Ilyas bin Salamah (bin Al Akwa) said on the authority of his father “We went on an expedition with Abu Bakr (Allaah be pleased with him) in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and our war cry was “Put to death” “Put to death”. ”
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is no fault in launching a night raid (shab khoon) as per necessity and benefit.
Nor can it be described as deception or cowardice in the commonly understood sense.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2638