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nasai-kubra:4367 – Aḥmad b. ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > Zakariyyā b. ʿAdī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAmr > Zayd b. Abū Unaysah > Sayyār > Zakariyyā > Bih Hushaym > Sayyār > Jubayr b. ʿUbaydah > ʿUbaydullāh > Jubayr > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ promised us (a) battle expedition (in) India. If I live to see that, I will expend myself and my wealth in it. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back, I will be Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar." [1] [1] Al-Muharrar: The one freed (from the Fire). (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3173)

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٣٦٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ قَالَ زَكَرِيَّا وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ عَنْ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

«وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ» فَإِنْ أُدْرِكْهَا أُنْفِدُ فِيهَا نَفْسِي وَمَالِي فَإِنْ أُقْتَلُ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ أَرْجِعْ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ

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nasai:3173 – [Chain 1] Aḥmad b. ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > Zakariyyā b. ʿAdī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAmr > Zayd b. Abū Unaysah > Sayyār [Chain 2] Hushaym > Sayyār > Jabr b. ʿAbīdah > ʿUbaydullāh > Jubayr > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ promised us (a) battle expedition (in) India. If I live to see that, I will expend myself and my wealth in it. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back, I will be Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar." [1] [1] Al-Muharrar: The one freed (from the Fire).

النسائي:٣١٧٣ – أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ ح قَالَ وَأَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ عَنْ جَبْرِ بْنِ عَبِيدَةَ وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهَا أُنْفِقْ فِيهَا نَفْسِي وَمَالِي فَإِنْ أُقْتَلْ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ أَرْجِعْ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ

nasai:3174 – Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Yazīd > Hushaym > Sayyār Abū al-Ḥakam > Jabr b. ʿAbīdah > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ promised that we would invade India. If I live to see that I will sacrifice myself and my wealth. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back, I will be Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar."

النسائي:٣١٧٤ – حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ أَبُو الْحَكَمِ عَنْ جَبْرِ بْنِ عَبِيدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهَا أُنْفِقْ فِيهَا نَفْسِي وَمَالِي وَإِنْ قُتِلْتُ كُنْتُ أَفْضَلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ

ahmad:7128 – Hushaym > Sayyār > Jabr b. ʿAbīdah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the expedition of Hind (India). If I am martyred, then I will be among the best martyrs. And if I return, then I am Abu Hurayrah Al-Muharrar."

أحمد:٧١٢٨ – حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ عَنْ جَبْرِ بْنِ عَبِيدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِفَإِنِ اسْتُشْهِدْتُ كُنْتُ مِنْ خَيْرِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ

nasai-kubra:4368 – Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Yazīd > Hushaym > Sayyār Abū al-Ḥakam > Jabr b. ʿUbaydah > Abū Hurayrah

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ promised that we would invade India. If I live to see that I will sacrifice myself and my wealth. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back, I will be Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3174)

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٣٦٨ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ أَبُو الْحَكَمِ عَنْ جَبْرِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

«وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ» فَإِنْ أُدْرِكْهَا أُنْفِقْ فِيهَا نَفْسِي وَمَالِي فَإِنْ قُتِلْتُ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ