صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ مُبَايَعَةِ الإِمَامِ الْجَيْشَ عِنْدَ إِرَادَةِ الْقِتَالِ وَبَيَانِ بَيْعَةِ الرِّضْوَانِ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ:Chapter: It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight, and an account of Bay'at Ar-Ridwan beneath the tree
Hadith 1857
حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُرَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَى ، قَالَ : " كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الشَّجَرَةِ أَلْفًا وَثَلَاثَ مِائَةٍ ، وَكَانَتْ أَسْلَمُ ثُمْنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ ،
It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin Abu Aufa who said: The Companions of the Tree (i e. those who swore fealty under the tree) were one thousand and three hundred, and the people of Aslam tribe were one-eighth of the Muhajirs.
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وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُد . َح وحَدَّثَنَاه إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ .
The same tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
The number of participants in the Pledge of Ridwan (Bay‘at al-Ridwan) or the Companions of the Tree (Ashab al-Shajarah) was fourteen hundred (1400), as is evident from the distribution of the shares at Khaybar. However, since they were not counted, this number is based on estimation. Generally, Jabir radi Allahu anhu mentioned fourteen hundred, and at times he said fifteen hundred, while Abdullah ibn [another Companion] according to his estimation said thirteen hundred. This is a difference based on their respective estimations, because in estimation there can be increase or decrease.
The number of participants in the Pledge of Ridwan (Bay‘at al-Ridwan) or the Companions of the Tree (Ashab al-Shajarah) was fourteen hundred (1400), as is evident from the distribution of the shares at Khaybar. However, since they were not counted, this number is based on estimation. Generally, Jabir radi Allahu anhu mentioned fourteen hundred, and at times he said fifteen hundred, while Abdullah ibn [another Companion] according to his estimation said thirteen hundred. This is a difference based on their respective estimations, because in estimation there can be increase or decrease.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4815
