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Sahih Bukhari 4153 — Number at Bayat Ridwan
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hadith About the Number of Companions at Bayat Ridwan
Sahih Bukhari : 4153
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4153
حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قُلْتُ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانُوا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً. فَقَالَ لِي سَعِيدٌ حَدَّثَنِي جَابِرٌ كَانُوا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً الَّذِينَ بَايَعُوا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ. تَابَعَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ
Qatada Narrated from:
I said to Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, "I have been informed that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that the number (of Al-Hudaibiya Muslim warriors) was 1400." Sa`id said to me, "Jabir narrated to me that they were 1500 who gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of Al-Hudaibiya.'
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4153In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 197USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 474
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4153
This hadith about the number at Bayat Ridwan focuses on a specific report from Jabir. Qatada told Sa'id bin Al-Musaiyab that he had heard Jabir said the Hudaibiya warriors were fourteen hundred. Sa'id replied that Jabir narrated to him that the number was fifteen hundred who gave the pledge to the Prophet on the day of Al-Hudaibiya. The narration is not a long lesson about law or manners; it records a counted report from that great event. It is useful for readers searching how many companions were at Hudaibiya, while also showing that different narrations mention numbers in this range.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir is reported here as saying the pledge group numbered fifteen hundred.
- The narration focuses on the companions who gave the pledge at Hudaibiya.
- Different reports about the number should be read carefully and not confused.
