33/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1856g — Hudaibiyah Water
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Hudaibiyah Water Hadith: Enough for a Hundred Thousand
Sahih Muslim : 1856g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1856g
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي الطَّحَّانَ - كِلاَهُمَا يَقُولُ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَوْ كُنَّا مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ لَكَفَانَا كُنَّا خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مِائَةً .
Jabir Narrated from:
If we had been a hundred thousand in number, it (the water) would have sufficed us, but actually we were fifteen hundred.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1856gIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 110USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4582
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1856g
This short Hadith preserves Jabir’s statement about the water at Hudaibiyah. He said that if they had been one hundred thousand, it would have sufficed them, while the actual number was fifteen hundred. For readers searching for water at Hudaibiyah Hadith, Jabir Hudaibiyah water, or Sahih Muslim 1856g, the report is simple but strong. It focuses on sufficiency and number. It does not describe the full scene in this wording, so the explanation should not add details not present here. The Hadith also reminds readers that short narrations can carry important historical memory. They record what was said, how many were there, and how the event was remembered.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report states that the water would have sufficed even a far larger number.
- The actual number is given as fifteen hundred in this wording.
- A short Hadith can still preserve an important detail from a major event.
