Hadith Details
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Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب الجهاد
Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
" اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ "
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their children.
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