64/35. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4150 — Hudaibiya as Victory
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hadith About Hudaibiya Victory and the Ridwan Pledge
Sahih Bukhari : 4150
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4150
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ تَعُدُّونَ أَنْتُمُ الْفَتْحَ فَتْحَ مَكَّةَ، وَقَدْ كَانَ فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ فَتْحًا، وَنَحْنُ نَعُدُّ الْفَتْحَ بَيْعَةَ الرُّضْوَانِ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ. كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً، وَالْحُدَيْبِيَةُ بِئْرٌ فَنَزَحْنَاهَا، فَلَمْ نَتْرُكْ فِيهَا قَطْرَةً، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَتَاهَا، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى شَفِيرِهَا، ثُمَّ دَعَا بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ مَضْمَضَ وَدَعَا، ثُمَّ صَبَّهُ فِيهَا فَتَرَكْنَاهَا غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أَصْدَرَتْنَا مَا شِئْنَا نَحْنُ وَرِكَابَنَا.
Al-Bara Narrated from:
Do you (people) consider the conquest of Mecca, the Victory (referred to in the Qur'an 48:1). Was the conquest of Mecca a victory? We really consider that the actual Victory was the Ar-Ridwan Pledge of allegiance which we gave on the day of Al-Hudaibiya (to the Prophet).On the day of Al-Hudaibiya we were fourteen hundred men along with the Prophet (ﷺ) Al-Hudaibiya was a well, the water of which we used up leaving not a single drop of water in it. When the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed of that, he came and sat on its edge. Then he asked for a utensil of water, performed ablution from it, rinsed (his mouth), invoked (Allah), and poured the remaining water into the well. We stayed there for a while and then the well brought forth what we required of water for ourselves and our riding animals.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4150In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 194USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 471
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4150
This hadith about Hudaibiya victory presents how Al-Bara viewed the event. He says people may count the conquest of Mecca as the Victory, and it was a victory, but the companions counted the real Victory as the Ar-Ridwan Pledge on the day of Al-Hudaibiya. The report also gives a scene of need: the companions were fourteen hundred, and the well of Hudaibiya had been emptied. The Prophet came, sat by the edge, performed ablution from a vessel, rinsed his mouth, invoked Allah, and poured the remaining water into the well. After a short time, the well gave them what they needed for themselves and their animals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions saw the Ridwan Pledge at Hudaibiya as a great victory.
- The Prophet turned to Allah when the well had no water left.
- The water then met the needs of the people and their riding animals.
