Umar on War: Fear Allah regarding non-combatants

Zayd ibn Wahb reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, decreed, “Do not steal the spoils, do not be treacherous with the enemy, do not mutilate the dead, do not kill children, and fear Allah regarding the farmers who do not wage war against you.”

Source: Sunan Sa’īd ibn Mansūr 2625

Imam Ibn Qudamah commented, “We adhere to the saying of Umar. The companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not kill farmers when they liberated the lands, because they do not fight. In this, they resemble old men and priests.”

Source: al-Mughnī 9/313

عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ كَتَبَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لا تَغُلُّوا وَلا تَغْدِرُوا وَلا تُمَثِّلُوا وَلا تَقْتُلُوا وَلِيدًا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي الْفَلاحِينَ الَّذِينَ لا يَنْصُبُونَ لَكُمُ الْحَرْبَ

2466 سنن سعيد بن منصور كتاب الجهاد باب ما جاء في قتل النساء والولدان

وقال ابن قدامة وَلَنَا قَوْلُ عُمَرَ وَأَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُمْ حِينَ فَتَحُوا الْبِلَادَ وَلِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يُقَاتِلُونَ فَأَشْبَهُوا الشُّيُوخَ وَالرُّهْبَانَ

7617 المغني لابن قدامة كتاب الجهاد مسألة قتال النساء أو المشايخ أو الرهبان في المعركة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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