4-15 Abu Ahmad al-Hassan ibn Abdullah ibn Sa’id ibn al-Hassan ibn Hakim al-Askari narrated that Abu Masood Abdullah ibn Muhammad quoted Abdan al-Askari, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Suleiman Lavin (Muhammad ibn Suleiman ibn Habib Al-Asady), on the authority of Hiban ibn Ali (al-Anzi), on the authority of Aqeel (ibn Khalid), on the authority of Al-Zuhra, on the authority of Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, on the authority of Ibn Abbas that God’s Prophet (MGB) said,

“The best number for companions is four. The best number for members for a government is four-hundred. The best number of troops is four-thousand. Twelve-thousand troops would not be defeated by a few if they persevere and sincerely fight.”