The Chapters on Jihad
كتاب الجهاد
Chapter 27: Seeking the help of the polytheists
‘Wedo not seek the help of the polytheist.”
Chapter 28: Deceit in war
Chapter 29: Single combat and plundering
“I heard Abu Dharrswearingthat these verses were revealed concerning those six peopleon theDay of Badr: ‘These two opponents (believers and disbelievers)dispute with each other about their Lord.”[22:19] to the words“Verily, Allah does what he wills.’[22:14] (that is) Hamzah bin‘Abdul-Muttalib, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Harith,‘Utbahbin Rabi’ah, Shaibah bin Rabi’ah and Al-Walid bin‘Utbah. They arguedwith one another on the Day of Badr.”
“Ifought a man and killed him, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)awardedme his spoils.”
It wasnarrated from Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatadah(from AbuQatadah) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awarded him thespoils ofa man whom he killed on the Day of Hunain.
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever kills, the spoilsare his.’”
Chapter 30: Making a sudden raid at night and the killing of women and children
“Sa’b bin Jaththamah said: ‘TheProphet (ﷺ) was asked about the polytheists who are attacked atnight, and their women and children are killed.’ He said: ‘Theyarefrom among them.’”
“Weattacked Hawazin, with Abu Bakr, during the time of theProphet(ﷺ), and we arrived at an oasis belonging to Bani Fazarahduringthe last part of the night. We attacked at dawn, raiding thepeopleof the oasis, and killed them, nine or seven households.”
It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a woman whohadbeen killed on the road, and he forbade killing women andchildren.
Another chain reports a similar hadith.
Chapter 31: Burning the lands of the enemy
“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)sent me to a village called Ubna, and said: “Go to Ubna in themorning and burn it.’”
“What you (O Muslims)cut down of the palm trees (of the enemy), or you left themstanding...” [59:5]
“It is easy forthe elite of Banu Luai – To burn Al-Buwairahin a Frightening manner.”
Chapter 32: Ransoming prisoners
“Weattacked, Hawazin at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) withAby Bakr. He awarded me a slave girl from Banu Fazarah, among themostbeautiful of the Arabs, who was wearing an animal skin of hers.I didnot divest her of her clothing until I reached Al-Madinah. ThentheProphet (ﷺ) met me in the marketplace, and said: ‘By Alla,give herto me.’ So I gave her to him, and he sent her as a ransomfor some ofthe Muslim prisoners who were in Makkah.”
Chapter 33: What the enemy captures then the Muslims defeat them
“And a slave of his absconded and joined up with the Romans, then the Muslims defeated them, and Khalid bin Walid returned him to me, after the death of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”
Chapter 34: Stealing from the spoils of war
“A man from (thetribe of) Ashja’ died in Khaibar, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said:‘Offer the funeral prayer for your companion.’ The people foundthat strange.* When he saw that, he said: ‘Your companion stolefrom the spoils of war (when fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”
“There was a man calledKirkah in charge of the goods of the Prophet (ﷺ), who died. TheProphet (ﷺ) said: ‘He is in Hell.’ They went and looked, andfoundhim wearing a garment or a cloak that he had stolen from thespoils ofwar.”
“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) led us in prayer on the Day of Hunain, beside a camel that waspart of the spoils of war. Then he took something from the camel, andextracted from it a hair, which he placed between two of his fingers.Then he said: ‘O people, this is part of your spoils of war. Handovera needle and thread and anything greater than that or less thanthat.For stealing from the spoils of war will be a source of shameforthose who do it, and ignominy and Fire, on the Day ofResurrection.’”
Chapter 35: Awards granted from the spoils of war
It wasnarrated from Habib bin Maslamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) awarded onethird (of the spoils of war) after the one fifth (had been taken).