Jihad & Military Expeditions

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

while she was on a journey along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): I had a race with him (the Prophet) and I outstripped him on my feet. When I became fleshy, (again) I had a race with him (the...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If one enters a horse with two others when he is not certain that it cannot be beaten, it is not gambling; but when one enters a horse with two others when he is certain it...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Al Zuhri with the chain of ‘Abbad and to the same affect. Abu Dawud said “This tradition has also been narrated by Ma’mar, Shu’aib and ‘Aqil on the authority of Al...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: There must be no shouting or leading another horse at one's side. Yahya added in his tradition: When racing for a wager.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Qatadah said “Taking another horse behind one’s horse to urge it on and taking another horse at one’s side are (done) in a horse race.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of silver.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was of silver. Qatadah said: I do not know that anyone has supported him for that (for the tradition narrated by Sa'id b. Abu al-Hasan).

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by Anas bin Malik through a different chain of narrators. He mentioned similar words. Abu Dawud said “the strongest of these traditions is the one of Sa’id bin Abu Al Hasan. The...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Jabir said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) ordered a man who was distributing arrows not to pass the mosque with them except that he is holding their heads.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Abu Musa reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “ When one of you passes our Masjid or our market with an arrow, he should hold its head or hold it with its hand (the narrator is doubtful) so that...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited to hand the drawn sword.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited to cut a piece of leather between two fingers.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

As-Sa'ib reported on the authority of a man whom he named: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put on two coats of mail during the battle of Uhud as a double protection. (The narrator is doubtful about the word zahara or...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: It was black and square, being made of...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

When the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Mecca his banner was white.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Simak reported on the authority of a man from his people, on the authority of another man from them: I saw that the standard of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was yellow.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Seek for me weak persons, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings. Abu Dawud said: Zaid b. Artat is the brother of 'Adi b. Artat.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Samurah bin Jundub said “The war-cry of the Emigrants was ‘Abd Allah and that of the helpers ‘Abd Al Rahman.”

Sunan Abi Dawud

Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

Ilyas bin Salamah(bin Al Akwa’) said on the authority of his father “We went on an expedition with Abu Bakr (Allaah be pleased with him) in the time of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) and our war cry was “Put to...