43/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2306b — White-Clothed Fighters at Uhud
The Angels Fought Alongside Him (SAW)
White-Clothed Fighters at Uhud Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2306b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2306b
وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ عَنْ يَمِينِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ يُقَاتِلاَنِ عَنْهُ كَأَشَدِّ الْقِتَالِ مَا رَأَيْتُهُمَا قَبْلُ وَلاَ بَعْدُ .
Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas Narrated from:
I saw on the right side of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and on his left side two persons with white clothes on the Day of Uhtid fighting a desperate fight, and I saw them neither before nor after that.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2306bIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 64USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5714
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2306b
This white-clothed fighters at Uhud hadith is another report from Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas. He said that on the Day of Uhud he saw two men on the right and left side of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. They were wearing white clothes and were fighting on his behalf with strong fighting. Sa'd added that he had never seen them before that day and never saw them after it. The narration focuses on what he saw, not on a full account of Uhud. It highlights a striking moment near the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, described through the eyes of a companion. The safest reading is to keep the message tied to the words given: two unknown white-clothed men were seen fighting beside the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sa'd described a special scene beside the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم during Uhud.
- The narration mentions strong fighting in defense of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Sa'd carefully stated that he saw those men neither before nor after that day.
- The hadith teaches careful reporting of what was personally witnessed.
