Sahih al-Bukhari, 4265
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by al-Fadl bin Dakayn, Abu Na'eemfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromIsma'il bin Abi Khalid al-AhmsifromQays bin Abi HazimfromKhalid bin al-Walid
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ، يَقُولُ لَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ فِي يَدِي يَوْمَ مُوتَةَ تِسْعَةُ أَسْيَافٍ، فَمَا بَقِيَ فِي يَدِي إِلاَّ صَفِيحَةٌ يَمَانِيَةٌ.
English translation
Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:
On the day (of the battle of) Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and nothing was left in my hand except a Yemenite sword of mine.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 64, Hadith 299
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 564 (deprecated numbering scheme)