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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 4498 — from his father, from his father

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَابَهْرَامَ الْأَيْذَجِيُّ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْقَطَّانُ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ: «كَيْفَ تُقَاتِلُونَ الْقَوْمَ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ؟» فَقَامَ عَاصِمُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَوْمُ مِنَّا حَيْثُ يَنَالُهُمُ النَّبْلُ، كَانَتِ الْمُرَامَاةُ بِالنَّبْلِ، فَإِذَا اقْتَرَبُوا حَتَّى يَنَالَنَا وَإِيَّاهُمُ الْحِجَارَةُ، كَانَتِ الْمُرَاضَخَةُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ، فَأَخَذَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَحْجَارٍ فِي يَدَهِ وحَجَرَيْنِ فِي حِزْمَتِهِ، فَإِذَا اقْتَرَبُوا حَتَّى يَنَالَنَا وَإِيَّاهُمُ الرَّمَّاحُ، كَانَتِ الْمُدَاعَسَةُ بِالرِّمَاحِ، فَإِذَا انْقَضَتِ الرِّمَاحُ، كَانَتِ الْجِلَادُ بِالسُّيُوفِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «بِهَذَا أُنْزِلَتِ الْحَرْبُ، مَنْ قَاتَلَ فلْيُقَاتِلْ قِتَالَ عَاصِمٍ»
Muhammad bin al-Hajjaj (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, from his father (al-Sa'ib bin Abi Lubabah); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of Badr: "How will you fight the enemy when you meet them?" Asim bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! When the enemy is at such a distance from us that arrows can reach them, it will be a contest of shooting arrows; then when they come so close that both we and they are within reach of stones, it will be a contest of throwing stones (he took three stones in his hand and two stones in his bag); then when they come so close that both we and they are within reach of spears, it will be a contest of thrusting with spears; then when the spears are used up, it will be a contest of striking with swords. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is how war was sent down. Whoever fights, let him fight as Asim fights."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الراء / 4498
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 5، صفحہ 34، حدیث 4513