44/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2416b — Zubair’s Courage Remembered
The Virtues Of Talhah And Az-Zubair (RA)
Zubair’s Courage in the Battle of the Ditch Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2416b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2416b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْخَنْدَقِ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَعُمَرُ بْنُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ فِي الأُطُمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ النِّسْوَةُ يَعْنِي نِسْوَةَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُسْهِرٍ فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُرْوَةَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَلَكِنْ أَدْرَجَ الْقِصَّةَ فِي حَدِيثِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ .
'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair Narrated from:
When it was the Day of the Battle of the Ditch I and 'Umar b. Salama were in the fort in which there were women, i. e. the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ); the rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2416bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 5941
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2416b
This Hadith about Zubair’s courage gives the same meaning as the longer report. Abdullah b. Zubair says that on the Day of the Battle of the Ditch, he and Umar b. Salama were in the fort where the women were, meaning the wives of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The narration then says that the rest of the Hadith follows the same meaning as the earlier chain. So the focus stays on Zubair being seen in arms during the event and later recalling the Prophet’s words of honor. This report does not bring a new teaching on its own. It supports the same account and keeps the same lesson: Zubair’s service was remembered and praised.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports the earlier report about Zubair at the Ditch.
- It keeps the focus on Zubair’s visible service during a serious moment.
- Repeated reports can strengthen attention to the same core meaning.
