33/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1856h — Hudaibiyah Number
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 Number Hadith: Fourteen Hundred Companions
Sahih Muslim : 1856h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1856h
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِجَابِرٍ كَمْ كُنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَلْفًا وَأَرْبَعَمِائَةٍ .
Salim b. al-Ja'd Narrated from:
I asked Jabir: How many were you on the Day of Hudaibiya? He said: One thousand and four hundred.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1856hIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 111USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4583
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1856h
This Hadith is a very concise report about the number of people at Hudaibiyah. Salim b. al-Ja'd asked Jabir how many they were on that day, and Jabir answered: one thousand and four hundred. For people searching for Hudaibiyah 1400 companions Hadith, Sahih Muslim 1856h, or Companions of the Tree number, this entry gives the answer plainly. The Hadith does not explain the pledge, the tree, or the well in this wording. It simply records the number. That simplicity is part of its value. It shows that Hadith reports can preserve small pieces of a larger event, and those pieces help readers compare and understand the wider set of narrations.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir gives the number at Hudaibiyah as one thousand and four hundred here.
- The report answers a direct question with a direct answer.
- Small details in Hadith can help readers understand larger events.
- The wording should not be expanded beyond the number it records.
