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Sahih al-Bukhari 4558

"When two parties from among you were about to lose heart..." (V.3:122)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih al-Bukhari 4558

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّه ِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ

فِينَا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏إِذْ هَمَّتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْشَلاَ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا‏}‏ قَالَ نَحْنُ الطَّائِفَتَانِ بَنُو حَارِثَةَ وَبَنُو سَلِمَةَ، وَمَا نُحِبُّ

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:

The Verse:--"When two parties from among you were about to lose heart, but Allah was their Protector," (3.122) was revealed concerning us, and we were the two parties, i.e. Banu Haritha and Banu Salama, and we do not wish (that it had not been revealed) or I would not have been pleased (if it had not been revealed), for Allah says:--"...Allah was their Protector."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4558) and Muslim (No. 2505).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

وَقَوْله : ( وَاَللَّه وَلِيّهمَا ) ذَكَرَ الْفَرَّاء أَنَّ فِي قِرَاءَة اِبْن مَسْعُود " وَاَللَّه وَلِيّهمْ " قَالَ : وَهُوَ كَقَوْلِهِ : ( وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اِقْتَتَلُوا ) ذَكَرَ الْفَرَّاء أَنَّ فِي قِرَاءَة اِبْن مَسْعُود " وَاَللَّه وَلِيّهمْ " قَالَ : وَهُوَ كَقَوْلِهِ : ( وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اِقْتَتَلُوا ).…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2505

Jabir b. Abdullah reported that it was concerning them (the Ansar) that this verse was revealed, that when the two groups amongst you were about to lose heart and Allah was the Guardian of them both. This concerned Banu Salama and Banu Haritha and we did not like that Allah, the Exalted and…

فِينَا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏ إِذْ هَمَّتْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْشَلاَ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّهُمَا‏}‏ بَنُو سَلِمَةَ وَبَنُو حَارِثَةَ وَمَا نُحِبُّ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{‏ وَاللَّهُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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