Muwatta Malik #1012
Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، كَتَبَ إِلَى عَامِلٍ مِنْ عُمَّالِهِ أَنَّهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً يَقُولُ لَهُمُ
" اغْزُوا بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تُقَاتِلُونَ مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ لاَ تَغُلُّوا وَلاَ تَغْدِرُوا وَلاَ تُمَثِّلُوا وَلاَ تَقْتُلُوا وَلِيدًا وَقُلْ ذَلِكَ لِجِيُوشِكَ وَسَرَايَاكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn
Abd al-Aziz wrote to one of his governors, "It has been passed down to
us that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, sent out a raiding party, he would say to them, 'Make your
raids in the name of Allah in the way of Allah. Fight whoever denies
Allah. Do not steal from the booty, and do not act treacherously. Do
not mutilate and do not kill children.' Say the same to your armies
and raiding parties, Allah willing. Peace be upon you."
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This hadith is #1012 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Jihad.