سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب السيرFrom the Book of Expeditions
باب في خَيْرِ الأَصْحَابِ وَالسَّرَايَا وَالْجُيُوشِ:Chapter: Best Companions, Squads, and Armies
Hadith 2475
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ، حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، وَعُقَيْلٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "خَيْرُ الأَصْحَابِ أَرْبَعَةٌ، وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ، وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُ مِائَةٍ، وَمَا بَلَغَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا فَصَبَرُوا، وَصَدَقُوا فَغُلِبُوا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ".
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best companions are four, and the best army is the one that has four thousand men, and the best detachment (military unit) is the one that has four hundred men, and if the number reaches twelve thousand and they act with patience and truthfulness, they will not be overcome due to being few."
