Hadith 99

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 19: Jihad

Chapter 2

Preparing Equipment for Jihad - Section 1

باب إعداد آلة الجهاد - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 3887
قَالَ: كَانَتْ رَايَةُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوْدَاءَ وَلِوَاؤُهُ أبيضَ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Ibn ‘Abbas said that the Prophet’s standard1 was black and his banner2 white. 1. Raya. 2. Liwa’. The standard was larger than the banner. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.