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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2794

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from The Chapters on Jihad, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
42

Chapter 15

Chapter context: Fighting in the cause of Allah

باب الْقِتَالِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ ‏

‏ مَنْ أُهْرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَعُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that ‘Amr bin ‘Abasah said:

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ He said: ‘(That of a man) whose blood is shed and his horse is wounded.’”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 2794 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 24, The Chapters on Jihad, as in-book entry 42 under the chapter “Fighting in the cause of Allah.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
42

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 4, Book 24, Hadith 2794 Arabic : Book 24, Hadith 2900

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Sahih Lighairihi
Zubair Ali Zai:
Sahih

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