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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
أول مسند ابن عباس
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
أَوَّلُ مُسْنَدِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
Beginning of the Musnad of Ibn Abbas
Musnad Abi Ya'la 2714 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The best number
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَحُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، قَالَ يُونُسُ : حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : خَيْرُ الْأَصْحَابِ أَرْبَعَةٌ ، وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُمِائَةٍ ، وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ ، وَمَا هُزِمَ قَوْمٌ بَلَغُوا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ إِذَا صَدَقُوا وَصَبَرُوا ، إِلَّا أَنَّ حُجَيْنًا قَالَ : عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ : وَصَبَرُوا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best number of companions is four, the best raiding party (sariyyah) is four hundred (men), the best army is four thousand, and a people who reach twelve thousand will never be defeated merely because of small numbers, provided they are truthful and patient." However, the narrator Hujayn narrated it via Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) and did not mention the words "and patient" at the end of the hadith.
