It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a mentally afflicted woman who had committed fornication was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he ordered that she be stoned. Meanwhile Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by, while children were following behind the woman. He asked: What is this matter? The people said that Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had ordered that she be stoned. The narrator said: So he took her back, went with her to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Do you not know that the pen has been lifted from three kinds of people? (They are): the insane until he regains his reason, the (mentally) afflicted until he recovers, the sleeper until he wakes up, and the child until he reaches puberty. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that an insane woman who was pregnant was brought to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He intended to stone her, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Do you not know that the pen has been lifted from three kinds of people? (They are): the insane until he becomes rational, the child until he reaches puberty, and the sleeper until he wakes up. So he let her go.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The pen has been lifted from three kinds of people: from the sleeper until he wakes up, from the ma'tuh (the feeble-minded or insane) until he regains his reason, and from the child until he grows up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. He travelled in the last part of the night and the people became separated from him. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the pen has been lifted from three kinds of people: from the sleeper until he wakes up, from the ma'tuh (the mentally ill) until he becomes well, and from the child until he reaches puberty." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Atiyyah, a man from Banu Qurayzah, that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) examined him on the day (of the judgment) of Banu Qurayzah and saw that his pubic hair had not yet grown, so they spared him from being killed. This hadith is gharib (unusual) and sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; it is known through the narration of Abd al-Malik bin Umayr from Atiyyah al-Qurazi.

It is narrated from Atiyyah al-Qurazi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: On the day Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) gave his judgment concerning Banu Qurayzah, that their fighting men should be killed and their offspring taken captive, I was a boy. The people were in doubt about me (whether I was among the men or the children), and when they saw that my hair had not yet grown (I was spared), and now here I am among you.