Mishkat al-Masabih 3952
Fighting in Jihad - Section 2
وَعَن سَمُرَة بن جُنْدُبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَحْيُوا شَرْخَهُمْ» أَيْ صِبْيَانَهُمْ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
Samura b. Jundub reported the Prophet as saying, “Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their sharkh i.e., their children. Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Daifgraded on tirmidhi:1583 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali Zai | Weakgraded on tirmidhi:1583 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Daifgraded on tirmidhi:1583 | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 1583اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَحْيُوا شَرْخَهُمْ