Sahih al-Bukhari, 2882
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Ali bin al-MadinifromBashr bin al-Mufadl bin LahaqfromKhalid bin Dhkwanfromar-Rubbayi' bint Mu'awwidh bin 'Afra'
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذٍ، قَالَتْ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَسْقِي، وَنُدَاوِي الْجَرْحَى، وَنَرُدُّ الْقَتْلَى إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.
English translation
Narrated Ar-Rubayyi 'bint Mu'auwidh:
We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) providing the wounded with water and treating them and bringing the killed to Medina (from the battle field) .
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 56, Hadith 97
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 133 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Allah, Exalted is He, did not deem it obligatory on women to partake in fighting in His cause, for it is an exclusive obligation on men. However, women are still allowed to partake in Jihaad along with men and perform the tasks that befit their innately delicate nature. In this hadeeth, Al-Rubayyi‘ bintMu‘auwwidh ibn ‘Afraa’ (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that she and some other women used to accompany the Prophetﷺ in battles, providing the wounded with water, medical treatment, and carrying the killed back to Al-Madeenah (from the battlefield)to be buried therein..