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Sahih al-BukhariMilitary Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)

Sahih al-Bukhari 3957

Chapter: The number of the warriors of Badr

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3957

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي أَصْحَابُ، مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا

عِدَّةَ أَصْحَابِ طَالُوتَ الَّذِينَ جَازُوا مَعَهُ النَّهَرَ، بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ وَثَلاَثَمِائَةٍ‏.‏ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا جَاوَزَ مَعَهُ النَّهَرَ إِلاَّ مُؤْمِنٌ‏.‏

Narrated Al-Bara:

The companions of (the Prophet) Muhammad who took part in Badr, told me that their number was that of Saul's (i.e. Talut's) companions who crossed the river (of Jordan) with him and they were over three-hundred-and-ten men. By Allah, none crossed the river with him but a believer. (See Qur'an 2:249)

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3957) and Ahmad (No. 17820).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عِدَّة أَصْحَاب طَالُوت ) هُوَ طَالُوت بْن قَيْس مِنْ ذُرِّيَّة بِنْيَامِين بْن يَعْقُوب شَقِيق يُوسُف عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام يُقَال إِنَّهُ كَانَ سَقَّاء وَيُقَال إِنَّهُ كَانَ دَبَّاغًا. قَوْله : ( أَجَازُوا ) فِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " جَازُوا " بِغَيْرِ أَلِف وَفِي رِوَايَة إِسْرَائِيل الَّتِي بَعْدهَا " جَاوَزُوا ". قَوْله : ( لَا وَاَللَّه ) هُوَ جَوَاب كَلَام مَحْذُوف تَقْدِيره إِمَّا دَعْوَى وَإِمَّا اِسْتِفْهَام : هَلْ كَانَ بَعْضهمْ غَيْر مُؤْمِن , وَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ تَكُون " لَا " زَائِدَة وَإِنَّمَا حَلَفَ تَأْكِيدًا لِخَبَرِهِ , وَقَدْ ذَكَرَ اللَّه قِصَّة طَالُوت وَجَالُوت فِي الْقُرْآن فِي سُورَة الْبَقَرَة , وَذَكَرَ أَهْل الْعِلْم فِي الْأَخْبَار أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3958

We, the Companions of Muhammad used to say that the number of the warriors of Badr was the same as the number of Saul's companions who crossed the river (of Jordan) with him, and none crossed the river with him but a believer, and the were over three-hundred-and-ten men.

عِدَّةَ أَصْحَابِ بَدْرٍ عَلَى عِدَّةِ أَصْحَابِ طَالُوتَ الَّذِينَ جَاوَزُوا مَعَهُ النَّهَرَ، وَلَمْ يُجَاوِزْ مَعَهُ إِلاَّ مُؤْمِنٌ، بِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ وَثَلاَثَمِائَةٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib + 2 other versions