Sahih MuslimChapter 33Hadith 4808

Full Sharh — Sahih Muslim 4808

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ ‏.‏

English Translation

It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Jabir who said:While swearing fealty to the Prophet (ﷺ) we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away (from the battlefield)

Source

Sahih Muslim(صحيح مسلم)

The Book on Government

Hadith Number

4808

Sahih Muslim 4808

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