Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that Najdah Haruri wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in which he asked about killing children, at what age the rulings of orphanhood end for a child, about women—whether they will participate in fighting and jihad, about khums, and about slaves—whether they have a share in the spoils of war. (Regarding these matters) he asked: So he wrote a letter to me, as for children, if you are Khidr (peace be upon him), then you will be able to distinguish between a believer and a disbeliever, so kill him; as for a child, when he reaches puberty, the rulings of orphanhood end for him; as for women, they used to go out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for fighting, they would treat the sick, take care of the wounded, and participate in fighting; as for khums, we said: it is our right, but our people did not accept this from us; as for the slave, he used to be given a share from the spoils of war.