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The significance of Sura 33 of the Quran

Muhammad's (PBUH) marriages to Aisha (who became the most important wife for giving accounts of the Prophet's life in the Hadiths) and Zaynab bint Jahsh (whose marriage annulled her husband's status as the Prophet's son) were both about ensuring Abu Bakr's succession to the Caliphate.

Here is Abu Bakr on the rules of war

>Do not commit treachery or deviate from the right path. You must not mutilate dead bodies. Neither kill a child, nor a woman, nor an aged man. Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services; leave them alone.