Hadith #256

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ ق

Body (Matn)

َالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ مَنْ عُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ وَأُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ

Isnad Chain

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وكيعnarrator

وكيع

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Al-A'mashnarrator

الأعمش

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أبي سفيانnarrator

أبي سفيان

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جابرcompanion

جابر

English Translation

Waki' narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from Abu Sufyan, from Jabir (رضي الله عنهما), who said: They asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, which jihad is the best?' He said: 'The one whose horse is hamstrung and whose blood is shed.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 256

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13694

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