حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَتَبَ نَجْدَةُ الْحَرُورِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ قَتْلِ الصِّبْيَانِ وَعَنْ الْخُمُسِ لِمَنْ هُوَ وَعَنْ الصَّبِيِّ مَتَى يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ الْيُتْمُ وَعَنْ النِّسَاءِ هَلْ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ بِهِنَّ أَوْ يَحْضُرْنَ الْقِتَالَ وَعَنْ الْعَبْدِ هَلْ لَهُ فِي الْمَغْنَمِ نَصِيبٌ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَمَّا الصِّبْيَانُ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ الْخَضِرَ تَعْرِفُ الْكَافِرَ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَاقْتُلْهُمْ وَأَمَّا الْخُمُسُ فَكُنَّا نَقُولُ إِنَّهُ لَنَا فَزَعَمَ قَوْمُنَا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَنَا وَأَمَّا النِّسَاءُ فَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ مَعَهُ بِالنِّسَاءِ فَيُدَاوِينَ الْمَرْضَى وَيَقُمْنَ عَلَى الْجَرْحَى وَلَا يَحْضُرْنَ الْقِتَالَ وَأَمَّا الصَّبِيُّ فَيَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ الْيُتْمُ إِذَا احْتَلَمَ وَأَمَّا الْعَبْدُ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنْ الْمَغْنَمِ نَصِيبٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ يُرْضَخُ لَهُمْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1967
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: Najdah al-Haroori wrote to Ibn 'Abbas to ask him about killing boys; who the khumus belongs to; when a child is no longer to be regarded as an orphan; whether women accompanied any campaign or took part in fighting; and whether slaves had any share of the booty. Ibn 'Abbas wrote to him (saying): As for boys, if you are al-Khadir and could tell disbelievers apart from believers, then (go ahead) and kill them; as for the khurnus, we used to say that it is for us but our people said that it is not for us; as for women, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to take women with him so they could treat the sick and take care of the wounded, but they did not take part in fighting; as for the child, he is no longer regarded as an orphan when he reaches puberty; as for slaves, they had no share of the booty but they would be given something.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ