64/12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4026 — The Truth of Allah's Promise at Badr
Chapter
Hadith About Allah's Promise Being True at Badr
Sahih Bukhari : 4026
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4026
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ هَذِهِ مَغَازِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم. فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يُلْقِيهِمْ " هَلْ وَجَدْتُمْ مَا وَعَدَكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ حَقًّا ". قَالَ مُوسَى قَالَ نَافِعٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُنَادِي نَاسًا أَمْوَاتًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا أَنْتُمْ بِأَسْمَعَ لِمَا قُلْتُ مِنْهُمْ ". قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَجَمِيعُ مَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ مِمَّنْ ضُرِبَ لَهُ بِسَهْمِهِ أَحَدٌ وَثَمَانُونَ رَجُلاً، وَكَانَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ يَقُولُ قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ قُسِمَتْ سُهْمَانُهُمْ فَكَانُوا مِائَةً، وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.
Ibn Shihab Narrated from:
These were the battles of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (which he fought), and while mentioning (the Badr battle) he said, "While the corpses of the pagans were being thrown into the well, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to them), 'Have you found what your Lord promised true?"`Abdullah said, "Some of the Prophet's companions said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You are addressing dead people.' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, 'You do not hear what I am saying, better than they.' The total number of Muslim fighters from Quraish who fought in the battle of Badr and were given their share of the booty, were 81 men." Az-Zubair said, "When their shares were distributed, their number was 101 men. But Allah knows it better."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4026In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 75USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 360
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4026
This Hadith about Badr records a powerful scene after the battle. While the bodies of the pagans were being thrown into the well, Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) addressed them and asked whether they had found what their Lord promised to be true. Some companions asked why he was speaking to dead people. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied that they did not hear what he was saying better than those people. The report then mentions numbers of Muslim fighters from Quraysh who received shares of the booty, with two reported counts and the phrase that Allah knows best. The main message is that Allah's promise is true. The Hadith also shows careful reporting when numbers differ in narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) declared the truth of Allah's promise after Badr.
- The companions asked questions when they did not understand something.
- The narration preserves differing counts and ends with Allah knows best.
