64/53. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4309 — No Migration but Jihad Remains
Chapter
No Migration After the Conquest Hadith Explained
Sahih Bukhari : 4309
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4309
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُهَاجِرَ إِلَى الشَّأْمِ. قَالَ لاَ هِجْرَةَ وَلَكِنْ جِهَادٌ، فَانْطَلِقْ فَاعْرِضْ نَفْسَكَ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتَ شَيْئًا وَإِلاَّ رَجَعْتَ.
Mujahid Narrated from:
I said to Ibn `Umar, "I want to migrate to Sham." He said, "There is no migration, but Jihad (for Allah's Cause). Go and offer yourself for Jihad, and if you find an opportunity for Jihad (stay there) otherwise, come back."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4309In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 340USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 600
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4309
This Hadith records a question to Ibn Umar. Mujahid said that he wanted to migrate to Sham. Ibn Umar answered, “There is no migration, but Jihad.” He told him to go and offer himself, and if he found an opportunity, he could stay; otherwise, he should return. The core topic is Hijrah after the Conquest, with Jihad mentioned as the remaining path in this reply. The text is not a broad travel guide. It is a direct answer to a person who wanted to migrate to Sham. Readers searching for no Hijrah after Fath Makkah hadith should notice the careful wording: Ibn Umar denied that form of migration and pointed instead to Jihad, with return if nothing was found.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar answered Mujahid’s wish to migrate with a clear correction.
- The wording says there is no migration in that sense.
- Jihad is mentioned as the available path in the reply.
- Mujahid was told to return if he found no opportunity.
