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Sunan Abi Dawud 2687 (Book 15, Hadith 211) #22977
Killing in Confinement Prohibited

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the prohibition of killing in confinement and how AbdurRahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid set four slaves free after being informed about it.

Narrated Ibn Ti'li: We fought along with AbdurRahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid. Four infidels from the enemy were brought to him. He commanded about them and they were killed in confinement. Abu Dawud said: The narrators other than Sa'id reported from Ibn Wahb in this tradition: "(killed him) with arrows in confinement". When Abu Ayyub al-Ansari was informed about it, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah prohibiting to kill in confinement. By Him in Whose hands my soul is, if there were a hen, I would not kill it in confinement'.Abd al-Rahman b. Khalid b. al-Walid was informed about it (the Prophet's prohibition). He set four slaves free.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ تِعْلَى، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَأُتِيَ بِأَرْبَعَةِ أَعْلاَجٍ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ فَأَمَرَ بِهِمْ فَقُتِلُوا صَبْرًا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ لَنَا غَيْرُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ بِالنَّبْلِ صَبْرًا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَنْهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الصَّبْرِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ كَانَتْ دَجَاجَةٌ مَا صَبَرْتُهَا ‏.‏ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَأَعْتَقَ أَرْبَعَ رِقَابٍ

TOPICS
killing  *  confinement  *  prohibition  *  slaves  *  qatl  *  habs  *  nahy  *  abd

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all forms of life no matter who or what they are and never take away someone's right to live freely without fear or harm from others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of respecting life even when it comes to enemies. It tells us that we should not take away someone's life even if they are an enemy or a slave. This is because all life is sacred and should be respected no matter what. The Prophet Muhammad was reported to have said that if there were a hen, he would not kill it in confinement either. When AbdurRahman ibn Khalid ibn al-Walid was informed about this prohibition he set four slaves free as a sign of respect for their lives. This hadith teaches us that we must always respect all forms of life no matter who or what they are and never take away someone's right to live freely without fear or harm from others.

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