حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْتُلُوا شُيُوخَ الْمُشْرِکِينَ وَاسْتَبْقُوا شَرْخَهُمْ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2670
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet ﷺ said: Kill the old men who are polytheists, but spare their children.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020