Hadith #77
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي بُرَيْدَةُ قَالَ حَاصَرْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَانْصَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ مِنْ الْغَدِ فَخَرَجَ فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَئِذٍ شِدَّةٌ وَجَهْدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنِّي دَافِعٌ اللِّوَاءَ غَدًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَيُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُ
ولَهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ لَهُ فَبِتْنَا طَيِّبَةٌ أَنْفُسُنَا أَنَّ الْفَتْحَ غَدًا فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ ثُمَّ قَامَ قَائِمًا فَدَعَا بِاللِّوَاءِ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَى مَصَافِّهِمْ فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ اللِّوَاءَ وَفُتِحَ لَهُ قَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ وَأَنَا فِيمَنْ تَطَاوَلَ لَهَا
Isnad Chain
زيد بن الحباب
الحسين بن واقد
عبد الله بن بريدة
أبي بريدة
English Translation
It was narrated from Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: 'We besieged Khaybar. Abu Bakr took the banner but returned without victory being granted to him. The next day 'Umar took it, went out, and returned without victory being granted to him. The people suffered great hardship and difficulty that day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Tomorrow I will give the banner to a man whom Allah and His Messenger love, and who loves Allah and His Messenger — he will not return until victory is granted to him." We spent the night with hearts full of joy that the conquest would come the next morning. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose, he prayed Fajr then stood up and called for the banner. The people were in their battle ranks. He called for 'Ali, who was suffering from an eye condition, and he spat upon his eyes...'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 42, Hadith 77
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21915
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58305