Sahih al-Bukhari

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Book 64: Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)

Chapter: The expedition of Mu`tah to the land of Syria

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Ibn Umar 6 narrators
Ahmad bin Hanbal Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 164 AH/780 CE – 241 AH/855 CE 'Abdullah bin Wahb Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 125 AH – 197 AH 'Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qub Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. before 150 AH Sa'id bin Abi Hilal Tābiʿī 70 AH – 133 AH or after Nafie' Tābiʿī ~30 AH – 117 or 119 AH Ibn Umar Companion 10 BH/613 CE – 74 AH/693 CE
`Abdullah bin `Umar said:"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Ja`far should take over his position, and if Ja`far is martyred, `Abdullah bin Rawaha should take over his position.' " `Abdulla-h bin `Umar further said, "I was present amongst them in that battle and we searched for Ja`far bin Abi Talib and found his body amongst the bodies of the martyred ones, and found over ninety wounds over his body, caused by stabs or shots (of arrows).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 4261

In-book reference

Book 64, Hadith 295

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 560

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزْوَةِ مُوتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ، وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ فِيهِمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى، وَوَجَدْنَا مَا فِي جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ مِنْ طَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ‏.‏

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