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Sahih al-Bukhari 2983

Chapter: To carry the journey-food on one's shoulder

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih al-Bukhari 2983

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا وَنَحْنُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ نَحْمِلُ زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا، فَفَنِيَ زَادُنَا، حَتَّى كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا يَأْكُلُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةً‏.‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَأَيْنَ كَانَتِ التَّمْرَةُ تَقَعُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ قَالَ لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا حِينَ فَقَدْنَاهَا، حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْبَحْرَ فَإِذَا حُوتٌ قَدْ قَذَفَهُ الْبَحْرُ، فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهَا ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا مَا أَحْبَبْنَا‏.‏

Narrated Wahb bin Kaisan:

Jabir bin `Abdullah said, "We set out, and we were three-hundred men carrying our journey-food on our shoulders. Then we began to eat a single date each per day." A man asked (Jabir), "O Abu `Abdullah! How could a person be satisfied with a single date?" Jabir replied, "We realized the value of that one date when we could not even have that much till we reached the sea-shore, when all of a sudden we saw a huge fish cast by the sea. So, we ate of it as much as we wished for eighteen days."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2983), Muslim (No. 1935d), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2475), An-Nasa’i (No. 4351) and Ibn Majah (No. 4159).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث جَابِر فِي قِصَّة الْعَنْبَر مُقْتَصِرًا عَلَى بَعْضه , وَالْغَرَض مِنْهُ قَوْله " وَنَحْنُ ثَلَاثمِائَةِ نَحْمِل زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابنَا " وَسَيَأْتِي شَرْحه مُسْتَوْفَى فِي أَوَاخِر الْمَغَازِي.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2475

"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) dispatched us, and there were three-hundred of us. We were carrying our provisions on our shoulders. Then our provisions ran out such that each man among us could eat only a date per day." It was said to him: "O Abu 'Abdullah! How could one date be enough for a…

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ نَحْمِلُ زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا فَفَنِيَ زَادُنَا حَتَّى إِنْ كَانَ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةٌ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4351

"The Prophet sent us, a group of three hundred, and we carried our provision on our mounts. Our supplies ran our until each man of us had one date per day." It was said to him: "O Abu'Abdullah , what good is one date for a man?" he said: "When we ran out of dates it became very difficult for us…

بِحُوتٍ قَذَفَهُ الْبَحْرُ فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 4159

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent us, (we were) three hundred men, carrying our provisions on our necks. Our provisions ran out until there would be for (every) man among us one date (a day).” Then it was said: “O Abu ‘Abdullah, how can one date satisfy a man?” He said: “When we no longer had it, we…

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَنَحْنُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ نَحْمِلُ أَزْوَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا فَفَنِيَ أَزْوَادُنَا حَتَّى كَانَ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا تَمْرَةٌ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4729)بَعثَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ ثَلاثُ مِائَةٍ ، نَحْمِلُ زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا ، فَفَنِيَ زَادُنَا حَتَّى كَانَ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةٌ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، وَأَيْنَ تَقَعُ التَّمْرَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ ؟ قَالَ : لَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا فَقْدَهَا حِينَ فَقَدْ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (8471)بَعَثَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ ثَلاثُ مِائَةٍ نَحْمِلُ زَادَنَا عَلَى رِقَابِنَا ، فَفَنِيَ زَادُنَا ، حَتَّى كَانَ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنَّا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَمْرَةٌ ، فَأَتَيْنَا الْبَحْرَ ، فَإِذَا بِحُوتٍ ، قَدْ قَذَفَهُ الْبَحْرُ ، فَأَكَلْنَا مِنْهُ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا
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