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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الجهادBook of Jihad
Explanation of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) flag
Hadith 599
اُردوEn
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، " أَنَّ رَايَةَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَتْ سَوْدَاءَ "، لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَيْنِ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ ، إِلا ابْنُهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ ، وَلا عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، إِلا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ ، تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ مُوسَى بْنُ هَارُونَ ، وَالدُّهْنِيُّونَ فَخِذٌ مِنْ بَجِيلَةَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) with the same chain that the flag of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was black in color.
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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
