[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Kill the elderly polytheists and attack their vulnerable points." Al-Shafi'i said, "Even if it were permissible to criticize those who harm monks, it is not permissible to kill a captive or a wounded person who has surrendered. The wounded were surrounded by the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , including Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, who was surrounded by Ibn Mas'ud and others."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَلَوْ جَازَ أَنْ يُعَابَ قَتْلَ مَنْ عَدَا الرُّهْبَانَ لِمَعْنَى أَنَّهُمْ لَا يُقَاتِلُونَ لَمْ يُقْتَلِ الْأَسِيرُ وَلَا الْجَرِيحُ الْمُثْبَتُ وَقَدْ ذُفِّفَ عَلَى الْجَرْحَى بِحَضْرَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو جَهْلِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ذَفَّفَ عَلَيْهِ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَغَيْرُهُ