Sunan Abi Dawud
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Chapter 15 · Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)فِي سَلِّ السُّيُوفِ عِنْدَ اللِّقَاءِ
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ نَجِيحٍ وَلَيْسَ بِالْمَلْطِيِّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ: إِذَا أَكْثَبُوكُمْ فَارْمُوهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ وَلَا تَسُلُّوا السُّيُوفَ حَتَّى يَغْشَوْكُمْ .
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The Arabic text and the translations come from our previous collection: English from hadithapi.com, German and Turkish machine-translated (Gemini) and unreviewed. A new translation from the Arabic with the chain of narration will follow.
Regarding Drawing Swords During The Encounter
The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said at the battle of Badr: When they come near you shoot arrows at them; and do not draw swords at them until they come near you.