It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir who said: We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaibiya. We swore fealty to hiin (the Holy Prophet) and 'Umar was holding the latter's hand (when he was sitting) under the tree (called) ahadeeth (to administer the oath to the Companions). The narrator added: We took oath to the effect that we would not flee (from the battlefield if there was an encounter with the Makkahns), but we did not take oath to fight to death.

It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Jabir who said: While swearing fealty to the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away (from the battlefield).

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Zubair who heard Jabir being questioned as to how many people were there on the Day of Hudaibiya He replied: We wore fourteen hundred. We swore fealty to him, and Umar was holding his hand while he was sitting Under the tree (to administer the oath). The tree was ahadeeth (a wild tree found in desers). All of as took tha oath of fealty at his hands except Jadd bin Qais al-Ansari who hid himself under the belly of his camel.

It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Abu Zubair who heard Jabir being questioned as to whether the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) took the oath of fealty at Dhu'l-Hulaifa. He said: No! But he offered his prayers at that place, and he administered the oath of fealty nowhere except near the tree in (the plain of Hudaibiya. Ibn Juraij said that he was informed by Abu Zabair who heard Jabir bin'Abdullah (RA) say: The Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prayed over the well at Hudaibiya (as a result of which its scanty water rose up and increased so as to be sufficient for the 140O or 150O men who had encamped at the place).

It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Jabir who said: We were one thousand and four hundred on the Day of Hudaibiya when the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to us: Today you are the best people on the earth. And Jabir said: If I had the eyesight, I could show you the place of the tree.

It has been narrated on the authority of Salim bin Abu al-Ja'd who said: I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about the number of the Companions (of the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) who took the oath of fealty under) the tree. He said: If we were a hundred thousand, it (i. e. the water in the well at Hudaibiya) would have sufficed us, but actually we were one thousand and five hundred.

It has been narrated on the authority of Salim bin Abu al-Ja'd who said: I asked Jabir bin 'Abdullah about the number of the Companions (of the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) who took the oath of fealty under) the tree. He said: If we were a hundred thousand, it (i. e. the water in the well at Hudaibiya) would have sufficed us, but actually we were one thousand and five hundred.

It has been narrated (through a different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Salim bin al-Ja'd who said: I asked Jabir: How many were you on the Day of Hudaibiya? He said: One thousand and four hundred.