64/89. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4472 — Al-Bara Took Part in Fifteen Ghazawat
How many Ghazawat the Prophet (saws) fought
Hadith About Al-Bara and Fifteen Ghazawat
Sahih Bukhari : 4472
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4472
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْبَرَاءُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ.
Al-Bara Narrated from:
I fought fifteen Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4472In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 487USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 748
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4472
This hadith is a brief report from Al-Bara. He says that he fought fifteen Ghazawat in the company of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The wording is simple and should be kept simple. It is not giving a full list of battles, names, dates, or details. It only reports Al-Bara’s own participation with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A search for Al-Bara fifteen Ghazawat hadith points to this type of concise historical narration. The core topic is Ghazawat participation. The benefit of the hadith is that it preserves a companion’s statement about his direct involvement with Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم in military expeditions, without adding details not present in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Bara reported his own participation in fifteen Ghazawat.
- The hadith links that participation with the company of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The narration gives a count, not a detailed battle list.
