Hadith #574
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنِ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَال
ِكٍ أَحَدُ الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنَّ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَدَأَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَسَبَّحَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَجَلَسَ فِي مُصَلَّاهُ فَيَأْتِيهِ النَّاسُ فَيُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ
Isnad Chain
حجاج
عقيل
ابن شهاب
ابن كعب بن مال
English Translation
Ḥajjāj narrated to us: Layth narrated to us, saying: ʿUqayl narrated to me, from Ibn Shihāb, from Ibn Kaʿb ibn Mālik — one of the three whose repentance was accepted — that Kaʿb ibn Mālik (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ rarely set out on a military expedition except that he would give the impression of heading elsewhere, until it was that expedition [Tabūk].
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 574
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 15212
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51602