Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud #2671
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)· كتاب الجهاد
sunan_abi_dawud:2671حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ " .
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their children.
Chain 1·7 narrators
6
Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
narrated to
5
سمرة بن جندب
Sahabithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
4
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
3
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
2
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
1
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Saʽid ibn Mansur al-Qattan← Compiler
سعيد بن منصور
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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