Darussalam · Volume 4
24. The ChaptersOn JihâdSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2827 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 944
Source no. 2827 · Volume 6 · Page 327
Very weak · qualified assessment
ضعيف جدا - لكن شطره الثاني: "خير ..." صحيح من وجه آخر -، الصحيحة (٩٨٦) // ضعيف الجامع الصغير برقم (٦٣٧٩) وفي صحيح الجامع برقم (٧٨٥٠) //
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2827. It was narrated from Anas bin Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to Aktham bin Al-Jawn Al-Khuzā'i: "O Aktham! Fight alongside people other than your own, it will improve your attitude and make you generous to your companions. O Aktham, the best number of companions is four, the best number of troops on an expedition is four hundred, the best number of an army is four thousand, and twelve thousand will never be overpowered because of their small number." (Da'if)
2827 - حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ الْعَامِلِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِأَكْثَمَ بْنِ الْجَوْنِ الْخُزَاعِيِّ: «يَا أَكْثَمُ، اغْزُ مَعَ غَيْرِ قَوْمِكَ يَحْسُنْ خُلُقُكَ وَتَكْرُمْ عَلَى رُفَقَائِكَ، يَا أَكْثَمُ، خَيْرُ الرُّفَقَاءِ أَرْبَعَةٌ، وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُمِائَةٍ، وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ، وَلَنْ يُغْلَبَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ»
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An army of four thousands soldier is not too small to achieve its mission, nor so huge that a leader cannot control it. A huge army should be divided in small military groups and a separate leader should be appointed over them. An army of twelve thousand soldiers is a huge army that is capable of carrying out any mission provided it owns the contemporary advanced weapon systems. In addition, it should have trust in Allāh, observe Taqwa, obey the leader, remember Allāh and take into consideration all other etiquettes of jihād.