حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطِيَّةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ أَبُو رُوقٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْغَرِيفِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ سِيرُوا بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَاتِلُوا مَنْ کَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَمْثُلُوا وَلَا تَغْدِرُوا وَلَا تَغُلُّوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا وَلِيدًا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2857
It was narrated that Safwan bin 'Assal said: "The Messenger of Allah sent us in a military detachment and said: 'Go in the Name of Allah, and in the cause of Allah. Fight those who disbelieve in Allah. Do not mutilate, do not be treacherous, do not steal from the spoils of war, and do not kill children.'" (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020