And they should not kill their children. It has been recited: 'yaktulna' with emphasis, meaning: burying the daughters. And they should not bring forth a falsehood that they fabricate between their hands and their feet. The woman would pick up the newborn and say to her husband: 'He is my child from you.'

The falsehood mentioned, fabricated between her hands and feet, refers to the child she falsely attributes to her husband, because her belly that carries it is between the hands, and her private part through which she gives birth is between the legs. And they should not disobey you in what is good, regarding what you command them of good deeds and what you prohibit them from of disgraceful acts. It has been said: Everything that aligns with obedience to Allah is considered good.

If you say: If it were sufficient to say 'And they should not disobey you,' it is known that the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, commands only what is good? I say: This indicates that the obedience of the creation in disobedience to the Creator is deserving of utmost caution and avoidance.

It has been narrated that when the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, finished on the day of the Conquest of Mecca with the pledge of the men, he began with the pledge of the women while on Safa.

I have not seen it in its context, but Al-Tabari has narrated it in meaning, and more specifically from the route of Al-Awfi from Ibn Abbas. Ibn Abi Hatim has narrated it from the route of Muqatil ibn Hayyan. In it, Hind said: 'We raised them as children, and you killed them as adults,' and Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, laughed until he fell down.

And Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was below him pledging them by his command and conveying his message to them, and Hind bint Utbah, the wife of Abu Sufyan, was veiled and disguised for fear that the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, would recognize her due to what she did to Hamzah, as stated in Al-Nasafi, and that was in the Battle of Uhud.

So he, peace be upon him, said: 'I pledge to you that you do not associate anything with Allah.' Hind raised her head and said: 'By Allah, we have worshipped idols, and you are taking upon us a matter that we have not seen you take from the men. You pledge the men for Islam and jihad.' So the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'And do not steal.'

She said: 'Indeed, Abu Sufyan is a miser, and I have taken from his wealth some things, so I do not know if it is permissible for me or not.' Abu Sufyan said: 'Whatever you have taken in the past and what has gone is permissible for you.' The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, laughed and recognized her and said to her: 'And you are Hind bint Utbah?' She said: 'Yes, so forgive what has passed, O Prophet of Allah, may Allah forgive you.' He said: 'And do not commit adultery.' She said: 'Does a free woman commit adultery?' In another narration: 'No woman among them has ever committed adultery.' The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'And do not kill their children.' She said: 'We raised them as children and you killed them as adults, and you know better than them.' Her son, Hanzalah ibn Abu Sufyan, had been killed on the day of Badr, and Umar laughed until he fell down, and the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, smiled and said: 'And do not bring forth a falsehood.' She said: 'By Allah, falsehood is indeed a disgraceful matter, and you command us only with righteousness and noble morals.' He said: 'And they should not disobey you in what is good.' She said: 'By Allah, we did not sit in this gathering with the intention of disobeying you in anything.'

It has been said regarding the manner of the pledge: He called for a cup of water, dipped his hand in it, and then they dipped their hands.

It has been narrated by Ibn Sa'd from Al-Waqidi from Usamah ibn Zaid from Amr ibn Shu'ayb in a similar manner, and there is a witness in Al-Tabarani from Urwah ibn Mas'ud, and another in the History of Isfahan by Abu Nu'aym in the letter 'H' from the hadith of Asma' bint Yazid.

It has been said that he shook hands with them while wearing a Qatari cloth on his hand. It has been narrated by Abu Dawood in the Marasil from Al-Sha'bi that 'When the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, pledged the women, he was brought a Qatari cloak and placed it on his hand, saying: 'I do not shake hands with women.' And Abdul Razzaq narrated from Al-Thawri from Mansur from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i that 'The Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, used to shake hands with women while wearing a Qatari cloth on his hand.'

It has also been said that Umar would shake hands with them on his behalf.