سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الجهادThe Chapters on Jihad
بَابُ : الرَّايَاتِ وَالأَلْوِيَةِChapter: Flags and standards
Hadith 2818
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِسْحَاق الْوَاسِطِيُّ النَّاقِدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ حَيَّانَ ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مِجْلَزٍ ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ " أَنَّ رَايَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ ، وَلِوَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضُ " .
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the flag of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was black, and his standard was white.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ By “black” is not meant pure black; rather, this flag was made of striped cloth and was square-shaped. (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, al-Jihad, Chapter: What Has Been Related About Banners, Hadith: 1680)
➋ In war, the flags of different battalions can be of different colors.
➌ Both (rayah) and (liwa’) mean “flag.” In this respect, they are synonymous words; however, according to one opinion, (rayah) is a large flag and (liwa’) is a small flag (Hashiyah Sunan Ibn Majah by Muhammad Fu’ad ‘Abd al-Baqi). We have translated according to the other opinion.
➊ By “black” is not meant pure black; rather, this flag was made of striped cloth and was square-shaped. (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, al-Jihad, Chapter: What Has Been Related About Banners, Hadith: 1680)
➋ In war, the flags of different battalions can be of different colors.
➌ Both (rayah) and (liwa’) mean “flag.” In this respect, they are synonymous words; however, according to one opinion, (rayah) is a large flag and (liwa’) is a small flag (Hashiyah Sunan Ibn Majah by Muhammad Fu’ad ‘Abd al-Baqi). We have translated according to the other opinion.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2818
