| Once, in a battlefield, the Prophet came across the corpse of a woman. Driven to anger, the Prophet exclaimed, 'What sort of war was she fighting that she was killed?' Then, he sent a message to the man who was leading the Muslim forces, Hazrat Khalid, instructing him to ensure that henceforth no woman, labourer or slave must be slain in the course of the war (Sunan Abu Daud 2669, Masnad Ahmad 17158, Sahih Bukhari 3015). The Prophet repeatedly forbade the killing of women and children during war, as is mentioned in the books of Hadith. According to one hadith report, the Prophet declared: 'Do not slay any old, infirm person, nor any child or woman. Do not cheat in matters of war booty. Be kind and charitable. God loves those who are charitable.' -- Maulvi Yahya Nomani (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand) | |
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Syed Asadullah
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