Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Chapter: Concealing the true destination of a Ghazwa
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Sahih al-Bukhari 2949 · Book 56, Hadith 161
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by Ka'b bin Malik bin Abi Ka'b 4 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 2949
In-book reference
Book 56, Hadith 161
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 198
Arabic Text
وَعَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْرُجُ إِذَا خَرَجَ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلاَّ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ.
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