The Book of Jihad and Expeditions
كتاب الجهاد والسير
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SELECTED CHAPTER
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Permissibility of fighting those who break a treaty; Permissibility of letting besieged people surrender, subject to the judgement of a just person who is qualified to pass judgement
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Do not desire an encounter with the enemy; but when you encounter them, be firm.
ARABIC
لاَ تَمَنَّوْا لِقَاءَ الْعَدُوِّ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاصْبِرُوا