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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الجهاد
The Book of Jihad
(مَتَى يُسَلُّ السَّيْفُ فِي الْحَرْبِ؟)
(When should the sword be drawn in war?)
Mishkat al-Masabih 3954 — When should the sword be drawn in war?
وَعَنْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ: «إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ فَارْمُوهُمْ وَلَا تَسُلُّوا السُّيُوفَ حَتَّى يَغْشَوْكُمْ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ
Abu Usaid reported God’s Messenger as saying at the battle of Badr, “When they come near you shoot at them, but do not draw your swords till they are close upon you.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.
