44/29. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2476b — Jarir’s Mission and Dua
The Virtues Of Jarir Bin 'Abdullah (RA)
Hadith About Jarir’s Mission and Steadfastness
Sahih Muslim : 2476b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2476b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ، بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا جَرِيرُ أَلاَ تُرِيحُنِي مِنْ ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ " . بَيْتٍ لِخَثْعَمَ كَانَ يُدْعَى كَعْبَةَ الْيَمَانِيَةِ . قَالَ فَنَفَرْتُ فِي خَمْسِينَ وَمِائَةِ فَارِسٍ وَكُنْتُ لاَ أَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَضَرَبَ يَدَهُ فِي صَدْرِي فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ وَاجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا " . قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَحَرَّقَهَا بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ جَرِيرٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلاً يُبَشِّرُهُ يُكْنَى أَبَا أَرْطَاةَ مِنَّا فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا جِئْتُكَ حَتَّى تَرَكْنَاهَا كَأَنَّهَا جَمَلٌ أَجْرَبُ . فَبَرَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى خَيْلِ أَحْمَسَ وَرِجَالِهَا خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ .
Jarir bin 'Abdullah Al-Bajali Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: Can't on rid me of Dhu'I-Khalasah, the idol-house of Khath'am, and this idol-house was called the Yamanite Ka'ba. So I went along with 150 horsemen and I could not sit with steadfastness upon the horse. I made the mention of it to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he struck his hand on my chest and said: O Allah, grant him steadfastness and make him the guide of righteousness and the rightly-guided one. So he went away and he set fire to it.Then Jarir sent some person to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) whose Kunya was Abu Arta to give him the happy news about that. He came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: I have not come to you (but with the news) that we have left Dhu'l-Khalasah as a scabbed camel. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) blessed the horses of Ahmas and the men of their tribe five times.
[1] That is Qais, he emigrated to the Prophet ﷺ, but the Prophet ﷺ died before he reached Al-Madinah.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2476bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 196USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6053
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2476b
This Hadith about Jarir and Dhu’l-Khalasah gives more detail than the shorter report. Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Jarir if he could relieve him of Dhu’l-Khalasah, an idol-house of Khath’am called the Yamanite Ka’ba. Jarir mentions that he went with one hundred and fifty horsemen, but he had difficulty sitting firmly on a horse. When he told the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, the Prophet struck his chest and prayed for him to be made steadfast, guiding, and rightly guided. The narration then reports the mission, the burning of the idol-house, the messenger who brought the news, and the Prophet’s repeated blessing for the horses and men of Ahmas.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jarir shared his weakness before taking on the mission.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed for firmness and guidance for Jarir.
- The men and horses of Ahmas received the Prophet’s blessing.
