Hadith 5.2
Jihad
ENGLISH
Samura b. Jundub reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, “Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their <i>sharkh</i> i.e., their children. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
ARABIC
وَعَن سَمُرَة بن جُنْدُبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَحْيُوا شَرْخَهُمْ» أَيْ صِبْيَانَهُمْ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد
Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 5.2
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookJihad
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