that we would conquer them that day. We kept coming and going, and a slave of ours remained, and he spoke to them in their language and they spoke to him in theirs. He wrote an aman (safe conduct) for them on a piece of paper, tied it to an arrow, and shot it toward them; they took it and came out. He wrote to 'Umar ibn al-Khattab about this, and he said: 'The Muslim slave is a man from among the Muslims; his sanctuary (dhimmah) is their sanctuary.' Narrated by Sa'id. And because he is a legally responsible Muslim, his safe conduct is valid, just like that of a free man. What they mentioned regarding suspicion is nullified by the case where he is given permission to fight, for then his safe conduct is valid; and also by the case of a woman, for her safe conduct is valid according to all of them. 'A'ishah said: 'A woman would grant protection (ijarah) on behalf of the Muslims, and it is valid.' From Umm Hani', she said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I have granted protection to my in-laws and closed my doors upon them, and my brother's son wanted to kill them.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to her: 'We have granted protection to whom you have granted protection, O Umm Hani'. Indeed, the lowliest among the Muslims grants protection on their behalf.' Narrated by both by Sa'id. Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), granted protection to Abu al-'As ibn al-Rabi', and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) upheld it.
(6) Omitted from: The original. (7) In: The Chapter on What Has Been Related Regarding the Safe Conduct of a Slave, from the Book of Jihad. al-Sunan 2/233. Also narrated by 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Neighborhood (Jawar) and the Neighborhood of the Slave and the Woman, from the Book of Jihad. al-Musannaf 5/222, 223. And Ibn Abi Shaybah, in: The Chapter on the Safe Conduct of the Woman and the Slave, from the Book of Jihad. al-Musannaf 12/453, 454. (8) In M: "for she". (9) In the original, A: "the believers". (10) In: The Chapter on the Woman Granting Protection on Behalf of the People, from the Book of Jihad. al-Sunan 2/234. The first was also narrated by al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on the Safe Conduct of the Woman, from the Book of al-Siyar (Expeditions). al-Sunan al-Kubra 9/95. And 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Neighborhood (Jawar) and the Neighborhood of the Slave and the Woman, from the Book of Jihad. al-Musannaf 5/223. The second was narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Prayer in a Single Garment While Wrapped In It, from the Book of Prayer; in: The Chapter on the Safe Conduct of Women and their Neighborhood, from the Book of Jizya; and in: The Chapter on What Has Been Related Regarding "They Claimed," from the Book of Adab (Etiquette). Sahih al-Bukhari 1/100, 4/122, 8/46. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Desirability of the Duha (Forenoon) Prayer, from the Book of Traveler's Prayer and its Shortening. Sahih Muslim 1/498. And Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Safe Conduct of the Woman, from the Book of Jihad. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/77. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on the Duha Prayer, from the Book of Prayer; and in: The Chapter on the Lowliest Among the Muslims Grants Protection on Their Behalf, from the Book of al-Siyar. Sunan al-Darimi 1/339, 2/234. And Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on the Duha Prayer, from the Book of Shortening Prayer in Travel. al-Muwatta' 1/152. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 6/341, 343. (11) Narrated by al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on the Safe Conduct of the Woman, from the Book of al-Siyar. al-Sunan al-Kubra 9/95. And 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Neighborhood (Jawar) and the Neighborhood of the Slave and the Woman, from the Book of Jihad. al-Musannaf 5/224, 225. See what preceded on page 45.
