Hadith 5786

Chapter 44

باب 44

(44) باب غَزْوَةُ مُوتَةَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الشَّأْمِ

(44) Chapter: The expedition of Mu`tah to the land of Syria
300
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ، يَقُولُ لَقَدْ دُقَّ فِي يَدِي يَوْمَ مُوتَةَ تِسْعَةُ أَسْيَافٍ، وَصَبَرَتْ فِي يَدِي صَفِيحَةٌ لِي يَمَانِيَةٌ.

Narrated Khalid bin Al-Walid:
On the day of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand and only a Yemenite sword of mine remained in my hand.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4266

In-book reference: Book 64, Hadith 300

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 565