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Sahih al-Bukhari 3890 (Book 63, Hadith 115) #3718
Witnessing the Pledge of Allegiance at Al-'Aqaba

SUMMARY: The hadith is about Jabir bin Abdullah's experience of being present at Al-'Aqaba, where the pledge of allegiance was given.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: I was present with my two maternal uncles at Al-'Aqaba (where the pledge of allegiance was given). (Ibn 'Uyaina said, "One of the two was Al-Bara' bin Marur")
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ كَانَ عَمْرٌو يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ شَهِدَ بِي خَالاَىَ الْعَقَبَةَ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ مَعْرُورٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
pledge  *  allegiance  *  alaqaba

QUICK LESSONS:
Be loyal to your promises and commitments; Maintain peace and harmony in society; Follow the rules set out for you by your leaders or elders.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah and it talks about his experience of being present with his two maternal uncles at a place called Al-'Aqaba. At this place, a pledge or an oath of allegiance was taken from people. This means that people promised to follow certain rules and regulations in order to live peacefully together as a community. It teaches us that we should always be loyal to our promises and commitments, no matter how difficult they may seem. We should also strive to maintain peace and harmony in our society by following the rules set out for us by our leaders or elders.

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