64/53. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4308 — Migration Passed, Islam and Jihad Remain
Chapter
Hadith About Migration Passing and Pledge Continuing
Sahih Bukhari : 4308
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4308
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ مُجَاشِعِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، انْطَلَقْتُ بِأَبِي مَعْبَدٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِيُبَايِعَهُ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ، قَالَ " مَضَتِ الْهِجْرَةُ لأَهْلِهَا، أُبَايِعُهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَالْجِهَادِ." فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا مَعْبَدٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ مُجَاشِعٌ. وَقَالَ خَالِدٌ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُجَاشِعٍ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ بِأَخِيهِ مُجَالِدٍ.
Mujashi bin Masud Narrated from:
I took Abu Mabad to the Prophet (ﷺ) in order that he might give him the pledge of allegiance for migration. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Migration has gone to its people, but I take the pledge from him (i.e. Abu Mabad) for Islam and Jihad."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4307, 4308In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 339USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 599
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4308
This report again records Mujashi bin Masud bringing Abu Ma‘bad to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for a pledge of migration. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that migration had passed for its people. He then accepted the pledge for Islam and Jihad. The Hadith is short, but it has a clear topic: after the Conquest of Makkah, the earlier migration was not treated the same, while the pledge to live as a Muslim and serve in Jihad remained. For searchers looking for Hijrah after Fath Makkah, the wording matters. We should not stretch it into claims that are not in the text. It tells us what was requested, how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered, and what pledge he accepted.
What we learn from this hadith
- A requested pledge for migration was not accepted in that form.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted a pledge for Islam.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted a pledge for Jihad.
- The report keeps the focus on the period after the Conquest.
