32/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1745a — Women and Children in Night Raids
Permissibility of killing women and children in night raids, so long as it is not done deliberately
Night Raid Hadith: Women and Children of the Polytheists
Sahih Muslim : 1745a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1745a
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 " .
Sa'b b. Jaththama Narrated from:
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.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1745aIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4321
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1745a
This night raid hadith reports a question asked to the Prophet of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about women and children of the polytheists being killed during a night raid. The answer recorded in the text is: “They are from them.” The safest way to explain this narration is to stay close to the wording. It is about a specific question tied to a night raid, where women and children were being affected in that setting. It is not the same wording as the separate report where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade killing women and children. For searches like women and children night raid hadith, the key point is that this report answers the question as it was asked.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration is about a specific question linked to a night raid.
- The Prophet’s recorded answer was, “They are from them.”
- The text should not be mixed with other reports without care.
