Aslam Abu Imran al-Tujibi narrates that he heard Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "On the day of Badr we formed ranks, and one of us went out ahead. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at them and said: 'Stay with me! Stay with me!'" The narrator Abdullah says: My father narrated it this way, and he used these words: "We formed ranks on the day of the Battle of Badr."
Imam Ahmad recorded this narration. Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, in whom there is weakness. The correct view is that Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) did not take part in the Battle of Badr; and Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9669
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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