Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 21, Hadith 56

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : “We did not pledge to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for death, but only that we would not flee.”

This Hadith is Hasan Sahih, meaning both of the Ahadith are Sahih. Some of his Companions pledged to him for death, they said only: “We will not leave from in front of you as long as we are not killed.” While others pledged him by saying: “We will not flee.”

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَمَعْنَى كِلاَ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ صَحِيحٌ قَدْ بَايَعَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا قَالُوا لاَ نَزَالُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ حَتَّى نُقْتَلَ وَبَايَعَهُ آخَرُونَ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَفِرُّ ‏.‏

Jami` at-Tirmidhi: Book 21, Hadith 56
Sahih (Darussalam)

 

The above hadith is from the Jami` at-Tirmidhi collection of hadiths. The Jami` at-Tirmidhi is a highly valued hadith collection within Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar al-Tirmidhi in the 9th century. It earns its prestigious reputation by being counted among the Kutub al-Sittah, the six most trusted compilations of prophetic tradition. This exclusive list features the Sahihayn of al-Bukhari and Muslim, as well as the Sunan collections of Abu Dawood, al-Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Imam al-Tirmidhi’s specific work is organized into 46 books and contains a total exceeding 4,000 individual hadith reports.

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