What Has Been Related About Code Words
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Jihād From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 307
Source no. 1682 · Volume 4 · Page 182
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (٣٩٤٨ / التحقيق الثانى)
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1682. Al-Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah reported from one who heard the Prophet ﷺ saying: "If you suffer a surprise attack from the enemy then say: 'Ha Mim', they will not be victorious." (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] There is something on this topic from Salamah bin Al-Akwa'. This is how some of them reported it from Abū Ishāq, the same as the narration of Ath-Thawri. And it has been reported from him, from Al-Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form.
١٦٨٢ - حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِي صُفْرَةَ عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنْ بَيَّتَكُمُ الْعَدُوُّ فَقُولُوا: حم» لَا يُنْصَرُونَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ. وَهَكَذَا رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ مِثْلَ رِوَايَةِ الثَّوْرِيِّ. وَرُوِيَ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْمُهَلَّبِ بْنِ أَبِي صُفْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُرْسَلًا.
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During battle, special codes are introduced among comrades in order to identify the friend from foe, so that, in case of a surprise attack or ambush from the enemy in the darkness of the night, fellow fighters of the same army may not blindly clash with each other. The codes would also enable the guards to identify the enemy spies through demanding the code words from them. The codes, therefore, have to be changed from time to time.