Sahih al-Bukhari 3060

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) · Hadith 265

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ اكْتُبُوا لِي مَنْ تَلَفَّظَ بِالإِسْلاَمِ مِنَ النَّاسِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ أَلْفًا وَخَمْسَمِائَةِ رَجُلٍ، فَقُلْنَا نَخَافُ وَنَحْنُ أَلْفٌ وَخَمْسُمِائَةٍ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا ابْتُلِينَا حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي وَحْدَهُ وَهْوَ خَائِفٌ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، فَوَجَدْنَاهُمْ خَمْسَمِائَةٍ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ مَا بَيْنَ سِتِّمِائَةٍ إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةٍ‏.‏

Narrated Hudhaifa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to us), " List the names of those people who have announced that they are Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be afraid (of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the prayer alone in fear. Narrated Al-A`mash: "We (listed the Muslims and) found them five hundred." And Abu Muawiya said, "Between six hundred to seven hundred

Hudhaifa bataate hain: Nabi ne (humse) kaha, "Un logon ke naam likho jinhone elaan kiya hai ke woh Musalman hain." Isliye humne ek hazaar paanch sau logon ki soochi banaee. Phir humein hairat hui, "Kya humein (kaafiron se) darna chahiye jabke hum ek hazaar paanch sau ki taadaad mein hain?" Beshak, humne khud ko aisi buri azmaishon mein paaya ke koi shaks dar ke maare namaz akele padhne ko majboor ho jata. Al-A'mash bataate hain: "Humne (Musalmanon ki soochi banaee aur) unhe paanch sau paaya." Aur Abu Muawiya ne kaha, "Chhah sau se saat sau ke beech."

Sahih al-Bukhari 3060 · Book 56, Hadith 265

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