“We went out to fight alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and we passed by a slain woman whom the people had gathered around. They parted (to let the Prophet ﷺ through) and he said: ‘This (woman) was not one of those who were fighting.’ Then he said to a man: ‘Go to Khalid bin Walid and tell him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commands you: “Do not kill any children or women, or any (farm) laborer.’” Another chain reports a similar hadith.

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهَا النَّاسُ فَأَفْرَجُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ (مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ فِيمَنْ يُقَاتِلُ) ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ (انْطَلِقْ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ يَقُولُ لاَ تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلاَ عَسِيفًا) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْمُرَقَّعِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ رَبَاحِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ يُخْطِئُ الثَّوْرِيُّ فِيهِ

[AI] "He [the narrator] reported that he accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle led by Khalid ibn al-Walid. They passed by a woman who had been killed from what had afflicted the front line. They stopped and looked at her, amazed by her appearance, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ caught up with them on his mount. They moved away from her, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood over her and said, 'This woman was not meant to fight.' He said to one of them, 'Speak the truth, O Khalid, and say to him [referring to Khalid], "Do not kill offspring or a suckling child."

أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُخَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا وَعَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَمَرَّ رَبَاحٌ وَأَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ مِمَّا أَصَابَتِ الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَوَقَفُوا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِهَا حَتَّى لَحِقَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَانْفَرَجُوا عَنْهَا فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِتُقَاتِلَ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ الْحَقْ خَالِدًا فَقُلْ لَهُ لَا تَقْتُلُوا ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا

[AI] "We accompanied the Prophet ﷺ and passed by a murdered woman who had gathered a crowd around her. He said, 'Give her some space.' Then he said to a man, 'Go to Khalid ibn al-Walid and tell him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you not to kill any offspring or captives.'"

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهَا النَّاسُ قَالَ فَأَفْرَجُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتَلُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ انْطَلِقْ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ لَا تَقْتُلَ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا

[AI] "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle, and at the forefront of the people was Khalid bin Al-Walid. Suddenly, they came across a dead woman on the road and they were amazed by her physical appearance, as she had been struck by the attack at the forefront. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ approached her and stood over her, saying, 'Look, she was not fighting.' Then he said, 'Catch up with Khalid and do not kill any offspring or a captured person.'"

«كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ وَعَلَى مُقَدِّمَةِ النَّاسِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مَقْتُولَةٌ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَجَعَلُوا يَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِهَا قَدْ أَصَابَتْهَا الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ » هَاهْ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ « ثُمَّ قَالَ » أَدْرِكْ خَالِدًا فَلَا تَقْتُلُوا ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا «

[AI] "We were raiding with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when we passed by a woman who had been killed and had people gathered around her. They uncovered her for the Prophet ﷺ, who said, 'She should not have been killed.' Then he said, 'Go, for the truth is with Khalid ibn al-Walid and tell him not to kill any offspring or maid servant.'"

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَرَرْنَا بِامْرَأَةٍ قَدْ قُتِلَتْ لَهَا خَلْقٌ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا فَفَرَّجُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِتُقَاتِلُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَالْحَقْ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَا تَقْتُلْ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا

[AI] He informed him that he went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle in which Khalid bin Al-Walid was leading. Rabaah and the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a dead woman who was among the casualties from the battle. They stood by her, looking at her and admiring her beauty, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ caught up with them on his camel. They then turned their attention away from the woman. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Was this woman fighting?" Then he looked at the faces of the people and said to one of them, "Khalid bin Al-Walid is right, he should not kill a descendant or a weak person."

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا كَانَ عَلَى مُقَدِّمَتِهِ فِيهَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَمَرَّ رَبَاحُ وَأَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ مِمَّا أَصَابَتِ الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَوَقَفُوا عَلَيْهَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَيَعْجَبُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِهَا حَتَّى لَحِقَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ لَهُ فَتَفَرَّجُوا عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ» ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ «الْحَقْ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَلَا يَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا»

[AI] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle, and Khalid ibn al-Walid was leading the people. Suddenly, they came across a dead woman on the road, and they were amazed by her appearance. The vanguard was the one who had caused her death. So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and stood over her, then he said to a man, "Catch up with Khalid ibn al-Walid and tell him not to kill any offspring or captive."

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ وَعَلَى مُقَدِّمَةِ النَّاسِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مَقْتُولَةٌ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ يَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْ خَلْقِهَا قَدْ أَصَابَتْهَا الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ «أَدْرِكْ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَا يَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا»

[AI] We were with the Prophet ﷺ in a battle, and suddenly the people gathered around a dead woman. He said, "Was this woman fighting?" They replied, "Khalid bin Al-Walid was in the front." He sent a man to him and said, "Order Khalid not to kill any offspring or a captive."

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ مُجْتَمِعُونَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ» فَقَالَ «مَنْ عَلَى الْمُقَدِّمَةِ؟» قَالُوا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ «مُرْ خَالِدًا لَا يَقْتُلْ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا»

[AI] "He informed him that he had gone out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle, and Khalid ibn Al-Walid was in the forefront. Then, Rabaah and the companions of the Prophet ﷺ passed by a woman who had been killed by the forefront. They gathered around her, observing her and her features, and were amazed by her. Until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and they moved back, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at her, and said: 'She was not a combatant.' He looked at the faces of the people, then said to one of them: 'Catch up with Khalid ibn Al-Walid and tell him not to kill any offspring or a suckling.'"

أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ وَكَانَ الْمُقَدِّمَةُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَمَرَّ رَبَاحُ وَأَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ قُتَيْلَةٍ قَتَلَتْهَا الْمُقَدِّمَةُ فَاجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيْهَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهَا وَإِلَى خَلْقِهَا وَيَتَعَجَّبُونَ مِنْهَا حَتَّى جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وتَفَرَّجُوا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ» فَنَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِأَحَدِهِمْ «أَدْرِكْ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَا تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا»

[AI] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle, and we passed by a woman who had been killed. The people uncovered her face and recognized her. So, he said, "This woman did not fight for the truth, may she be cursed." I said to him, "Do not kill an offspring or a captive."

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَمَرَرْنَا بِامْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا فَفرَجُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ الْحَقَ خَالِدًا» فَقُلْ لَهُ «لَا تُقْتَلْ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا»

When we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2669)

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَرَأَى النَّاسَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ فَبَعَثَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ انْظُرْ عَلَى مَا اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ قَتِيلٍ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لِتُقَاتِلَ قَالَ وَعَلَى الْمُقَدِّمَةِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَبَعَثَ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ قُلْ لِخَالِدٍ لَا تَقْتُلَنَّ امْرَأَةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا

"مَا كَانَتْ هَذِه لتُقَاتِلَ أدْرِكْ خَالِدًا، فَقُلْ لَهُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ يأمُرُكَ أنْ لَا تَقْتُلَ ذُرِّيَّةً، وَفِي لَفْظٍ: امْرَأَةً ولا عَسِيفًا".

حم (د)، ن، هـ، والطحاوي، حب، والباوردى، وابن قانع، طب، ض عن حنظلة الكاتب، قال: غزونا مع رسول الله ﷺ فمررنا على امرأة مقتولة قال: فذكره (حم، د) (*)، ن، هـ، والطحاوي، والبغوى، حب، ك عن المرقع بن صيفى بن رباح عن جده رباح بن الربيع أخي حنظلة الكاتب، قال ابن حجر في أطرافه: وهو المحفوظ، وادعى حب: أن الطريقين محفوظان .

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"عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ حِينَ غَزَا المُشرِكُونَ، فَمَرَرْنَا بِامْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ ذَاتِ خَلْقٍ، اجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : مَا كَانَتْ هذِه لِتُقَاتِلَ! ! ثُمَّ قَالَ: الحَقْ خَالِدَ بْنَ الوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ: لَا تَقْتُلْ ذُريَّةً وَلَا عَسِيفًا".