Attacking The Enemy During The Night
Darussalam · Volume 3
15. The Book Of JihādSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2638 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 43
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2638. It was reported from Iyās bin Salamah, from his father, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ appointed Abū Bakr as commander over us to fight a battle against some people among the idolators. So we attacked at night, killing them, and our code word that night was: 'Amit, amit' (put to death, put to death). Salamah said: "That night, I killed seven idolators in their homes with my own hand."[1]
2638 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: «أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَغَزَوْنَا نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَبَيَّتْنَاهُمْ نَقْتُلُهُمْ، وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ» قَالَ سَلَمَةُ: «فَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ سَبْعَةَ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ»
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If the exigencies of war demand, there is nothing wrong in carrying out a night attack. A night attack is not construed as an act of deception or of cowardice.