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Sahih Muslim 1254b (Book 32, Hadith 174) #11802
Number of Military Expeditions Accompanied by Zaid b. Arqam

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Zaid b. Arqam recounting the number of military expeditions he accompanied the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on and which was the first expedition he led.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ishaq that 'Abdullah b. Yazid went (out of the city) with people for offering" Istisqa" ' prayer (for rainfall). He offered two rak'ahs. Then he prayed for rain. That day I met Zaid b. Arqam. There was only one man between me and him (at that time). I asked him: How many military expeditions did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ undertake? He said: Nineteen expeditions. I asked him: On how many expeditions did you accompany him? He said: On seventeen expeditions. I asked: Which was the first expedition he led? He answered: Dhat-ul-, Usair or Ushair.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي بِالنَّاسِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اسْتَسْقَى قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ - وَقَالَ - لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ غَيْرُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ رَجُلٌ - قَالَ - فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً - قَالَ - فَقُلْتُ فَمَا أَوَّلُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا قَالَ ذَاتُ الْعُسَيْرِ أَوِ الْعُشَيْرِ
TOPICS
military  *  expedition  *  dhatul  *  usair  *  ushair

QUICK LESSONS:
Spread Islam peacefully through means such as military expeditions; Be humble like Zaid; Learn from teachers

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith recounts a conversation between Abu Ishaq and Zaid b. Arqam in which Abu Ishaq asked how many military expeditions did the Prophet Muhammad undertake and on how many did Zaid accompany him? To this, Zaid replied that the Prophet undertook 19 expeditions and he accompanied him on 17 of them with Dhat-ul-, Usair or Ushair being the first one. This hadith highlights an important aspect of Islamic history as it shows us how much effort was put into spreading Islam through peaceful means such as military expeditions rather than violence or force. It also teaches us to be humble like Zaid who despite accompanying the Prophet on so many journeys still considered himself to be a student learning from his teacher - something we should all strive for in our own lives.

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