Hadith 3065

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : ذَكَرَ لَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ أَقَامَ بِالْعَرْصَةِ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ " تَابَعَهُ مُعَاذٌ وَعَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .
Narrated Abu Talha: Whenever the Prophet conquered some people, he would stay in their town for three days.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب الجهاد والسير / 3065
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

There, a stay of three days would occur in the situation where there was absolutely no danger from the enemy.
The purpose of this stay was to implement beneficial reforms for the welfare of that region, and also to manifest the grandeur and glory of Islam.
In any case, it is permissible to stay for three days in conquered territories so that the dominance becomes well-known and the strength of Islam becomes visible there.
And Allah knows best.

Nowadays, in this atomic age, such automated missiles have been invented that their target can be set hundreds of miles away, and they reach their mark on their own, evading obstacles along the way.
Now, there is no need to stay in any area for three days, because field warfare has become obsolete.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3065
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The hadith is authentic.
And it is also found in Sahih Bukhari.
(2530) This is the reason why the statement of Imam Abu Dawud which is in brackets,
is not present in some manuscripts of Abu Dawud.
And its absence is more appropriate.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2695