asked the Apostle of Allaah about the polytheists whose settlement were attacked at night when some of their offspring and women were smitten. The Prophet "They are of them'.Amr bin Dinar used to say "they are regarded in the same way as their parents". Al-Zuhri said: Thereafter the Messenger of Allah prohibited to kill women and children.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ - عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ الصَّعْبِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ عَنِ الدَّارِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُبَيَّتُونَ فَيُصَابُ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَنِسَائِهِمْ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ هُمْ مِنْهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو - يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ - يَقُولُ هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ ثُمَّ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ

TOPICS
war  *  killing  *  women  *  children  *  qital  *  imraah  *  atfl

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy towards others even if you disagree with them or their beliefs .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of killing women and children during war. It was narrated by Al Sab bin Jaththamah who asked the Prophet(ﷺ) about polytheists whose settlement were attacked at night when some of their offspring and women were smitten. The Prophet(ﷺ) replied that they are regarded in the same way as their parents. After this incident, the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) prohibited to kill women and children during war. This hadith teaches us that it is wrong to kill innocent people such as women and children even if they are enemies or polytheists because they have not done anything wrong to deserve death. It also teaches us that we should be merciful towards others even if we do not agree with them or their beliefs because mercy is a sign of true faith according to Islam.

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