Hadith #594

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا ‏ ‏يَحْيَى ‏ ‏عَنْ ‏ ‏عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏أَخْبَرَنِي ‏ ‏نَافِعٌ ‏ ‏عَنِ ‏ ‏ابْنِ عُمَرَ ‏ ‏أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏عَرَضَهُ يَوْمَ ‏ ‏أُحُدٍ ‏ ‏وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ فَلَمْ ‏ ‏يُجِزْهُ ‏ ‏ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُ يَوْمَ ‏ ‏الْخَنْدَقِ ‏ ‏وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ‏ ‏فَأَجَازَهُ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yahya, from 'Ubayd Allah, from Nafi' — that the Prophet ﷺ presented him [for military service] on the day of Uhud when he was fourteen years old and did not permit him [to participate]. Then he presented him on the day of al-Khandaq when he was fifteen and permitted him.

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 594

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4432

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