Sahih al-Bukhari 3007 (Book 57, Hadith 44)
him. We were, I and my two brothers, I being the youngest, and one of my brothers was Abu Burda
and the other was Abu Ruhm. We were over fifty (or fifty-three or fifty two) men from our people.
We got on board a ship which took us to An-Najashi in Ethiopia, and there we found Ja`far bin Abu
Talib and his companions with An-Najaishi. Ja`far said (to us), “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) has sent us here and
ordered us to stay here, so you too, stay with us.” We stayed with him till we all left (Ethiopia) and
met the Prophet (ﷺ) at the time when he had conquered Khaibar. He gave us a share from its booty (or
gave us from its booty). He gave only to those who had taken part in the Ghazwa with him. but he did
not give any share to any person who had not participated in Khaibar’s conquest except the people of
our ship, besides Ja`far and his companions, whom he gave a share as he did them (i.e. the people of
the ship).
Sahih al-Bukhari 3007 (Book 57, Hadith 44)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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