Narrated A man who heard the Prophet: Al-Muhallab ibn Abu Sufrah said: A man who heard the Prophet ﷺ say: If the enemy attacks you at night, let your war cry be Ha-Mim. They will not be helped.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الجهاد / 2597
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (3948), أبو إسحاق صرح بالسماع عند ابن أبي شيبة (7/414 ح 36787) وغيره
1- Some people have narrated from Abu Ishaq Sabi’i in the same way as Sufyan Thawri’s narration, and from Abu Ishaq this hadith has also come through a mursal chain via «عن المهلب بن أبي صفرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم». 2- In this chapter, there is also a narration from Salamah bin Al-Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him).
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1؎ : ‘Shi’ar’ refers to that specific word which the members of an army use among themselves as a secret code.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1682