Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 3887
Preparing Equipment for Jihad - Section 2
Arabic hadith text
قَالَ: كَانَتْ رَايَةُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوْدَاءَ وَلِوَاؤُهُ أبيضَ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه
Translation
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.