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Sahih al-Bukhari 3994

Chapter: The participation of angels in (the battle) of Badr

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3994

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى، سَمِعَ مُعَاذَ بْنَ رِفَاعَةَ، أَنَّ مَلَكًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ وَعَنْ يَحْيَى، أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ الْهَادِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ حَدَّثَهُ مُعَاذٌ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، فَقَالَ يَزِيدُ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ إِنَّ السَّائِلَ هُوَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ‏.‏

Narrated Mu`adh:

The one who asked (the Prophet) was Gabriel (refer to Hadith 5.327).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3994, 3993).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( بَدْرًا بِالْعَقَبَةِ ) أَيْ بَدَل الْعَقَبَة , يُرِيد أَنَّ شُهُود الْعَقَبَة عِنْده أَفْضَل مِنْ شُهُود بَدْر , وَقَوْله فِي آخِر رِوَايَة حَمَّاد " بِهَذَا " يُرِيد مَا تَقَدَّمَ فِي رِوَايَة جَرِير , وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيق إِسْمَاعِيل بْن إِسْحَاق الْقَاضِي عَنْ سُلَيْمَان بْن حَرْب شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ فِيهِ بِلَفْظِ " عَنْ مُعَاذ بْن رِفَاعَة بْن رَافِع " وَكَانَ رِفَاعَة بَدْرِيًّا وَكَانَ رَافِع عَقَبِيًّا وَكَانَ يَقُول لِابْنِهِ مَا أُحِبّ أَنِّي شَهِدْت بَدْرًا وَلَمْ أَشْهَد الْعَقَبَة " قَالَ سَأَلَ جِبْرِيل النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَيْف أَهْل بَدْر فِيكُمْ ؟ قَالَ خِيَارنَا , قَالَ : وَكَذَلِكَ مَنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مِنْ الْمَلَ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3993

Rifa`a was one of the warriors of Badr while (his father) Rafi` was one of the people of Al-`Aqaba (i.e. those who gave the pledge of allegiance at Al-`Aqaba). Rafi` used to say to his son, "I would not have been happier if I had taken part in the Badr battle instead of taking part in the 'Aqaba…

مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنِّي شَهِدْتُ بَدْرًا بِالْعَقَبَةِ قَالَ سَأَلَ جِبْرِيلُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ بِهَذَا

Narrated by Rāfi

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3889

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شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ حِينَ تَوَاثَقْنَا عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ، وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِهَا مَشْهَدَ بَدْرٍ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ بَدْرٌ، أَذْكَرَ فِي النَّاسِ مِنْهَا‏.‏

Narrated by Ka‘b ibn Mālik

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