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ahmad:15420Ismāʿīl > Ayyūb > a man Minnā from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched a military expedition in which I was present. He prohibited us from killing the vulnerable and innocent.  

أحمد:١٥٤٢٠حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا مِنَّا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً كُنْتُ فِيهَا فَنَهَانَا أَنْ نَقْتُلَ الْعُسَفَاءَ وَالْوُصَفَاءَ