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bayhaqi:13062Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Abū Bakr b. Dāsah > Abū Dāwud > Ibrāhīm b. Mūsá al-Rāzī > Ibn Abū Zāʾidah

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2591)   

البيهقي:١٣٠٦٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ أنا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ أنا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ يَسْأَلُهُ

عَنْ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَتْ؟ فَقَالَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ  


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abudawud:2591Ibrāhīm b. Mūsá al-Rāzī > Ibn Abū Zāʾidah

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug.  

أبو داود:٢٥٩١حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ رَجُلٌ مِنْ ثَقِيفٍ مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ يَسْأَلُهُ

عَنْ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَتْ فَقَالَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ  

tirmidhi:1680Aḥmad b. Manīʿ > Yaḥyá b. Zakariyyā b. Abū Zāʾidah

the freed salve of Muhammad bin Al-Qasim said: "Muhammad bin Al-Qasim sent me to Al-Bara' bin 'Azib to ask him about the flag of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: 'It was a black square of Namirah.'"  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, Al-Harith bin Hassan, and Ibn 'Abbas. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we don know know of it except from the report of Ibn Abi Za'idah. And Abu Ya'qub Ath-Thaqafi's name is Ishaq bin Ibrahim. 'Ubaidullah bin Musa also reports from him.
الترمذي:١٦٨٠حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَسْأَلُهُ

عَنْ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَالْحَارِثِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ وَأَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ اسْمُهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَرَوَى عَنْهُ أَيْضًا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى
ahmad:18627Yaḥyá b. Zakariyyā

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2591)  

أحمد:١٨٦٢٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَسْأَلُهُ

عَنْ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَتْ؟ قَالَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ  

nasai-kubra:8552Ibn Abū Zāʾidah

Yunus ibn Ubayd, client of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, said that Muhammad ibn al-Qasim sent to al-Bara' ibn Azib to ask him about the standard of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: It was black and square, being made of a woollen rug. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2591)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٥٢وَفِيمَا قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو يَعْقُوبَ الثَّقَفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ §بَعَثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ إِلَى الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَسْأَلُهُ

عَنْ رَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَتْ؟ فَقَالَ «كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ مُرَبَّعَةً مِنْ نَمِرَةٍ»