64/35. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4158 — Marking the Hadi
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hadith About Marking the Hadi Before Ihram
Sahih Bukhari : 4158
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4158
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ، وَالْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ، قَالاَ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فِي بِضْعَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ قَلَّدَ الْهَدْىَ وَأَشْعَرَ وَأَحْرَمَ مِنْهَا. لاَ أُحْصِي كَمْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ سُفْيَانَ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ لاَ أَحْفَظُ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ الإِشْعَارَ وَالتَّقْلِيدَ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي ـ يَعْنِي ـ مَوْضِعَ الإِشْعَارِ وَالتَّقْلِيدِ، أَوِ الْحَدِيثَ كُلَّهُ.
Marwan and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) went out in the company of 1300 to 1500 of his companions in the year of Al-Hudaibiya, and when they reached Dhul-Hulaifa, he garlanded and marked his Hadi and assumed the state of Ihram.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4157, 4158In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 201USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 477
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4158
This hadith about marking the Hadi repeats the report of the Hudaibiya journey. The Prophet went out with a group described as between thirteen hundred and fifteen hundred companions. At Dhul-Hulaifa, he garlanded and marked the Hadi and then assumed Ihram. Since the wording matches the previous report, its value is in reinforcing the same event and wording. The explanation should not invent a new story from a repeated narration. It points to preparation, public identification of the sacrificial animals, and entering Ihram from Dhul-Hulaifa. The narrator's closing note also reminds readers that hadith transmitters were careful when stating what they did or did not preserve exactly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report repeats the Hudaibiya journey with the same key details.
- The Hadi was marked and garlanded before Ihram was assumed.
- The narrator showed care by mentioning what he was not sure he preserved.
