Sunan Abi Dawud, 2670
da’if· Al-AlbaniChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bhfromHashaym bin Bashayr bin al-QasimfromHajjaj bin al-MinhalfromQatadafromal-Hasan al-BasrifromSamra bin Jundub
Hadith text · Matn
اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ
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English translation
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their children.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 15, Hadith 194
- English Reference
- Book 14, Hadith 2664