seventy-three men, each man of them for four hundred (10). On the day of Badr, he also ransomed one man for two men (11), and the owner of al-'Adba' for two men (12). As for killing, it is because (13) the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) killed the men of Banu Qurayza, and they were between six hundred and seven hundred (14). He also killed al-Nadr ibn al-Harith and 'Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt on the day of Badr by patience (sabran) (15), and he killed Abu 'Azza on the day of Uhud. These are stories that became widespread and well-known, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did them on several occasions, which is evidence of their permissibility. And because each of these categories may be more beneficial in some prisoners; for among them is one who has strength and inflicts harm upon the Muslims, and his remaining is a harm
(10) Extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on Showing Favor to the Prisoner Without Ransom, from the Book of Jihad. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/56. 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Killing the People of Polytheism by Patience (sabran) and Ransoming Prisoners, and The Chapter on Those the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Took Captive, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Musannaf 5/206, 352. Ibn Abi Shayba, in: The Chapter on Ransom, Who Considers It, and Who Performs It, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Musannaf 12/416. Abu 'Ubayd, in: The Chapter on the Conquest of Land by Force..., from the Book of Land Conquests by Peace. Al-Amwal, p. 121. Al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on What Is Done with Adult Men Among Them, from the Book of Expeditions (Siyar). Al-Sunan al-Kubra 9/68. (11) Extracted by 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Killing the People of Polytheism by Patience and Ransoming Prisoners, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Musannaf 2/206, 207. Ibn Abi Shayba, in: The Chapter on Ransom and Who Considers It in Jihad, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Musannaf 12/416. Al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on What Is Done with Adult Men Among Them, from the Book of Expeditions. Al-Sunan al-Kubra 9/67. (12) His hadith will come in the same issue in the following chapter. (13) In (A): "Fa-inna" (for indeed). (14) Mentioned by al-Waqidi, in: Al-Maghazi 2/518. The hadith of killing the men of Banu Qurayza was extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on If the Enemy Surrenders to the Judgment of a Man, from the Book of Jihad; in: The Chapter on the Merits of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, from the Book of the Merits of the Helpers (Ansar); in: The Chapter on the Return of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) from the Confederates (Ahzab), from the Book of Military Expeditions; and in: The Chapter on the Statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Rise for your leader," from the Book of Seeking Permission. Sahih al-Bukhari 4/81, 82, 5/44, 143, 8/72. Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Permissibility of Fighting Those Who Breach the Covenant, from the Book of Jihad. Sahih Muslim 3/1388, 1389. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on What Has Come Regarding Surrendering to Judgment, from the Chapters on Expeditions (Siyar). 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/78, 79. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on the Surrender of the People of Qurayza to the Judgment of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, from the Book of Expeditions. Sunan al-Darimi. Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/22, 71, 350, 6/142. (15) The hadith of killing al-Nadr and 'Uqba was extracted by Ibn Abi Shayba, in: The Chapter on the Great Battle of Badr, from the Book of Military Expeditions. Al-Musannaf 14/372. Al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on What Is Done with Adult Men Among Them, from the Book of Expeditions. Al-Sunan al-Kubra 9/64, 65. The hadith of killing 'Uqba was extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on Killing the Prisoner by Patience (sabran), from the Book of Jihad. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/55. 'Abd al-Razzaq, in: The Chapter on Killing the People of Polytheism by Patience and Ransoming Prisoners, and The Chapter on Those the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Took Captive from the People of Badr, from the Book of Jihad. Al-Musannaf 5/205, 206, 352.
