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    Sunan Abu Dawud

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    About this Collection

    Sunan Abu Dawud is a collection of hadith compiled by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash'ath. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections.

    Hadith #2661

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2661

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    Chapter: Regarding A Man Being Taken Captive

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    Al Zuhri said “This tradition has been transmitted to me by ‘Amr bin Abu Sufyan bin Usaid bin Jariyat Al Thaqafi who was an ally of Banu Zuhrah and a companion of Abu Hurairah. He then narrated the tradition.”

    Hadith #2662

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2662

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    Chapter: Regarding Lying In Ambush

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    Al bara’ bin Azib said “On the day of the battle of Uhud the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) appointed ‘Abd Allaah bin Jubair commander of the archers who were fifty(in number). He said “If you see that the birds are snatching at us, do not move from this place of yours until I send for you and if you see that we defeated the people (the enemy) and trod them down, do not move until I send for you. Allaah then defeated them. He (narrator) said “I swear by Allaah, I saw women ascending the mountain. The companions of ‘Abd Allaah bin Jubair said “Booty, O People, booty! Your companions vanquished, for what are you waiting?” ‘Ad Allaah bin Jubair said “Have you forgotten what the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) had told you?” They said “We swear by Allaah. We shall come to the people and get the booty. So they came to them. Their faces were turned and they came defeated.”

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    Hadith #2663

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2663

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    Chapter: Regarding Rows

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    Abu Usaid reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying to us at the battle of Badr when he drew up in rows. When they came near you, shoot arrows at them, but do not use all your arrows.

    Hadith #2664

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2664

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    Chapter: Regarding Drawing Swords During The Encounter

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) said at the battle of Badr: When they come near you shoot arrows at them; and do not draw swords at them until they come near you.

    Hadith #2665

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2665

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    Chapter: Regarding Duals

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    (At the battle of Badr) Utbah ibn Rabi'ah came forward followed by his son and his brother and cried out: Who will be engaged in single combat? Some young men of the Helpers responded to his call. He asked: Who are you? They told him. He said: We do not want you; we, in fact, want only our cousins. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Get up Hamzah get up Ali; get up Ubaydah ibn al-Harith. Hamzah went forward to Utbah, I went forward to Shaybah; and after two blows had been exchanged between Ubaydah and al-Walid, they wounded one another severely; so we turned against al-Walid and killed him, and we carried Ubaydah away.

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    Hadith #2666

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2666

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    Chapter: Regarding The Prohibtion Of Mutilation

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The most merciful of the people in respect of killing are believers (in Allah).

    Hadith #2667

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2667

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    Chapter: Regarding The Prohibtion Of Mutilation

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    Al-Hayyaj ibn Imran ibn Husayn reported that a slave of Imran ran away. He took a vow to Allah that if he overpowers him, he will cut off his head. He then sent me (to Samurah ibn Jundub) to ask him about this question for him. I came to Samurah ibn Jundub and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to exhort us to give alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (a slain). I then came to Imran ibn Husayn and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to exhort us to give alms (sadaqah) and forbid us to mutilate (a slain).

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    Hadith #2668

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2668

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    Chapter: Regarding Killing Women

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    ‘Abd Allaah bin (mas’ud) said “A woman was found slain in one of the battles of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ). The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) forbade to kill women and children.

    Hadith #2669

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2669

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    Chapter: Regarding Killing Women

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    When we were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on an expedition, he saw some people collected together over something and sent a man and said: See, what are these people collected around? He then came and said: They are round a woman who has been killed. He said: This is not one with whom fighting should have taken place. Khalid ibn al-Walid was in charge of the van; so he sent a man and said: Tell Khalid not to kill a woman or a hired servant.

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    Hadith #2670

    Sunan Abi Dawud 2670

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    Chapter: Regarding Killing Women

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    The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their children.

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