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Sahih Bukhari 4155 — People Under the Tree
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hadith About the People Who Gave Pledge Under the Tree
Sahih Bukhari : 4155
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4155
وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الشَّجَرَةِ أَلْفًا وَثَلاَثَمِائَةٍ، وَكَانَتْ أَسْلَمُ ثُمْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ. تَابَعَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ.
`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa Narrated from:
The people (who gave the Pledge of allegiance) under the Tree numbered 1300 and the number of Bani Aslam was 1/8 of the Emigrants.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4155In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 199USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 475
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4155
This hadith about the people under the Tree gives a short counted report. Abdullah bin Abi Aufa said that the people who gave the Pledge of Allegiance under the Tree numbered thirteen hundred. He also said that Bani Aslam were one eighth of the Emigrants. The wording does not include the full story of the pledge or the details of Hudaibiya, so the explanation should stay with what is stated. It is useful for readers comparing reports about the number of companions at Bayat Ridwan. The core point is the recorded number and the mention of Bani Aslam within the larger group.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports thirteen hundred people under the Tree.
- Bani Aslam are specifically mentioned in the counted group.
- Short reports about numbers should be read together with other Hudaibiya narrations.
