to His saying: {do not send them back to the disbelievers} (73). The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Allah has forbidden the truce regarding women" (74). The woman is separated from the man for three reasons: First, she is not secure from (75) (76) being married (77) to a disbeliever who would deem her lawful, or she being compelled by someone who attains her. To this, Allah the Almighty alluded by His saying: {they are not lawful for them, nor are they lawful for them} (73). Second, she might be tempted away from her religion, for she is weaker in heart and has less knowledge than the man (78). Third, it is not possible for a woman, by custom, to flee and escape, unlike the man. It is not permissible to return young boys who are of sound mind if they come as Muslims, for they are in the same position as the woman in terms of weakness of mind and knowledge, and inability to escape and flee. As for the child whose Islam is not valid, it is permissible to return him because he is not a Muslim.

Section: If a Muslim woman or a young girl requests to leave the company of the disbelievers, it is permissible for any Muslim to bring her out; because it was narrated that when the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) left Mecca, the daughter of Hamza stood on the road. When Ali passed by her, she said: "O son of my uncle, to whom are you leaving me?" So he took her and handed her to Fatimah, until he brought her to Medina (79).

1676 - Issue: He said: (And if the Amir hires a group of people to fight alongside the Muslims for their own benefit, he shall not grant them a share [of the spoils], and they shall be given what they were hired for).

Ahmad stated this in the narration of a group, where he said, in the narration of Abdullah and Hanbal, regarding the Imam who hires a group to enter the land of the enemy with them: He does not grant them a share [of the spoils], and he fulfills what they were hired for. And he said: