Abu Saeed Al Khudri said“The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some of the Companions of Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives in the presence of their husbands who were unbelievers. So, Allaah the exalted sent down the Quranic verse“And all married women (are forbidden) unto you save those (captives) whom your right hand posses. ”This is to say they are lawful for them when they complete their waiting period.

Abu Al Darda said“The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was in a battle. He saw a woman who was nearing the time when she was to deliver a child.“He said“Perhaps the master has intercourse with her. ”. They (the people) said“Yes”. He said“I am inclined to invoke a curse on him which will enter his grave with him. How can he make it (the child) an heir when it is not lawful for him? How can he take it into his service when that is not lawful for him?”

Abu Saeed Al Khudri traced to Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم the following statement regarding the captives taken at Atwas. There must be no intercourse with pregnant woman till she gives birth to her child or with the one who is not pregnant till she has had one menstrual period.

Narrated Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari: Should I tell you what I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say on the day of Hunayn: It is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the last day to water what another has sown with his water (meaning intercourse with women who are pregnant); it is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to have intercourse with a captive woman till she is free from a menstrual course; and it is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to sell spoil till it is divided.

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Ishaq through a different chain of narrators. This version has the traditional word“a menstrual course”in the phrase“till she is free from a menstrual course”. This is a misunderstanding on the part of the narrator Abu Muawiyah. This is correct in the tradition of Abu Saeed Al Khudri. This version has the additional words“he who believes in Allaah and the Last Day should not ride on a mount belonging to the spoil of Muslims and when he makes it emaciated returns it; he who believes in Allaah and the Last Day should not put on cloth belonging to the spoils of Muslims and when makes it old (shabby) returns it. Abu Dawud said“The word“menstrual course”is not guarded. This is a misunderstanding on the part of Abu Muawiyah”