Hadith 28

Sahih Muslim

Book 32: The Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Chapter 8

The prohibition of killing women and children in war

باب تَحْرِيمِ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْحَرْبِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1744a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ، سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، وُجِدَتْ، فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَقْتُولَةً فَأَنْكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَتْلَ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ‏.‏
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that a woman was found killed in one of the battles fought by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He disapproved of the killing of women and children.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

successor
3

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations

successor
5

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-Mhajr

محمد بن رمح بن المهاجر

246 narrations

3rd Generation
7

Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr

يحيى بن يحيى بن بكير

883 narrations