The number of Crusaders defending Quds and how Salah ud din forgave them

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The Number of People from Crusaders defending Bayt al Maqdas after their defeat in Hitteen and How Salah ud din forgave them after entering Quds.
 
Ibn Kathir said:
وكانوا ستين ألف مقاتل، دون بيت المقدس أو يزيدون، وكان صاحب القدس يومئذ رجلا يقال له: بالبان بن بازران، ومعه من سلم من وقعة حطين يوم التقى الجمعان، من الداوية والاسبتارية أتباع الشيطان، وعبدة الصلبان.
They were 60,000 or more other than Bayt al Maqdas,The leader of Quds was a man named Balian the son of Barisan (of Ibelin) and there were others who remained in Hitteen from Daoism and Spartans the follower of satan and worshipers of cross.
[al Bidaya wal Nihaya vol 12 under 583 h]
 
Then Ibn Kathir said:
وأطلق السلطان خلقا منهم بنات الملوك بمن معهن من النساء والصبيان والرجال، ووقعت المسامحة في كثير منهم، وشفع في أناس كثير فعفا عنهم، وفرق السلطان جميع ما قبض منهم من الذهب في العسكر، ولم يأخذ منه شيئا مما يقتني ويدخر، وكان رحمه الله حليما كريما مقداما شجاعا رحيما.
Sultan (Salah ud din) released many of those (captives) including daughters of the Kings, With them, women, children and Men, Many of them were forgiven and many of them were forgiven due to intercession. The Gold which was taken from them, all of it was given to the Armyby the sultan and he didn’t take anything from it… He Rahimahullah was Haleem, Kareem, Brave and Raheem.
 
[al Bidaya wal Nihaya vol 12 under 583 h]
When a Muslim Kidnapped a Christian child.

Ibn Kathir wrote, quoting al Imaad (a Historian who was at the service of Salah ud din):
فَاتَّفَقَ أَنَّ بَعْضَهَمْ أَخَذَ صَبِيًّا رَضِيعًا مِنْ مَهْدِهِ ابْنَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ، فَوَجَدَتْ عليه أمه وجدا شديدا، وَاشْتَكَتْ إِلَى مُلُوكِهِمْ فَقَالُوا لَهَا:
إِنَّ سُلْطَانَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَحِيمُ الْقَلْبِ، وَقَدْ أَذِنَّا لَكِ أَنْ تَذْهَبِي إِلَيْهِ فَتَشْتَكِي أَمْرَكِ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ الْعِمَادُ فجاءت إلى السلطان فَأَنْهَتْ إِلَيْهِ حَالَهَا، فَرَقَّ لَهَا رِقَّةً شَدِيدَةً حتى دمعت عينه. ثم أمر بِإِحْضَارِ وَلَدِهَا فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ بِيعَ فِي السُّوقِ، فَرَسَمَ بِدَفْعِ ثَمَنِهِ إِلَى الْمُشْتَرِي، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفًا حَتَّى جِيءَ بِالْغُلَامِ فَأَخَذَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَأَرْضَعَتْهُ سَاعَةً وَهِيَ تَبْكِي مِنْ شِدَّةِ فَرَحِهَا وشوقها إليه، ثم أمر بحملها إلى خيمتها على فرس مكرمة رحمه الله تعالى وعفا عنه.
One of them (Muslim) kidnapped a three months old child, the mother felt really sad and asked help from christian leaders. They said:

The Sultan of Muslims is very soft-hearted, we have informed you so go and take your case in his court.

al Imaad said: She came to the Sultan and informed him about her case, He felt sorry while tears were in his eyes. He ordered to find her child and found out that he was sold out. He ordered to give the money to the buyer and stayed their until the child came. The mother breast fed and wept due to her love for the child. The Sultan ordered to take her to her place honorably. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive his mistakes. [Al Bidaya wal Nihaya 12/342]

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