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Mishkat al-Masabih 3952

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Mishkat al-Masabih 3952
Arabic hadith text

وَعَن سَمُرَة بن جُنْدُبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَحْيُوا شَرْخَهُمْ» أَيْ صِبْيَانَهُمْ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

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Samura ibn Jundub reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Kill the elderly men among the polytheists and spare their young.’ That is, their children. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud.