64/47. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4278 — Hunain in the Year of Conquest
The Ghazwa of Al-Fath during Ramadan
Year of Conquest Hadith: The Prophet Went to Hunain
Sahih Bukhari : 4278
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4278
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الْفَتْحِ. وَقَالَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) went (to Hunain) in the year of the Conquest (of Mecca).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4278In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 312USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 575
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4278
This short narration adds one key detail to the reports around the journey to Hunain. Ibn Abbas said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went to Hunain in the year of the Conquest of Mecca. The report is very brief, so the explanation should not stretch it beyond its words. Its value is that it connects the Hunain journey with the year of the Conquest. For people searching for Hunain year of conquest hadith, this narration gives the direct wording they need. It also sits beside nearby reports about fasting and breaking the fast during Ramadan travel, but this specific text only states the timing: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went in the year of the Conquest.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went to Hunain in the year of the Conquest.
- The report gives a clear time marker for the journey.
- Short narrations can still preserve important details.
