{"id":21401,"collection_id":4,"collection":"abudawud","collection_name":"Sunan Abi Dawud","book_number":"15","bab_id":89.0,"english_bab_number":"936","arabic_bab_number":"89","hadith_number":"2611","our_hadith_number":135,"arabic_urn":926140,"arabic_bab_name":"باب فِيمَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الْجُيُوشِ وَالرُّفَقَاءِ وَالسَّرَايَا","arabic_text":"حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏\"‏ خَيْرُ الصَّحَابَةِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُمِائَةٍ وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلاَفٍ وَلَنْ يُغْلَبَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ ‏\"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالصَّحِيحُ أَنَّهُ مُرْسَلٌ ‏.‏","arabic_transliteration":"haddathanaa zuhayru bnu harbin 'abuw khaythamaha، haddathanaa wahbu bnu jariyrin، haddathanaa 'abiy qaala، sami'tu yuwnusa، 'ani alzzuhriyyi، 'an 'ubaydi alllahi bni 'abdi alllahi، 'ani abni 'abbaasin، 'ani alnnabiyyi sly allh 'lyh wslm qaala ‏\"‏ khayru alssahaabahi 'arba'ahun wakhayru alssaraayaa 'arba'umia'ahin wakhayru aljuyuwshi 'arba'ahu 'aalaafin walan yughlaba athnaa 'ashara 'alfana min qillahin ‏\"‏ ‏.‏ qaala 'abuw daawuda waalssahiyhu 'annahu mursalun ‏.‏","arabic_grade":"صحيح","english_urn":826050,"english_bab_name":"Regarding What Is Recommended In Armies, Companies, And Expeditions","english_text":"<p>\n\nNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:\n</p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nThe Prophet (saws) said: The best number of companions is four, the best number in expeditions four hundred, and the best number in armies four thousand; and twelve thousand will not be overcome through smallness of numbers.\n</p>\n<p>\nAbu Dawud said: What is correct is that this tradition is mursal (i.e. the link of the Companion is missing).\n</p>","english_grade":"Sahih","last_updated":null,"xrefs":""}