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Sahih Bukhari 4471 — Zaid bin Al-Arqam and the Prophet’s Ghazawat
How many Ghazawat the Prophet (saws) fought
Hadith About the Number of the Prophet’s Ghazawat
Sahih Bukhari : 4471
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4471
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ. قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ.
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam, "In how many Ghazawat did you take part in the company of Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Seventeen." I further asked, "How many Ghazawat did the Prophet (ﷺ) fight?" He replied, "Nineteen."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4471In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 486USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 747
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4471
This hadith is a short question and answer about Ghazawat. Abu Ishaq asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam how many Ghazawat he joined with Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Zaid answered that he took part in seventeen. Abu Ishaq then asked how many Ghazawat the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fought, and Zaid replied: nineteen. People searching for number of Prophet’s Ghazawat hadith usually want the count reported in a narration. This text gives two numbers, and they should not be mixed: Zaid’s personal participation was seventeen, while the Prophet’s Ghazawat were reported as nineteen. The hadith is mainly a historical count from a companion’s answer. clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zaid bin Al-Arqam said he took part in seventeen Ghazawat.
- He reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fought nineteen Ghazawat.
- The narration separates a companion’s participation from the Prophet’s total.
