صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجهاد والسيرThe Book of Jihad and Expeditions
باب غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ:Chapter: The campaign of Dhat Ar-Riqa
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَاللَّفْظُ لِأَبِي عَامِرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : " خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ ، وَنَحْنُ سِتَّةُ نَفَرٍ بَيْنَنَا بَعِيرٌ نَعْتَقِبُهُ ، قَالَ : فَنَقِبَتْ أَقْدَامُنَا ، فَنَقِبَتْ قَدَمَايَ وَسَقَطَتْ أَظْفَارِي ، فَكُنَّا نَلُفُّ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا الْخِرَقَ ، فَسُمِّيَتْ غَزْوَةَ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ " ، لِمَا كُنَّا نُعَصِّبُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا مِنَ الْخِرَقِ ، قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ : فَحَدَّثَ أَبُو مُوسَى بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، ثُمَّ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ شَيْئًا مِنْ عَمَلِهِ أَفْشَاهُ ، قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ : وَزَادَنِي غَيْرُ بُرَيْدٍ وَاللَّهُ يُجْزِي بِهِ .
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Musa (Ash'ari) who said: We set out on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . We were six in number and had (with us) only one camel which we rode turn by turn. Our feet were injured. My feet were so badly injured that my nails dropped off. We covered our feet with rags, so this expedition was called Dhat-ur-Riqa' (i. e. the expedition of rags) because we bandaged our feet with rags (on that day). Abu Burda said: Abu Musa narrated this tradition, and then disliked repeating it as he did not want to give any publicity to what he did in a noble cause Abu Usama said: Narrators other than Abu Buraida have added to the version of the words: "God will reward it."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
نَعْتَقِبُهُ:
We would ride it one after another,
because it was not possible for all to sit on it at the same time.
(2)
نَقِبَتْ:
Became wounded.
(3)
خِرَقَ:
Plural of khirqa,
rags,
pieces of cloth.
(4)
نُعَصِّبُ or یَعصِبُ:
We would bind (them).
Benefits and Issues:
The reason for the naming of the Battle of Dhat al-Riqa‘ is precisely as stated by the narrator himself,
because "riqa‘" is the plural of "riq‘a",
which means a piece or a patch.
According to some, the reason is that there was a multicolored mountain there,
or there was a tree by that name,
or the banners had patches on them.
(1)
نَعْتَقِبُهُ:
We would ride it one after another,
because it was not possible for all to sit on it at the same time.
(2)
نَقِبَتْ:
Became wounded.
(3)
خِرَقَ:
Plural of khirqa,
rags,
pieces of cloth.
(4)
نُعَصِّبُ or یَعصِبُ:
We would bind (them).
Benefits and Issues:
The reason for the naming of the Battle of Dhat al-Riqa‘ is precisely as stated by the narrator himself,
because "riqa‘" is the plural of "riq‘a",
which means a piece or a patch.
According to some, the reason is that there was a multicolored mountain there,
or there was a tree by that name,
or the banners had patches on them.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4699
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Since, in this battle, due to the hardship of traveling on foot, the Companions reached the point where they had to wrap rags around their feet,
for this reason it was named the Expedition of Dhat ar-Riqa‘.
Since, in this battle, due to the hardship of traveling on foot, the Companions reached the point where they had to wrap rags around their feet,
for this reason it was named the Expedition of Dhat ar-Riqa‘.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4128
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
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The participation of Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu) in this expedition is mentioned, and he came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) after the Battle of Khaybar. This means that the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa‘ took place after Khaybar.
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Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu) did not consider it good to narrate this hadith because he had performed this deed under extreme hardship, and narrating it involved self-praise, whereas concealing a righteous deed is better than disclosing it, and this is the true beauty of a good deed and virtue. Allah the Exalted says:
“If you conceal the charities and give them to the poor, it is better for you.” ()
➊
The participation of Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu) in this expedition is mentioned, and he came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) after the Battle of Khaybar. This means that the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa‘ took place after Khaybar.
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Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari (radi Allahu anhu) did not consider it good to narrate this hadith because he had performed this deed under extreme hardship, and narrating it involved self-praise, whereas concealing a righteous deed is better than disclosing it, and this is the true beauty of a good deed and virtue. Allah the Exalted says:
“If you conceal the charities and give them to the poor, it is better for you.” ()
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4128
