مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 2701
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُحَيَّاةِ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ يَوْمَ التَّرْوِيَةِ بِمِنًى، وَصَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ بِهَا " (٣)، ،
Translation
English translation
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The best number for companionship is four, the best number for an expedition is four hundred and the best number for an army is four thousand.” And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "People will never be defeated due to being too few in number if their number reaches twelve thousand.”
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This is Hadith 2701 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 25, Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet, as in-book entry 864.
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Musnad Ahmad 2718 Arabic/English book : Book 25, Hadith 2718
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