Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 9.0

Permissibility of killing women and children in night raids, so long as it is not done deliberately

باب جَوَازِ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْبَيَاتِ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَعَمُّدٍ ‏‏

3 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 1745 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

9 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromSa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bhfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromYahya bin Abi KathirfromSufyan bin 'Uyaynahfromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafsfromibn Abbasfromal-Sa'b bin Juthama bin Qays

Hadith text · Matn

‏ هُمْ مِنْهُمْ ‏

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English translation

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

They are from them.

Original Arabic chain wording

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 ‏

Sahih Muslim, 1745 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abd bin Hameed bin Nasrfrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromMa'mar bin Rashidfromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbafromibn Abbasfromal-Sa'b bin Juthama bin Qays

Hadith text · Matn

‏ هُمْ مِنْهُمْ ‏

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English translation

It is narrated by Sa'b b. Jaththama that he said (to the Prophet):

Messenger of Allah, we kill the children of the polytheists during the night raids. He said: They are from them.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ، اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ الصَّعْبِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نُصِيبُ فِي الْبَيَاتِ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ ‏

Sahih Muslim, 1745 csahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Rafa'ifrom'Abdur-RazzaqfromIbn Jurayjfrom'Amr bin Dinarfromal-Zuhrifrom'Ubaydullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbafromibn Abbasfromal-Sa'b bin Juthama bin Qays

Hadith text · Matn

‏ هُمْ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ ‏

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English translation

Sa'b b. Jaththama has narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) asked:

What about the children of polytheists killed by the cavalry during the night raid? He said: They are from them.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو، بْنُ دِينَارٍ أَنَّ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ الصَّعْبِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قِيلَ لَهُ لَوْ أَنَّ خَيْلاً أَغَارَتْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَأَصَابَتْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ ‏