Hadith #1714
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، وَعُقَيْلٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ
عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :" خَيْرُ الأَصْحَابِ أَرْبَعَةٌ، وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ، وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُ مِائَةٍ، وَمَا بَلَغَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا فَصَبَرُوا، وَصَدَقُوا فَغُلِبُوا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ "
Isnad Chain
محمد بن الصلت
حبان بن علي
يونس ، وعقيل
ابن شهاب
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The best number of companions is four, and the best army is four thousand, and the best detachment is four hundred. An army of twelve thousand will never be defeated out of smallness of numbers if they remain patient and sincere.'
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Quran References
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 17, Hadith 1714
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 1714
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