Sahih Muslim Hadith 4684 – Women Who Take (A

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[4684] 137 – (1812) It was ti1. (A)-V [tAt] narrated from YazId bin Hurmuz that Najdah wrote to Ibn 'Abbás, asking him about five things. Ibn 'Abbâs said: "Were it not for (fear of) concealing knowledge, I would not have written to him." Najdah wrote to him (saying): "Tell me, did the Messenger of Allah take women on campaigns with him? Did he give them a share (of the spoils of war)? Did he kill children? How long is an orphan considered to be such? And about the Khums – who is it for?" Ibn 'Abbâs wrote to him saying: "You wrote and asked me whether the Messenger of Allah took women on campaigns with him. He did take them with him, so that they might treat the wounded, and they were given a reward from the spoils of war; as for a regular share, that was not given to them. The Messenger of Allah did not kill children, so do not kill children. And you wrote and asked me how long an orphan is considered to be such. By Allah, if a man's beard has grown but he is still incapable of getting his due from others or fulfilling his obligations towards them (then he is still regarded as an orphan). But when he can look after his affairs like other people, then he is no longer regarded as an orphan. And you wrote and asked me about the Khums and who it is for. We used to say that it was for us, but our people have denied it to us."