Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب السير

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْعَدَنِىُّ الْمَكِّىُّ- وَيُكْنَى بِأَبِى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِى عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ مُسَاحِقٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عِصَامٍ الْمُزَنِىِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا بَعَثَ جَيْشًا أَوْ سَرِيَّةً يَقُولُ لَهُمْ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مَسْجِدًا أَوْ سَمِعْتُمْ مُؤَذِّنًا فَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا أَحَدًا. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَهُوَ حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ.
Whenever the Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, dispatched an army or a brigade, he would tell them, "If you see a mosque or hear the call to prayer (1) do not kill anyone." Footnote: 1. A mosque and the Islamic call to prayer assumes the presence of Muslims among the people they were sent out to encounter (whether on patrol or for defense). The dispatched soldiers should not kill anyone in that area for fear of killing Muslims. Click on ḥadīth to read more
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ فُضِّلْتُ عَلَى الأَنْبِيَاءِ بِسِتٍّ أُعْطِيتُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ وَأُحِلَّتْ لِىَ الْغَنَائِمُ وَجُعِلَتْ لِىَ الأَرْضُ مَسْجِدًا وَطَهُورًا وَأُرْسِلْتُ إِلَى الْخَلْقِ كَافَّةً وَخُتِمَ بِىَ النَّبِيُّونَ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "I was favored over the other prophets in six ways: I was endowed with concise speech; I was supported with fear (1); war booty was made permissible for me; the earth was made a place of prostration (2) and a purifier (3) for me; I was sent to the whole of creation, and the line of prophets was sealed with me (4)." Footnotes: (1) Fear was put into the hearts of his enemies before confronting him. (2) Earlier prophets were required to pray in specific places or to prove the purity of the place where they prayed. In Islam, however, any place on earth is considered pure unless proven otherwise and is suitable as a place of worship for Muslims. (3) When water is not available for ablution, clean soil is used instead to purify a Muslim for prayer. This procedure is called tayammum. (4) i.e. he is the final prophet. Click on ḥadīth to read more