Abu ‘Aziz ibn ‘Umayr reported: I was among the prisoners of war on the day of the battle of Badr. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I enjoin you to treat the captives well.” I was among a group of the Ansar. When the time of their lunch or dinner arrived, they would eat dates and I was fed bread due to the Messenger of Allah’s command for them.
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 22/393
Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Haythami
Imam al-Nawawi commented, “It is recommended to give charity specifically to the righteous and people of virtue, good character, and need, but if one were to give charity to a sinner or an unbeliever among the Jews, Christians, or Magians, that is permissible and is rewarded in general. It is the same for a combatant as well, the evidence for which is the saying of Allah Almighty, ‘They give food—despite their desire for it—to the poor, the orphan, and the captive,’ (76:8) and it is well-known the captives were combatants.”
Source: al-Majmū’ Sharḥ al-Muhadhab 6/240
عَنْ أَبِي عَزِيزِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي الأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَوْصُوا بِالأُسَارَى خَيْرًا وَكُنْتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَكَانُوا إِذَا قَدَّمُوا غَدَاءَهُمْ وَعَشَاءَهُمْ أَكَلُوا التَّمْرَ وَأَطْعَمُونِي الْخُبْزَ بِوَصِيَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِيَّاهُمْ
22/393 المعجم الكبير للطبراني
6/86 المحدث الهيثمي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده حسن في مجمع الزوائد
قال النووي يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَخُصَّ بِصَدَقَتِهِ الصُّلَحَاءَ وَأَهْلَ الْخَيْرِ وَأَهْلَ الْمُرُوءَاتِ وَالْحَاجَاتِ فَلَوْ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَى فَاسِقٍ أَوْ عَلَى كَافِرٍ مِنْ يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ أَوْ مَجُوسِيٍّ جَازَ وَكَانَ فِيهِ أَجْرٌ فِي الْجُمْلَةِ وَكَذَلِكَ الْحَرْبِيُّ وَدَلِيلُ الْمَسْأَلَةِ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا وَمَعْلُومٌ أَنَّ الْأَسِيرَ حَرْبِيٌّ
6/240 المجموع شرح المهذب كتاب الزكاة باب قسم الصدقات
