مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
أول مسند البصريينFirst Part of Musnad of the Basrans
وَمِنْ حَدِيثِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَAnd from the hadith of Samurah ibn Jundub about the Prophet (peace be upon him)
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اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ ، عَن قَتَادَةَ ، عَن الْحَسَنِ ، عَن سَمُرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill the elderly among the polytheists and leave their young alive." Benefit: The son of Imam Ahmad says that I asked my father for clarification of this hadith, so he said that an old man generally does not accept Islam, whereas a young man does; thus, a young person is closer to Islam compared to an old man.
