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hadith 529
Hadith #
529
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
9
Part
Part 4: On Four-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
A Divine Leader Can Be Recognized By Four Characteristics
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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4-15 Abu Ahmad al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Sa’id ibn al-Hassan ibn Hakim al-Askari narrated that Abu Masood Abdullah ibn Muhammad quoted Abdan al-Askari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Suleiman Lavin (Muhammad ibn Suleiman ibn Habib Al-Asady), on the authority of Hiban ibn Ali (al-Anzi), on the authority of Aqeel (ibn Khalid), on the authority of Al-Zuhra, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
The best number for companions is four. The best number for members for a government is four-hundred. The best number of troops is four-thousand. Twelve-thousand troops would not be defeated by a few if they persevere and sincerely fight.”
4-15 حدثنا أبوأحمد الحسن بن عبد الله بن سعيد بن الحسن بن إسماعيل بن حكيم العسكري قال: حدثنا أبومسعود عبد الله بن محمد، عن عبدان العسكري قال: حدثنا محمد بن سليمان لوين قال: حدثنا حبان بن علي، عن عقيل، عن الزهري، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله، عن ابن عباس قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: خير الصحابة أربعة، وخير السرايا أربعمائة، وخير الجيوش أربعة آلاف، ولن يهزم اثنى عشر ألف من قلة إذا صبروا وصدقوا
Tags Warfare/Jihad

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