64/12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4022 — Umar Honoring the Warriors of Badr
Chapter
Hadith About Umar Honoring the Badr Warriors
Sahih Bukhari : 4022
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4022
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، سَمِعَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، كَانَ عَطَاءُ الْبَدْرِيِّينَ خَمْسَةَ آلاَفٍ خَمْسَةَ آلاَفٍ. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ لأُفَضِّلَنَّهُمْ عَلَى مَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ.
Qais Narrated from:
The Badr warriors were given five thousand (Dirhams) each, yearly. `Umar said, "I will surely give them more than what I will give to others."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4022In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 71USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 357
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4022
This Hadith about the Badr warriors shows how Umar gave them a higher share than others. Qais narrated that the Badr warriors were given five thousand dirhams each year. Umar also said that he would surely give them more than those who came after them. The point is direct and easy to see: early service for Islam was remembered and honored. The Hadith does not say that wealth alone measures a person's worth. It reports a policy of giving extra support to those who had taken part in Badr. For people searching for Badr warriors Hadith or Umar and Badr companions, this narration is about recognition, public support, and remembering sacrifice without ignoring later Muslims.
What we learn from this hadith
- Past service for Islam was remembered by Umar.
- The Badr warriors were given special public support.
- Leaders may honor earlier sacrifice in a clear and known way.
