The pledge beneath the tree
6 AH · c. 628 CEHudaybiyahTreaties
Jabir recalls the group at Hudaybiyah and identifies the tree associated with the pledge. Quran 48:18 explicitly mentions the pledge beneath a tree.
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Source report
- Sahih al-Bukhari 4154 ↗A concise original paraphrase is shown above. Open the report to read it in full.
۞ لَّقَدْ رَضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ فَعَلِمَ مَا فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَأَنزَلَ ٱلسَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَثَـٰبَهُمْ فَتْحًا قَرِيبًا
Read Quran 48:18 ↗Allah was well pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance unto thee beneath the tree, and He knew what was in their hearts, and He sent down peace of reassurance on them, and hath rewarded them with a near victory;
Marmaduke Pickthall
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