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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Jihad and Expeditions

Sahih Muslim 1254c

Chapter: The number of campaigns of the Prophet (saws)

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1254c

Narrator:Zayd ibn Arqam

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، سَمِعَهُ مِنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً وَحَجَّ بَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً لَمْ يَحُجَّ غَيْرَهَا حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ ‏.‏

It has been narrated on the authority of Zaid b. Arqam that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fought nineteen battles and after the Migration performed only one Pilgrimage called Hajjat-ul-Wada'.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1254c, 1253b), Al-Bukhari (No. 4404) and Ahmad (No. 18493).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْر بْن شَيْبَة حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْن آدَم حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْب عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق عَنْ زَيْد بْن أَرْقَم ) هَكَذَا هُوَ فِي أَكْثَر نُسَخ بِلَادنَا ( وُهَيْب ) عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق , وَفِي بَعْضهَا : ( زُهَيْر عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق ) وَنَقَلَ الْقَاضِي أَيْضًا الِاخْتِلَاف فِيهِ , قَالَ : وَقَالَ عَبْد الْغَنِيّ : الصَّوَاب : زُهَيْر , وَأَمَّا ( وُهَيْب ) فَخَطَأ , قَالَ : لِأَنَّ وُهَيْبًا لَمْ يَلْقَ أَبَا إِسْحَاق , وَذَكَرَ خَلَف فِي الْأَطْرَاف فَقَالَ : زُهَيْر , وَلَمْ يَذْكُر : وُهَيْبًا.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4404

The Prophet (ﷺ) fought nineteen Ghazwas and performed only one Hajj after he migrated (to Medina), and did not perform another Hajj after it, and that was Hajj-ul-Wada`,' Abu 'Is-haq said, "He performed when he was in Mecca."

غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً، وَأَنَّهُ حَجَّ بَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً لَمْ يَحُجَّ بَعْدَهَا حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ‏.‏

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1253b

I asked Zaid b. Arqam: In how many military expeditions have you participated with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? He said: In seventeen (expeditions). He (Abu Ishaq) said: Zaid b. Arqam reported to me that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had led nineteen expeditions. And he performed Hajj only once after Migration…

غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَأَنَّهُ حَجَّ بَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 18493

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam Arabic only

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (724)غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً ، وَأَنَّهُ حَجَّ بَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً ، لَمْ يَحُجَّ بَعْدَهَا ؛ حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (8045)غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً وَأَنَّهُ حَجَّ بَعْدَمَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً لَمْ يَحُجَّ بَعْدَهَا حَجَّةً إِلا حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ
  • شرح السنة (3677)غَزَا تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً ، وَأَنَّهُ حَجَّ بَعْدَمَا هَاجَرَ حَجَّةً وَاحِدَةً ، لَمْ يَحُجَّ بَعْدَهَا : حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3949

Once, while I was sitting beside Zaid bin Al-Arqam, he was asked, "How many Ghazwat did the Prophet undertake?" Zaid replied, "Nineteen." They said, "In how many Ghazwat did you join him?" He replied, "Seventeen." I asked, "Which of these was the first?" He replied, "Al-`Ashira or Al- `Ashiru."

كَمْ غَزَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ غَزْوَةٍ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ‏.‏ قِيلَ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّهُمْ كَانَتْ أَوَّلَ قَالَ الْعُسَيْرَةُ أَوِ الْعُشَيْرُ‏.‏…

Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam + 7 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1813

I fought in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) nineteen battles. Jabir said: I did not participate in the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud. My father prevented me (from participating in these battles as my age was tender). After `Abdullah (my father) was killed on the Day of Uhud, I…

غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً - قَالَ جَابِرٌ - لَمْ أَشْهَدْ بَدْرًا وَلاَ أُحُدًا مَنَعَنِي أَبِي فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْ رَسُولِ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1814a

It has been narrated on the authority of Buraida (who heard the tradition from his father) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) conducted nineteen military campaigns and he (actually) fought in eight of them.

غَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً قَاتَلَ فِي ثَمَانٍ مِنْهُنَّ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْهُنَّ ‏.‏

Narrated by Buraydah

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