Sahih al-Bukhari
Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad) — Hadith #2760
Scholarly Consensus: Sahih How we grade
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْجِهَادِ. فَقَالَ
" جِهَادُكُنَّ الْحَجُّ ". وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بِهَذَا.
the mother of the faithful believers, I requested the Prophet (ﷺ) permit me to participate in Jihad, but he said, “Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj.”
Narrator:
Aisha
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
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Scholarly Consensus: Sahih