Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #51025
Hadith #51025
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «خَيْرُ الصَّحَابَةِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُمِائَةٍ وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ وَلَنْ يُغْلَبَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ: هَذَا حَدِيث غَرِيب
On the authority of Ibn Abbas, on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, he said: “The best companions are four, the best companies are four hundred, and the best armies are four thousand. Twelve thousand will be defeated by a few.” It was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Al-Darimi, and Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hadith. strange
Source
Mishkat al-Masabih # 19/3912
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 19: Chapter 19