سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجهادThe Chapters on Jihad
بَابُ : الرَّايَاتِ وَالأَلْوِيَةِChapter: Flags and standards
Hadith 2817
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ ، وَعَبْدَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ مَكَّةَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ ، وَلِوَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضُ " .
It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkah on the Day of the Conquest, and his standard was white.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
This pertains to the conquest of Makkah; therefore, a flag was necessary. Otherwise, on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada‘), there was no flag or the like. In some narrations, it is mentioned that the flag of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was black. There is no contradiction in this. The main flag of the army was black, and the personal flag of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was white. In any case, there are several flags in war. Even during the conquest of Makkah, the Muhajirun had a separate flag, the Ansar had a separate one, and likewise for other groups.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2869
