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“ad-daalleen” (those astray) are the Christians. On one occasion he recited the
verse:

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“Prepare for them whatever force you are able to.”

He then said,

(. ﻲﻤﺭﻟﺍ ﹶﺓﻭﹸﻘﹾﻟﺍ ﻥِﺇ ﹶﻻَﺃ ﻲﻤﺭﻟﺍ ﹶﺓﻭﹸﻘﹾﻟﺍ ﻥِﺇ ﹶﻻَﺃ ﻲﻤﺭﻟﺍ ﹶﺓﻭﹸﻘﹾﻟﺍ ﻥِﺇ ﹶﻻَﺃ )

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“Verily force is shooting.” He repeated it three times.
In another narration, he explained that the verse:

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“Verily, I have given you al-Kawthar,”
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referred to a river in Paradise which Allaah has given him.
Because the Sunnah was based on guidance from Allaah, it represents the
second part of God’s promise to explain the Qur’aan:

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“Then, verily, it is for Me to explain it.”

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Reported by ‘Adee ibn Haatim and collected by at-Tirmithee and Ahmad. Rated hasan by al-
Albaanee in Saheeh Sunan at-Tirmithee, vol. 3, pp. 19-20, no. 2353.
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Soorah al-Anfaal (8):60.
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Reported by ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir and collected by Muslim (Sahih Muslim, vol. 3, p. 1060, no.
4711). The word used in the hadeeth is ramy, which could mean shooting an arrow or throwing a
spear. It can also be applied to firing a gun or a rocket.
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Soorah al-Kawthar (108):1.
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Reported by Anas and collected by Muslim (Sahih Muslim, vol. 1, p. 220, no. 790) and Ahmad.
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Soorah al-Qiyaamah (75):19

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