64/44. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4265 — Khalid's Nine Broken Swords
The expedition of Mu`tah to the land of Syria
Khalid bin Al-Walid Hadith: Nine Swords Broken at Mu'tah
Sahih Bukhari : 4265
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4265
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ، يَقُولُ لَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ فِي يَدِي يَوْمَ مُوتَةَ تِسْعَةُ أَسْيَافٍ، فَمَا بَقِيَ فِي يَدِي إِلاَّ صَفِيحَةٌ يَمَانِيَةٌ.
Khalid bin Al-Walid Narrated from:
On the day (of the battle of) Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and nothing was left in my hand except a Yemenite sword of mine.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4265In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 299USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 564
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4265
This hadith about Khalid bin Al-Walid at the Battle of Mu'tah gives a brief but strong scene from the battle. Khalid said that on the day of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in his hand. After all that, only a Yemenite sword remained with him. The narration does not give a long speech or a legal ruling. It simply reports what happened to Khalid's weapons during the fighting. This makes the hadith easy to understand: the battle was intense, and Khalid continued until many swords had broken. People often search for the nine swords broken hadith because it shows the pressure of Mu'tah and the endurance of Khalid in a direct way.
What we learn from this hadith
- The battle of Mu'tah involved intense hardship.
- Khalid continued through a severe moment in battle.
- The report teaches steadiness under pressure through a direct event.
