Hadith 3276
Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet
It was narrated that Yazeed bin Hurmuz said:
Najdah al-Haroori wrote to Ibn 'Abbas to ask him about killing children, and whether women took part in any battles with the Prophet (ﷺ) and whether he allocated a share (of the booty) to them, Yazeed bin Hurmuz said: And I wrote the letter of Ibn 'Abbas to Najdah. He wrote to him (saying): You wrote and asked me about killing children, and you said that the scholar, the companion of Moosa, killed the boy. If you know about children what that scholar knew, kill them, but you do not know, so leave them alone, for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade killing them. And you wrote and asked me about women, did they take part in battles with the Prophet (ﷺ)? And did he give them a share (of the booty)? They did take part (in battles) with the Prophet (ﷺ), but as for giving them a share (of the booty), he did not do that, but he would give them something.
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