33/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1856d — Hudaibiyah Tree
It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight, and an account of Bay'at Ar-Ridwan beneath the tree
Hudaibiyah Tree Hadith: The Pledge and the Well
Sahih Muslim : 1856d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1856d
وَحَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الأَعْوَرُ، مَوْلَى سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُجَالِدٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يُسْأَلُ هَلْ بَايَعَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِذِي الْحُلَيْفَةِ فَقَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ صَلَّى بِهَا وَلَمْ يُبَايِعْ عِنْدَ شَجَرَةٍ إِلاَّ الشَّجَرَةَ الَّتِي بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ . قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ دَعَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى بِئْرِ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ .
Jabir Narrated from:
It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Abu Zubair who heard Jabir being questioned as to whether the Prophet (ﷺ) took the oath of fealty at Dhu'l-Hulaifa. He said: No! But he offered his prayers at that place, and he administered the oath of fealty nowhere except near the tree in (the plain oo Hudaibiya. Ibn Juraij said that he was informed by Abu Zabair who heard Jabir b. Abdullah say: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed over the well at Hudaibiya (as a result of which its scanty water rose up and increased so as to be sufficient for the 1400 or 1500 men who had encamped at the place).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1856dIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 107USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4579
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1856d
This Hadith answers a location question about the pledge. Jabir was asked whether the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took the oath of fealty at Dhu'l-Hulaifa. He said no. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed there, but he administered the oath near the tree at Hudaibiyah. The report then adds that Jabir said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed over the well at Hudaibiyah. In the provided translation, this is connected with the water becoming enough for the large group encamped there. For search readers looking for Hudaibiyah tree Hadith, Dhu'l-Hulaifa pledge, or well of Hudaibiyah Hadith, the main teaching is location clarity. The report separates prayer at one place from the pledge near the tree.
What we learn from this hadith
- The pledge is located near the tree at Hudaibiyah, not at Dhu'l-Hulaifa.
- The report separates where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed from where he took the pledge.
- The well of Hudaibiyah is mentioned as part of the same remembered event.
