Hadith 300

Sahih Bukhari

Book 64: Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)

Chapter 44

The expedition of Mu`tah to the land of Syria

باب غَزْوَةُ مُوتَةَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الشَّأْمِ

Sahih al-Bukhari 4266
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.‏
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.