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Sahih Bukhari 4107 — Ibn Umar at Khandaq
The Ghazwa of Al-Khandaq or Al-Ahzab Battle
قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ كَانَتْ فِي شَوَّالٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ.
Hadith About Ibn Umar's First Participation at the Battle of Khandaq
Sahih Bukhari : 4107
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4107
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ـ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَوَّلُ يَوْمٍ شَهِدْتُهُ يَوْمُ الْخَنْدَقِ.
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The first day (i.e. Ghazwa) I participated in, was the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4107In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 151USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 433
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4107
This Hadith about Ibn Umar and the Battle of Khandaq is very short. Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما said that the first Ghazwa he participated in was the day of Al-Khandaq. The Hadith does not mention fighting details, personal actions, or a long story. Its value is in marking his first participation in a major event with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. For readers searching for Ibn Umar first battle hadith, the core point is simple: his first witnessed campaign was Khandaq. The narration also helps connect Ibn Umar to the wider reports about Al-Khandaq, where the companions faced difficulty, hunger, fear, and shared effort.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما identified Al-Khandaq as his first participated Ghazwa.
- The Hadith preserves a simple personal report from a companion.
- Short narrations can still give useful historical detail.
- Al-Khandaq was a major event remembered by different companions.
