Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 3950

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Mishkat al-Masabih 3950
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ: غَزَوْنَا مَعَ أبي بكر زمن النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم فبيَّتْناهُم نَقْتُلُهُمْ وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ: أَمِتْ أَمِتْ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Salama ibn al-Akwaʿ reported: We campaigned with Abu Bakr during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We attacked them at night and killed them, and our battle cry that night was, ‘Kill! Kill!’ Narrated by Abu Dawud.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The battle cry amit's literal sense is kill; the short repeated imperative is retained.