Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 961

What is Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 961?

Riyad us-Salihin Hadith 961 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 7: The Book of Visiting the Sick. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection: Riyad us-Salihin
Reference in Sirah: Hadith 961
Chapter: 7: The Book of Visiting the Sick
Narrator in the source: Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them)
Compiler: Imam an-Nawawi
Displayed grading: At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud

Hadith 961

At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “خير الصحابة أربعة وخير السرايا أربعمائة وخير الجيوش أربعة آلاف ولن يغلب اثنا عشر ألفاً عن قلة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The best number of companions is four; the best detachment is four hundred and the best army is four thousand; and twelve thousand men will not be defeated as a result of smallness of number." [At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud].

— Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them)

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Source information

Collection: Riyad us-Salihin. Compiler: Imam an-Nawawi. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 961.

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Source grading label: At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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