64/53. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4306 — Pledge for Islam, Faith, and Jihad
Chapter
Hadith About Bay‘ah for Islam After the Conquest
Sahih Bukhari : 4306
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4306
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُجَاشِعٌ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَخِي بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، جِئْتُكَ بِأَخِي لِتُبَايِعَهُ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ. قَالَ " ذَهَبَ أَهْلُ الْهِجْرَةِ بِمَا فِيهَا ". فَقُلْتُ عَلَى أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تُبَايِعُهُ قَالَ " أُبَايِعُهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالْجِهَادِ" فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا مَعْبَدٍ بَعْدُ وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَهُمَا فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ مُجَاشِعٌ.
Mujashi Narrated from:
I took my brother to the Prophet (ﷺ) after the Conquest (of Mecca) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have come to you with my brother so that you may take a pledge of allegiance from him for migration." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, The people of migration (i.e. those who migrated to Medina before the Conquest) enjoyed the privileges of migration (i.e. there is no need for migration anymore)." I said to the Prophet, "For what will you take his pledge of allegiance?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will take his pledge of allegiance for Islam, Belief, and for Jihad (i.e. fighting in Allah's Cause).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4305, 4306In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 338USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 598
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4306
This narration repeats the same clear lesson about the pledge after the Conquest of Makkah. Majashi came with his brother and wanted the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to take a pledge from him for migration. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that the people of migration had already gone with what belonged to it. Majashi then asked what pledge would be taken from him. The answer was a pledge for Islam, belief, and Jihad. The Hadith is useful for people searching for the meaning of Hijrah after Fath Makkah because it separates the earlier migration from later pledges of faith and service. The explanation should stay close to the words: migration had its people, but Islam, Iman, and Jihad remained matters of pledge.
What we learn from this hadith
- The pledge for the earlier migration was no longer the same after the Conquest.
- Islam and belief are named directly in the pledge.
- Jihad is also mentioned in the wording of the pledge.
- The narration confirms Majashi’s report through Abu Ma‘bad.
