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ahmad:19335Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] I met Zaid bin Arqam and asked him, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participate in?" He replied, "Nineteen." I then asked him, "How many battles did you participate in with him?" He replied, "Seventeen battles." I asked further, "Which was the first battle the Prophet ﷺ fought?" He replied, "The Battle of 'Ushayrah."  

أحمد:١٩٣٣٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

لَقِيتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ فَقُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا أَوَّلُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَا؟ قَالَ ذَاتُ الْعُشَيْرِ أَوِ الْعُشَيْرَةِ  


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bukhari:3949ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Wahb > Shuʿbah

Once, while I was sitting beside Zaid bin Al-Arqam, he was asked, "How many Ghazwat did the Prophet undertake?" Zaid replied, "Nineteen." They said, "In how many Ghazwat did you join him?" He replied, "Seventeen." I asked, "Which of these was the first?" He replied, "Al-ʿAshira or Al- ʿAshiru."  

البخاري:٣٩٤٩حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ

عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ كُنْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ كَمْ غَزَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةٍ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ قِيلَ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّهُمْ كَانَتْ أَوَّلَ قَالَ الْعُسَيْرَةُ أَوِ الْعُشَيْرُ فَذَكَرْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ فَقَالَ الْعُشَيْرُ  

bukhari:4471ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Saʾalt

I asked Zaid bin Al-Arqam, "In how many Ghazawat did you take part in the company of Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "Seventeen." I further asked, "How many Ghazawat did the Prophet ﷺ fight?" He replied, "Nineteen."  

البخاري:٤٤٧١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ ؓ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ  

muslim:1254bMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār And al-Lafẓ Ibn al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

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.  

مسلم:١٢٥٤bحَدَّثَنَا 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  

tirmidhi:1676Maḥmūd b. Ghaylān > Wahbb. Jarīr Waʾabū Dāwud al-Ṭayālisī > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

"I was next to Zaid bin Arqam when he was asked: 'How many battles did the Prophet ﷺ fight ?' He said: 'Nineteen.' So I said: 'How many battles did you take part in with him ?' he said: 'Seventeen.' I said: 'Which of them was the first?' He said: 'Dhat Al-Ushaira' or Al-'Usaira'. '"  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
الترمذي:١٦٧٦حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

كُنْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ كَمْ غَزَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةٍ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ أَيَّتُهُنَّ كَانَ أَوَّلَ قَالَ ذَاتُ الْعُشَيْرَاءِ أَوِ الْعُسَيْرَاءِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
ahmad:19316Wakīʿ > Isrāʾīl Waʾabī > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] I asked Zaid bin Arqam, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participate in?" He replied, "Nineteen battles. I accompanied him in seventeen battles, and he preceded me in two battles."  

أحمد:١٩٣١٦حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ وَأَبِي عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ وَغَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً وَسَبَقَنِي بِغَزَاتَيْنِ  

ذِكْرُ عَدَدِ غَزَوَاتِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ

ibnhibban:6283Abū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd And Ibn Kathīr > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] Ibn Kathir said, "O Abu Amr, how many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fight?" He said, "Nineteen." I asked, "How many battles did you fight with him?" He said, "Seventeen." I asked, "What was the first battle he fought?" He said, "Dhu al-Ushayrah or al-Usayrah." Then Abdullah ibn Zaid prayed two Rak'ahs with the people.  

ابن حبّان:٦٢٨٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَابْنُ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ خَرَجَ النَّاسُ يَسْتَسْقُونَ وَفِيهِمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا؟

وَقَالَ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ يَا أَبَا عَمْرٍو كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ» قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ مَا أَوَّلُ مَا غَزَا؟ قَالَ ذُو الْعُشَيْرَةِ أَوِ الْعُسَيْرَةِ فَصَلَّى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

tabarani:5042[Chain 1] Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Sulaymān b. Ḥarb [Chain 2] ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar al-Ḍabbī > Abū al-Walīd [Chain 3] Abū Khalīfah > Abū al-Walīd And Muḥammad b. Kathīr > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] The people went out to seek rain and among them was Zaid bin Arqam. So, I approached him and asked, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participate in?" He replied, "Nineteen battles." I asked, "How many battles did you participate in with him?" He said, "Seventeen battles." He said, "He also prayed two rak'ahs with the people." Abu Al-Walid added in his narration, I asked, "What was the first battle the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participated in?" He said, "Dhu al-'Ashira or Dhu al-'Usayra."  

الطبراني:٥٠٤٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالُوا ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

خَرَجَ النَّاسُ يَسْتَسْقُونَ وَخَرَجَ فِيهِمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ فَدَنَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً» قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ «سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً» قَالَ «وَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» زَادَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قُلْتُ مَا أَوَّلُ مَا غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «ذَا الْعَشِيرَةِ أَوْ ذَا الْعُسَيْرَةِ»  

tabarani:5046Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Wahhāb b. Najdah al-Ḥawṭī > Aḥmad b. Khālid al-Wahbī > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Zayd b. Arqam

[Machine] "I participated in seventeen battles with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." I asked, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ participate in?" He replied, "Nineteen battles."  

الطبراني:٥٠٤٦حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ أَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْوَهْبِيُّ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ

«غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً» قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً»  

bayhaqi:6407Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Bishrān al-ʿAdl> Abū ʿAmr ʿUthmān b. Aḥmad b. al-Sammāk > Ḥanbal b. Isḥāq b. Ḥanbal > Abū ʿAbdullāh / Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Ansari went out to seek rain from the people. He then prayed two rak'ahs and sought rain. On that day, I met Zaid ibn Arqam, and there was no one between him and me except one man. I asked him, "How many battles did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wage?" He said, "Nineteen battles." I asked, "How many battles did you participate in with him?" He said, "Seventeen battles." I asked, "Which was the first battle that he fought?" He said, "The Battle of Ushayrah or the Battle of Ushayra."  

البيهقي:٦٤٠٧أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو عَمْرٍو عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ السَّمَّاكِ ثنا حَنْبَلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ يَعْنِي أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ خَرَجَ يَسْتَسْقِي بِالنَّاسِ فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ اسْتَسْقَى فَلَقِيتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ غَيْرُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ رَجُلٌ قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ غَزْوَةً قُلْتُ كَمْ غَزَوْتَ أَنْتَ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ قُلْتُ فَمَا أَوَّلُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا؟ قَالَ ذَاتُ الْعُسَيْرَةِ أَوْ ذَاتِ الْعُشَيْرَةِ