33/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1856e — Virtue of Companions
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 Companions Hadith: Best People on That Day
Sahih Muslim : 1856e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1856e
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الأَشْعَثِيُّ، وَسُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَأَحْمَدُ، بْنُ عَبْدَةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِسَعِيدٍ قَالَ سَعِيدٌ وَإِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ أَلْفًا وَأَرْبَعَمِائَةٍ فَقَالَ لَنَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنْتُمُ الْيَوْمَ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ " . وَقَالَ جَابِرٌ لَوْ كُنْتُ أُبْصِرُ لأَرَيْتُكُمْ مَوْضِعَ الشَّجَرَةِ.
Jabir Narrated from:
We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaibiya when the Prophet (ﷺ) said to us: Today you are the best people on the earth. And Jabir said: If I had the eyesight, I could show you the place of the tree.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1856eIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 108USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4580
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1856e
This Hadith highlights the virtue of the people present at Hudaibiyah. Jabir says they were one thousand and four hundred on that day. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to them, “Today you are the best people on the earth.” The report also includes Jabir’s personal memory of the tree. He said that if he had eyesight, he could show the place of the tree. For readers searching for best people on earth Hadith, Hudaibiyah Companions Hadith, or Sahih Muslim 1856e, the message is tied to that group and that day. The wording should not be stretched beyond what it says. It praises those present at Hudaibiyah in the exact setting of the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised the people present at Hudaibiyah in this report.
- Jabir preserved both the number of people and his memory of the tree’s place.
- The praise in the Hadith is tied to the specific people and day mentioned.
- The report teaches respect for those who stood with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at Hudaibiyah.
