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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the explanation of the previous hadith.

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The Shaykh : The rest of the hadith. Yes, the hadith states: It was narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him)
In the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq, they took captives في غزوة بني المصطلق أنهم أصابوا سبايا
Captives, meaning women. When the Muslims wage war against the disbelievers and overcome them, and some of the polytheists fall into their hands, the women and the young children become captives. Captivity means ownership by the Muslims as slaves. As for the fighters, the Imam or the commander of the army is given the choice regarding them: to kill them, or to release them without anything, releasing them like this, or to accept ransom in the form of money or ransom in the form of prisoners. The scholars differed on whether slavery applies here, meaning whether they are enslaved or not? Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:
until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] حتى إذا أثخنتموهم فشدوا الوثاق فإما مناً بعد وإما فداءً
[Muhammad 47:4]
And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Killing the prisoners by beheading قتل الأسرى صبراً
So these are three things: killing, secondly, releasing without anything, and thirdly, ransom, either with money or with a prisoner or with a benefit. An example of money: it is said to the prisoner, "Give us, for example, such and such amount of money, and we will release you." Ransom with a prisoner: if the disbelievers have Muslim prisoners, they exchange prisoners. With a benefit: for example, it is said to the prisoner, "Teach us the craft of corn, teach us the craft of corn, and we will release you," just as the prisoners of Badr taught the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) writing or recitation. But is this a choice of interest or a choice of desire? Meaning, does it return to what the person desires?
The student: Public benefit.

The Shaykh : The rule in all these choices is that what is for another person is a choice of interest, and what is for facilitation is a choice of desire. If you are acting on behalf of another person, the choice is a choice of interest. From this is the guardian of an orphan, if he is given the choice between two things in disposing of his wealth, he must choose what is better. And likewise the agent and others. The important point is that whoever acts on behalf of another, his choice is a choice of interest. And what is intended to facilitate for the one obligated is a choice of desire; it is said, "Choose what you wish." Now we say: If we take women or offspring from the disbelievers as spoils, what happens to them? They become captives, slaves, by virtue of the captivity. As for the fighters, the Imam is given the choice regarding them as you have heard.
It says:
So they wanted to enjoy them without them becoming pregnant فأرادوا أن يستمتعوا بهن ولا يحملن
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) wanted to enjoy these women through intercourse without pregnancy.
So they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about 'azl فسألوا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن العزل
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 11:255
And 'azl (coitus interruptus): when a man has intercourse with his wife or his slave woman, and he is about to ejaculate, he withdraws so that the ejaculation is outside the vagina. They asked him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It does not matter if you do not do it ما عليكم ألا تفعلوا
Mishkat al-Masabih 3186
Meaning, it is not upon you; if you wish, do it, and if you wish, do not.
for Allah has written whom He is going to create till the Day of Resurrection فإن الله قد كتب من هو خالق إلى يوم القيامة
Sahih al-Bukhari 7409
So if you do not do it, meaning if you do not practice 'azl, a child may be created from this fluid, or it may not be created. The point of this hadith is his saying
Who is the Creator من هو خالق
because the chapter heading is "The Chapter on the Saying of Allah the Exalted:
The Creator, the Originator الخالق البارئ
Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
there is no created soul, whose creator is not Allah ليست نفس مخلوقة إلا الله خالقها
Sahih Muslim 1438j
Meaning, no created soul, for Allah the Exalted is the one who created it. This is from the category of emphasizing the previous sentence.
Source alathar.net

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