46/17. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4981 — Quraizah Prisoners and Maturity
Definition of Puberty and the age at which the Hadd punishment May be carried out on a man or a woman
Hadith About Quraizah Prisoners and Puberty Signs
Sunan an-Nasai : 4981
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4981
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سَبْىِ قُرَيْظَةَ وَكَانَ يُنْظَرُ فَمَنْ خَرَجَ شِعْرَتُهُ قُتِلَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَخْرُجِ اسْتُحْيِيَ وَلَمْ يُقْتَلْ .
'Atiyyah Narrated from:
I was among the prisoners of Quraizah; we were examined, and whoever had grown (pubic) hair was killed, and whoever had not grown hair, he was allowed to live and was not killed."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4981In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 111English translation : Vol. 5, Book 46, Hadith 4984
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4981
This hadith about Quraizah prisoners reports the words of Atiyyah, who said he was among the prisoners of Quraizah. The people were examined, and the text says that whoever had grown pubic hair was killed, while whoever had not grown hair was allowed to live and was not killed. The core topic is legal maturity, because the report focuses on a physical sign used to separate one group from another. The wording is brief and does not give a long legal discussion, so the explanation should not add extra claims. For readers searching for the Banu Quraizah hadith, the main lesson is that the report describes a specific examination and its result.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report presents grown hair as the sign used in that specific case.
- The wording clearly separates those killed from those allowed to live.
- The narration should be read as a specific report, not with added details.
