Hadith on Jihad: Protection inside places of worship during war

Ibn Abbas reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched his armies, he would say, “Go forth in the name of Allah and fight in the way of Allah those who deny Allah. Do not be treacherous, do not embezzle the spoils, do not mutilate, and do not kill children, nor the monks in their monasteries.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2728

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا بَعَثَ جُيُوشَهُ قَالَ اخْرُجُوا بِسْمِ اللهِ تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللهِ لَا تَغْدِرُوا وَلا تَغُلُّوا وَلا تُمَثِّلُوا وَلا تَقْتُلُوا الْوِلْدَانَ وَلا أَصْحَابَ الصَّوَامِعِ

2728 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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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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