Hadith 6552

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب جَوَازِ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْبَيَاتِ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَعَمُّدٍ

(9) Chapter: Permissibility of killing women and children in night raids, so long as it is not done deliberately (DE)
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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ الصَّعْبِ، بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الذَّرَارِيِّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُبَيَّتُونَ فَيُصِيبُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيِّهِمْ . فَقَالَ " هُمْ مِنْهُمْ " .

It is reported on the authority of Sa'b b. Jaththama that the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), when asked about the women and children of the polytheists being killed during the night raid, said:
They are from them. (DE)

Reference (DE): Sahih Muslim 1745 a (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 32, Hadith 30 (DE)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 19, Hadith 4321 (DE)