Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate: The small flag of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was black and his large flag was white.
Abu Ya'la and al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Hayyan bin Ubaydullah. Al-Dhahabi said: Ibn Abi Hatim left his entry blank (recorded nothing about him), so he is majhul (unknown). The remaining narrators of Abu Ya'la are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9638
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه ابو يعلى فى المسند (2370) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (1161) ، أخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2818، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 1161، 12909، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 4351/2»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The small flag of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was black and his large flag was white, on which was written: La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah (There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). (Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah recorded this report; however, they did not include the words about the writing.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. Its chain contains Hayyan, about whom the discussion has already passed, which you have seen before. The remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9639
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (221) ، أخرجه سنن الترمذي برقم: 1681، وأخرجه سنن ابن ماجه برقم: 2818، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 12909، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 221»
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The small flag of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was black. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: In the Sunan, from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him),
this report is transmitted that it was white.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in all three books. In the chain of al-Mu'jam al-Kabir is Sharik al-Nakha'i, whom al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) and others declared thiqah (trustworthy), and there is weakness in him. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9640
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الصغير (1077) أخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير “ (1758)»
Sayyiduna Mazidah al-Abdi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had small flags made for the Ansar, and he had them made yellow.
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Muhammad bin al-Layth al-Hadadi, and I do not know him. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9641
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (347/20)»
Sayyiduna Kurayz bin Samah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a red small flag tied for Banu Sulaym.
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains narrators whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9642
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (189/19)»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The particular flag of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be with Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and the flag of the Ansar used to be with Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him). When the fighting became intense, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be with those who were under the flag of the Ansar.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih, except for Uthman bin Zufar al-Shami; his case is different, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9643
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (3486) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 3476»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: On the occasion of the Battle of Badr, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the flag-bearer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was the flag-bearer of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (the sentence is like this in the printed edition, but perhaps the original sentence was: and Sayyiduna Qays bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was the flag-bearer of the Ansar), and on every occasion the flag-bearer of the Muhajirun was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Its chain contains Abu Shaybah Ibrahim, and he is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9644
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (12101) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 12101، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 5198»
Muharib narrates: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Ziyad that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The enemy will not prevail over any people whose small flag (the narrator is in doubt; perhaps the words are:) large flag is with a man from Banu Bakr bin Wa'il."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجهاد / 9645
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (356/19)»