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6 November 2026 26 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH

Mishkat al-Masabih 3787

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Hadith 3787
وَعَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ: غَزَوْنَا مَعَ أبي بكر زمن النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم فبيَّتْناهُم نَقْتُلُهُمْ وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ: أَمِتْ أَمِتْ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated Salama b. al-Akwa‘ said:

We went on an expedition with Abu Bakr in the time of the Prophet. We attacked the enemy by night and killed them, and our war-cry that night was “Put to death; put to death.”

Abu Dawud transmitted it.
Mishkat al-Masabih 3787

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Hadith 3786
وَعَن سَمُرةَ بن جُندبٍ قَالَ: كَانَ شِعَارُ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ: عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَشِعَارُ الْأَنْصَار: عبدُ الرَّحمنِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Samura b. Jundub said that the war-cry of the Emigrants was ‘Abdallah and that of the Helpers ‘Abd ar-Rahman.

Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith 3788
وَعَن قيسِ بنِ عُبادٍ قَالَ: كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَكْرَهُونَ الصَّوْتَ عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Qais b. ‘Ubad said that God’s Messenger’s companions disliked shouting while fighting.

Abu Dawud transmitted it.
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Hadith 3785
وَعَن الْمُهلب أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
" إِنْ بَيَّتَكُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَلْيَكُنْ شِعَارُكُمْ: حم لَا ينْصرُونَ ". رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد
Al-Muhallab reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If the enemy attacks you at night let your war-cry be Ha’ Mim'. They will not be helped’.”*

*These words may be taken from sura 41 which is one beginning with Ha Mim. The other words are in verse 16 of that sura. Cf. 44: 41.

Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.