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28 hadith in Prophet's Battles and Expeditions.

• for by Allah, if Allah guides a single person through you, that will be better for you than red camels

  عَنْ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ: «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ هَذِهِ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ، يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ»، قَالَ: فَبَاتَ النَّاسُ يَدُوكُونَ لَيْلَتَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يُعْطَاهَا، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ غَدَوْا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّهُمْ يَرْجُو أَنْ يُعْطَاهَا، فَقَالَ: «أَيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ؟» فَقِيلَ: هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَيْهِ، قَالَ: «فَأَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ»، فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَبَصَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَعَا لَهُ، فَبَرَأَ حَتَّى كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ وَجَعٌ، فَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أُقَاتِلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِثْلَنَا؟ فَقَالَ: «انْفُذْ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ، ثُمَّ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الإِسْلاَمِ، وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّهِ فِيهِ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللَّهُ بِكَ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا، خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ حُمْرُ النَّعَمِ».

  Sahl ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said on the Day of Khaybar: "Verily, I shall give this banner tomorrow to a man at whose hands Allah will grant victory; He loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him." He said: People spent their night conversing and talking as to whom it would be given. In the morning, people went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), all of them hoping to be given the banner. He said: "Where is ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib?" It was said: O Messenger of Allah, he is suffering from sore eyes. He said: "Send for him." He was, thus, brought, and the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) spat into his eyes and supplicated for him. Thereupon, he recovered as if he had suffered no pain at all, so he gave him the banner. ‘Ali said: O Messenger of Allah, should I fight them until they are like us? He said: "Proceed steadily until you reach their courtyard, then, call them to Islam and inform them of what is obligatory upon them from the rights of Allah therein, for by Allah, if Allah guides a single person through you, that will be better for you than red camels."

  Agreed upon

• Had they entered it, they would never have come out of it until the Day of Judgment. Obedience is only in what is right

  عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَرِيَّةً فَاسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ، وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُطِيعُوهُ، فَغَضِبَ، فَقَالَ: أَلَيْسَ أَمَرَكُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُطِيعُونِي؟ قَالُوا: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَاجْمَعُوا لِي حَطَبًا، فَجَمَعُوا، فَقَالَ: أَوْقِدُوا نَارًا، فَأَوْقَدُوهَا، فَقَالَ: ادْخُلُوهَا، فَهَمُّوا، وَجَعَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُمْسِكُ بَعْضًا، وَيَقُولُونَ: فَرَرْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنَ النَّارِ، فَمَا زَالُوا حَتَّى خَمَدَتِ النَّارُ، فَسَكَنَ غَضَبُهُ، فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «لَوْ دَخَلُوهَا مَا خَرَجُوا مِنْهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ؛ الطَّاعَةُ فِي المَعْرُوفِ».

  ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent out a detachment and appointed a man from the Ansār as their leader, instructing them to obey him. He became angry and said: Did not the Prophet (ﷺ) command you to obey me? They replied: Yes. He said: Then gather some firewood for me. So they gathered it. He then said: Light a fire, and they did. Then he said: Enter it. They were about to do so, but some held back the others, saying: We fled to the Prophet (ﷺ) to escape from the Fire. They remained like that until the fire went out and his anger subsided. When the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed of this, he said: "Had they entered it, they would never have come out of it until the Day of Judgment. Obedience is only in what is right."

  Agreed upon

• When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions went to Makkah, the polytheists said: "There will come to you people who are weakened by the fever of Madīnah." So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded his Companions to jog the three rounds (of Tawāf) and walk between the two Corners.

  عن عبد الله بن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: «لَمَّا قَدِم رسُول الله -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- وأصحابه مكة، فقَال المُشرِكُون: إِنَّه يَقدَمُ عَلَيكُم قَومٌ وَهَنَتهُم حُمَّى يَثرِب، فَأَمَرَهُم النَّبيُّ -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- أن يَرمُلُوا الأَشوَاطَ الثلاَثَة، وأن يَمشُوا ما بَين الرُّكنَين، ولم يَمنَعهُم أَن يَرمُلُوا الأَشوَاطَ كُلَّها: إلاَّ الإِبقَاءُ عَليهِم».

  ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions went to Makkah, the polytheists said: "There will come to you people who are weakened by the fever of Madīnah." So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded his Companions to jog the three rounds (of Tawāf) and walk between the two Corners. He did not command them to jog all the rounds out of pity for them.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) during the Battle of Uhud: "If I am killed, where do you think I would be?" He replied: "In Paradise." So the man threw some dates that were in his hand and fought until he was killed

  عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال رجل للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يومَ أُحُدٍ: أَرَأَيْتَ إن قُتِلْتُ فَأَيْنَ أَنَا؟ قال: «في الجَنَّةِ» فأَلْقَى تَمراتٍ كُنَّ في يَدِه، ثم قاتل حتى قُتِلَ.

  Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) during the Battle of Uhud: "If I am killed, where do you think I would be?" He replied: "In Paradise." So the man threw some dates that were in his hand and fought until he was killed.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• He did a little but was greatly rewarded

  عن البراء رضي الله عنه قال: أتَى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بالحَديد، فقال: يا رسول الله، أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ؟ قال: «أَسْلِم، ثم قَاتل»، فأسْلَم ثم قاتل فَقُتِل. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «عَمِل قليلاً وأُجر كثيراً».

  Al-Barā' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man wearing an iron armor came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight or embrace Islam?" He said: "Embrace Islam, then fight." He embraced Islam, then fought and was killed. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He did a little but was greatly rewarded."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• May Allah have mercy upon Mūsa! He was hurt more than this but remained patient

  عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: لما كان يوم حُنين آثر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ناسًا في القِسْمَة، فأعطى الأَقْرَع بن حَابِس مئة من الإبل، وأعطى عُيينة بن حِصن مثل ذلك، وأعطى نَاسًا من أشراف العَرب وآثَرَهُم يومئذ في القِسْمَة. فقال رجل: والله إن هذه قِسْمَة ما عُدل فيها، وما أُريد فيها وجه الله، فقلت: والله لأُخبرن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأتيته فأخبرته بما قال، فتغير وجهه حتى كان كالصِّرفِ. ثم قال: «فمن يَعْدِل إذا لم يعدل الله ورسوله؟» ثم قال: «يَرحم الله موسى، قد أُوذي بأكثر من هذا فصبر». فقلت: لا جَرم لا أرفع إليه بعدها حديثًا.

  ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: On the day of Hunayn, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) favored some people in the distribution of spoils. He gave Al-Aqra‘ ibn Hābis one hundred camels and gave ‘Uyaynah ibn Hisn the same. On that day, he gave to some of the nobles of the Arabs, favoring them over others in the distribution of spoils. A man said: "By Allah! This is distribution in which justice is not observed, and it is not intended for pleasing Allah." I said to myself: "By Allah! I will inform the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) of this." I went to him and informed him of what the man had said. The color of his face changed as if it was dyed in red, and he said: "Who will observe justice if Allah and His Messenger do not?" Then he said: "May Allah have mercy upon Mūsa! He was hurt more than this but he remained patient." Having heard this I said to myself: "Surely, I shall never convey any speech of this kind to him any more."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• It is sustenance that Allah brought out for you. Do you have anything from its meat with you, so that you would feed us? We sent some of its meat to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) which he ate

  عن أبي عبد الله جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال: بعثنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأمَّر علينا أبا عبيدة رضي الله عنه نتلقى عِيرًا لقريش، وزودنا جِرَابًا من تمر لم يجد لنا غيره، فكان أبو عبيدة يعطينا تمرة تمرة، فقيل: كيف كنتم تصنعون بها؟ قال: نمَصها كما يمص الصبي ثم نشرب عليها من الماء، فتكفينا يومنا إلى الليل، وكنا نضرب بعصينا الْخَبَطَ ثم نبله بالماء فنأكله. قال: وانطلقنا على ساحل البحر، فرفع لنا على ساحل البحر كهيئة الكثيب الضخم، فأتيناه فإذا هي دابة تدعى الْعَنْبَرَ، فقال أبو عبيدة: ميتة، ثم قال: لا، بل نحن رسل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفي سبيل الله وقد اضطررتم فكلوا، فأقمنا عليه شهرًا، ونحن ثلاثمئة حتى سَمِنَّا، ولقد رأيتنا نغترف من وَقْبِ عينه بالْقِلاَلِ الدهن ونقطع منه الْفِدَرَ كالثور أو كقدر الثور، ولقد أخذ منا أبو عبيدة ثلاثة عشر رجلاً فأقعدهم في وقب عينه وأخذ ضلعًا من أضلاعه فأقامها ثم رحل أعظم بعير معنا فمر من تحتها وتزودنا من لحمه وَشَائِقَ، فلما قدمنا المدينة أتينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فذكرنا ذلك له، فقال: «هو رزق أخرجه الله لكم فهل معكم من لحمه شيء فتطعمونا؟» فأرسلنا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم منه فأكله.

  Abu ‘Abdullāh Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched us to intercept a caravan belonging to Quraysh, and he appointed Abu ‘Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) as our commander. He gave us a sack of dates as provision, other than which he did not find anything for us. Abu ‘Ubaydah used to give us one date at a time. He was asked: “What did you use to do with it?” He said: “We used to suck it just as a baby suckles, then we would drink some water after it, which would suffice us for a day until the night. We also used to beat off tree leaves with our sticks, then soak them in water and eat them.” He continued: “We then headed towards the sea coast, where something like a huge mound appeared to us. When we came to it, we found that it was an animal called 'Al-‘Anbar' (sperm whale). Abu ‘Ubaydah said: "It is a dead animal." Then he said: "No, rather we are the messengers of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and we have gone out in the cause of Allah. Now you are forced by necessity, so you can eat." We kept on eating from it for a month until we fattened up, and we were three hundred men. And indeed, I saw how we scooped out fat from the cavity of its eye in pitchers, then we would cut pieces from it like a bull or the size of a bull. Abu ‘Ubaydah took thirteen men from us and seated them in the cavity of its eye. He took one of its ribs and fixed it up, then saddled the largest camel of ours and it passed under it (the rib). We took large pieces of its meat as provision for our journey back home. When we arrived at Madīnah, we came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned all of that to him. Thereupon, he said: "It is sustenance that Allah brought out for you. Do you have anything from its meat with you, so that you would feed us?" We sent some of its meat to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) which he ate.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• On the day of (the battle of) Badr, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the polytheists, who were one thousand (fighters), while his Companions were three hundred and nineteen

  عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه قال: لمَّا كان يومُ بدْر نظر رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى المشركين وهم ألف، وأصحابه ثلاثُمائة وتسعة عشر رجلا، فاستقبل نبيُّ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم القبلةَ، ثم مدَّ يديْه، فجعل يَهْتِف بربِّه: «اللهمَّ أَنْجِزْ لي ما وعدْتَني، اللهم آتِ ما وعدْتَني، اللهمَّ إنْ تَهْلِك هذه العِصابةُ من أهْل الإسلام لا تُعْبَد في الأرض»، فما زال يَهْتِف بربِّه، مادًّا يديْه مستقبلَ القِبلة، حتى سقط رِداؤه عن مَنْكبيه، فأتاه أبو بكر فأخذ رِداءه، فألقاه على مَنْكبيه، ثم التَزَمه مِن وَرَائه، وقال: يا نبيَّ الله، كفاك مناشَدَتَك ربَّك، فإنَّه سيُنْجِز لك ما وعَدَك، فأنزل الله عز وجل : {إذ تستغيثون ربَّكم فاستجاب لكم أنِّي مُمِدُّكم بألف من الملائكة مُرْدِفين} [الأنفال: 9] فأمدَّه اللهُ بالملائكة، قال أبو زميل: فحدثني ابن عباس، قال: بينما رجلٌ من المسلمين يومئذ يشتَدُّ في أَثَر رَجُلٍ من المشركين أمامه، إذ سَمِع ضربةً بالسَّوْط فَوْقَه وصَوْت الفارس يقول: أقدِم حَيْزُوم، فنَظَر إلى المشرك أمامه فخَرَّ مُسْتَلْقيًا، فنظر إليه فإذا هو قد خُطِمَ أنفُه، وشُقَّ وجهُه، كضرْبة السَّوْط فاخْضَرَّ ذلك أجمعُ، فجاء الأنصاري، فحدَّث بذلك رسولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال: «صدَقْتَ، ذلك مِن مَدَدِ السماء الثالثة»، فقَتَلوا يومئذ سبعين، وأَسَروا سبعين، قال أبو زميل، قال ابن عباس: فلمَّا أَسَروا الأُسارى، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لأبي بكر وعمر: «ما تَرَوْن في هؤلاء الأُسارى؟» فقال أبو بكر: يا نبي الله، هم بنو العَمِّ والعَشِيرة، أَرَى أن تَأْخُذ منهم فِدْيَةً فتكون لنا قوَّةً على الكفار، فعسى اللهُ أنْ يهديَهم للإسلام، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «ما تَرى يا ابنَ الخطَّاب؟» قلت: لا واللهِ يا رسول الله، ما أرى الذي رأى أبو بكر، ولكني أرى أنْ تُمَكِنَّا فَنَضْرب أعناقَهم، فتُمَكِّنْ عليًّا من عَقِيل فيضرب عنقَه، وتُمَكِّنِّي من فلان نسيبًا لعمر، فأضرب عنُقه، فإن هؤلاء أئمةُ الكفر وصَناديدُها، فهَوِيَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما قال أبو بكر، ولم يَهْوَ ما قلتُ، فلمَّا كان من الغَدِ جئتُ، فإذا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأبو بكر قاعدين يبكيان، قلتُ: يا رسول الله، أخبرني مِن أي شيء تبكي أنت وصاحبُك؟ فإن وجدتُ بكاءً بكيْتُ، وإن لم أجد بكاء تَباكيْتُ لِبُكائكما، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " أبكي للذي عُرِضَ على أصحابك مِن أخذِهم الفِداء، لقد عُرِضَ عليَّ عذابَهم أدْنى مِن هذه الشجرة -شجرةً قريبةً من نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم- وأنزل الله عز وجل : {ما كان لِنَبِيٍّ أن يكون له أَسرى حتى يُثْخِنَ في الأرض} [الأنفال: 67] إلى قوله {فكلوا مما غَنِمْتُم حلالا طيِّبا} [الأنفال: 69] فأحلَّ الله الغنيمةَ لهم.

  Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: On the day of (the battle of) Badr, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the polytheists, who were one thousand (fighters), while his Companions were three hundred and nineteen. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards the Qiblah, stretched his hands up, and started calling upon his Lord: "O Allah, fulfill for me what You have promised to me. O Allah, accomplish what You have promised to me. O Allah, if this small band of Muslims is destroyed, You will not be worshiped on earth." He continued his supplication to his Lord while raising his hands and facing the Qiblah until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. So Abu Bakr came to him, picked up his mantle, and put it back on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and said: "O Prophet, you have sufficiently prayed to your Lord, and He will fulfill for you what He has promised you." So Allah, the Exalted, revealed: {When you appealed to your Lord for help, He responded to your call (saying): I will help you with one thousand angels coming in succession} [Sūrat al-Anfāl: 9]. So Allah supported him with angels." Abu Zumayl reported that Ibn ‘Abbās told him: "On that day, a Muslim was chasing a disbeliever who was running in front of him, he heard the sound of a whip from above, and the voice of a rider, saying: 'Go ahead, Hayzūm.' He glanced at the polytheist, who had (then) fallen down on his back. When he looked at him, there was a scar on his nose, and his face was torn as if it had been lashed with a whip, and it all turned purple. The Ansāri (man from the Ansār came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and related this (incident) to him. He said: 'You have told the truth. This was help from the third heaven.' On that day (the day of the battle of Badr), the Muslims killed seventy disbelievers and captured seventy as captives. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them): 'What is your opinion regarding these captives?' Abu Bakr said: 'They are our kith and kin. I think you charge them a ransom (in return for releasing them), which (the ransom) will be a source of strength to us against the disbelievers. Perhaps, Allah will guide them to Islam.' Then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'What is your opinion, O Ibn al-Khattāb?' He said: 'No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I do not agree with the opinion of Abu Bakr. I am of the opinion that you should hand them over to us so that we cut off their heads. Hand over ‘Aqīl to ‘Ali to cut off his head, and hand over such-and-such relative to me to cut off his head. These are the leaders of the disbelief and its veterans.' ‘Umar noted: 'The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) favored the opinion of Abu Bakr and did not favor what I had said. The next day, when I came to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) I found that both he and Abu Bakr were sitting and crying. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why are you and your companion crying? Tell me the reason. For I will cry, or I will at least pretend to cry in sympathy with you.’ The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘I cry for what has been offered to your companions of taking the ransom (from the prisoners). I was shown the punishment to which they will be subjected. It was brought to me as close as this tree.’ Then Allah, the Exalted, revealed: {It is not befitting for a Prophet that he should take prisoners until the force of the disbelievers has been crushed...} [Sūrat al-Anfāl: 67] {so eat of what you have gained of the spoils of war, (it is) lawful and pure} [Sūrat al-Anfāl: 69]. So Allah made war spoils lawful for them."

  Narrated by Muslim

• ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I will be the first to kneel before the Most-Merciful on the Day of Resurrection for the dispute

  عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه أنه قال: «أنا أَوَّلُ من يَجْثُو بين يَدَيِ الرحمن للخُصُومة يوم القيامة» وقال قيس بن عباد: وفيهم أُنْزِلَتْ : {هذان خصمان اخْتَصَمُوا في ربهم} [الحج: 19] قال: "هم الذين تَبَارَزُوا يوم بَدْرٍ: حمزة، وعلي، وَعُبَيْدَةُ، أو أبو عبيدة بن الحارث، وَشَيْبَةُ بن رَبِيعَةَ، وعتبة بن رَبِيعَةَ، والوليد بن عُتْبَةُ".

  ‘Ali ibn Abi Tālib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I will be the first to kneel before the Most-Merciful on the Day of Resurrection for the dispute. Qays ibn ‘Abbād said that this verse: {These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord} [Sūrat al-Hajj: 19] was revealed in connection with those who dueled on the day of Badr, meaning: Hamzah, ‘Ali, ‘Ubaydah or Abu ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Hārith, Shaybah ibn Rabī‘ah, ‘Utbah ibn Rabī‘ah, and Al-Walīd ibn ‘Utbah.

  Narrated by Bukhari

• The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent a detachment to Najd, and Ibn ‘Umar went with the troops.

  عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: «بعث رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سَرِيَّةً إلَى نَجْدٍ فخرجَت فِيهَا، فَأَصَبْنَا إبِلاً وَغَنَماً، فبلغتْ سُهْمَانُنَا اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ بَعِيراً، وَنَفَّلَنَا رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعِيراً بَعِيراً».

  ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sent a detachment to Najd, and I went with the troops. We seized camels and sheep as spoils of war. Our shares amounted to twelve camels per fighter and the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) gave an extra camel to each of us.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• I was presented to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Uhud. I was fourteen years old, and so he did not grant me permission (to join the fight).

  عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: «عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم أُحُدٍ، وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ؛ فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي، وعرضت عليه يوم الخندق، وأنا ابنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ فَأَجَازَنِي».

  ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I was presented to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Uhud. I was fourteen years old, and so he did not grant me permission (to join the fight). Then, I was presented to him on the Day of Al-Khandaq, and I was fifteen years old, and he granted me permission.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• O Messenger of Allah, I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! I have not yet prayed it either. So we went to But-hān, and he performed ablution and so did we, and then he offered the ‘Asr prayer after the sun had set and then followed it with the Maghrib prayer

  عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما «أنَّ عمر بن الخَطَاب رضي الله عنه جاء يَومَ الخَندَقِ بَعدَ مَا غَرَبَت الشَّمسُ فَجَعَل يَسُبُّ كُفَّار قُرَيشٍ، وقال: يا رسول الله، مَا كِدتُّ أُصَلِّي العَصرَ حَتَّى كَادَت الشَّمسُ تَغرُبُ، فَقَال النَبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم : والله مَا صَلَّيتُهَا، قال: فَقُمنَا إلَى بُطحَان، فَتَوَضَّأ للصَّلاَة، وتَوَضَأنَا لَهَا، فَصَلَّى العَصر بعد مَا غَرَبَت الشَّمسُ، ثُمَّ صَلَّى بعدَها المَغرِب».

  Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb came cursing the disbelievers of Quraysh after the sun had set on the Day of the Trench, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah, I could not offer the ‘Asr prayer till the sun had set." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah! I have not yet prayed it either." So we went to But-hān, and he performed ablution and so did we, and then he offered the ‘Asr prayer after the sun had set and then followed it with the Maghrib prayer.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• We set out with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on a military campaign. We were six men and had one camel with us which we would take turns riding it. So our feet were injured (from the long walk) and my feet were injured

  عن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه قال: خرجنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَزَاة ونحن سِتَّةُ نَفَرٍ بَيننا بعيرٌ نَعْتَقِبُهُ، فَنَقِبَتْ أقدامُنا وَنَقِبَت قَدَمِي، وسَقطت أَظْفَارِي، فكنَّا نَلُفُّ على أَرْجُلِنَا الْخِرَقَ ، فَسُمِّيَت غَزْوَة ذَاتُ الرِّقَاع لما كنَّا نَعْصِب على أرجُلنا من الخِرق، قال أبو بردة: فحدث أبو موسى بهذا الحديث، ثم كره ذلك، وقال: ما كنت أصنع بأن أَذْكُرَه! قال: كأنه كره أن يكون شيئا من عمله أفْشَاه.

  Abu Mūsa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on a military campaign. We were six men and had one camel with us which we would take turns riding it. So our feet were injured (from the long walk). My feet were injured and my nails fell out. We would wrap our feet in rags; and because of this the campaign came to be known as Dhāt Ar-Riqā‘." Abu Burdah (the sub-reporter) said: Abu Mūsa reported this Hadīth but later regretted having mentioned it. He said: "Why did I mention it?!" He said so because he disliked as if he disclosed some of his good deeds.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• O Sa‘d ibn Mu‘ādh, the Paradise, by the Lord of the Ka‘bah, I smell the fragrance of Paradise near Mount Uhud

  عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: غاب عمي أنس بن النَّضْرِ رضي الله عنه عن قتال بدر، فقال: يا رسول الله، غِبْتُ عن أول قتال قاتلت المشركين، لئن الله أشهدني قتال المشركين لَيُرِيَنَّ الله ما أصنع. فلما كان يوم أُحُدٍ انْكَشَفَ المسلمون، فقال: اللَّهم أعْتَذِرُ إليك مما صنع هؤلاء - يعني: أصحابه - وأبرأُ إليك مما صنع هؤلاء - يعني: المشركين - ثم تقدم فاستقبله سعد بن معاذ، فقال: يا سعد بن معاذ، الجنَّة وربِّ الكعبة إنِّي أجِدُ ريحها من دونِ أُحُدٍ. قال سعد: فما استطعت يا رسول الله ما صنع! قال أنس: فوجدنا به بِضْعَا وثمانين ضربة بالسيف، أو طعنة بِرُمْح، أو رَمْيَة بسهم، ووجدناه قد قُتل ومَثَّل به المشركون فما عَرفه أحدٌ إلا أُختُه بِبَنَانِهِ. قال أنس: كنَّا نرى أو نَظُنُّ أن هذه الآية نزلت فيه وفي أشباهه: {من المؤمنين رجال صدقوا ما عاهدوا الله عليه} [الأحزاب: 23] إلى آخرها.

  Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: My uncle Anas ibn An-Nadr (may Allah be pleased with him) did not take part in the battle of Badr; so he said: "O Messenger of Allah, I was absent from the first battle you fought against the polytheists. If Allah give me a chance to fight them, no doubt, Allah will show how (bravely) I will fight." So, on the day of the battle of Uhud, when the Muslims left their posts and were defeated, he said: "O Allah, I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e. the polytheists) have done." Then he advanced with his sword and met Sa‘d ibn Mu‘ādh passing in front of him so he said to him: 'O Sa‘d ibn Mu‘ādh, the Paradise, by the Lord of the Ka‘bah, I smell the fragrance of Paradise near Mount Uhud." Sa‘d later said: "O Messenger of Allah, what he did was beyond my power." Anas said: "We found on his body over eighty wounds caused by swords, spears, and arrows. He was killed and mutilated by the polytheists to the extent that no one was able to recognize him except his sister, from his fingertips. We believe that the Qur'anic verse: {Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration} [Sūrat al-Ahzāb: 23] refers to him and the likes of him."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• If I lived until I finished eating these dates of mine, it would be a long life indeed. So he threw away the dates he had then fought them until he was killed

  عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: انطلق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأصحابه حتى سبقوا المشركين إلى بدر، وجاء المشركون، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لا يقدمن أحد منكم إلى شيء حتى أكون أنا دونه»، فدنا المشركون، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «قوموا إلى جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض» قال: يقول عمير بن الحمام الأنصاري رضي الله عنه : يا رسول الله، جنة عرضها السماوات والأرض؟ قال: «نعم» قال: بخ بخ ؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «ما يحملك على قولك بخ بخ؟» قال: لا والله يا رسول الله إلا رجاء أن أكون من أهلها، قال: «فإنك من أهلها» فأخرج تمرات من قرنه، فجعل يأكل منهن، ثم قال: لئن أنا حييت حتى آكل تمراتي هذه إنها لحياة طويلة، فرمى بما كان معه من التمر، ثم قاتلهم حتى قتل.

  Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions set out and reached Badr before the polytheists did. When the polytheists arrived, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let no one of you advance to anything unless I am ahead of him." The polytheists then came near, so the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Proceed toward a Paradise as wide as the heavens and earth." ‘Umayr ibn al-Humām al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, a Paradise as wide as the heavens and earth?" He said: 'Yes.' He remarked: '"Bakhin! Bakhin!" (an Arabic expression of astonishment) The Messenger of Allah asked him what made him say so. He replied: "Nothing, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah, except the hope that I might be one of its dwellers." The Messenger of Allah said: "You are one of its dwellers." So he (‘Umayr) took some dates out of his quiver and started to eat them, then he said: "If I lived until I finished eating these dates of mine, it would be a long life indeed." So he threw away the dates he had then fought them until he was killed.

  Narrated by Muslim

• The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah in the Year of the Conquest wearing a helmet on his head. When he took it off, a man came to him and said: Ibn Khatal is hanging on to the drapes of the Ka‘bah, so he (the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Kill him

  عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه : «أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دخل مكة عام الفَتح، وعلى رأسه المِغْفَرُ، فلما نَزعه جاءه رجل فقال: ابن خَطَلٍ متعَلِّقٌ بأستار الكعبة، فقال: اقْتُلُوهُ».

  Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah in the Year of the Conquest wearing a helmet on his head. When he took it off, a man came to him and said: "Ibn Khatal is hanging on to the drapes of the Ka‘bah." So he (the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill him."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• During the battle of Tabūk, the people suffered famine, so they said: O Messenger of Allah, grant us permission to slaughter our camels to eat and use their fat. The Messenger said: You may do that

  عن أبي هريرة، أو أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنهما -شك الراوي- قال: لما كان غزوة تبوك، أصاب الناس مجاعة، فقالوا: يا رسول الله، لو أَذِنْتَ لنا فنحرنا نوَاضِحَنَا فأكلنَا وَادَّهَنَّا؟ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «افعلوا» فجاء عمر رضي الله عنه فقال: يا رسول الله، إن فعلت قَلَّ الظَّهْرُ، ولكن ادْعُهُمْ بفضل أَزْوَادِهِمْ، ثمَ ادْعُ الله لهم عليها بالبركة، لعل الله أن يجعل في ذلك البركة. فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «نعم» فدعا بنِطَعٍ فبسطه، ثم دعا بفضل أَزْوَادِهِمْ، فجعل الرجل يجيء بكف ذُرَةٍ، ويجيء بكف تمر، ويجيء الآخر بِكَسْرَةٍ، حتى اجتمع على النِّطَعِ من ذلك شيء يسير، فدعا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بالبركة، ثم قال: «خذوا في أوعيتكم» فأخذوا في أوعيتهم حتى ما تركوا في العسكر وعاء إلا مَلَئُوهُ وأكلوا حتى شبعوا وفضل فضْلَةً، فقال رسولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأني رسول الله، لا يلقى الله بهما عبد غير شاك فَيُحْجَبَ عن الجنة».

  Abu Hurayrah or Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (the narrator was unsure) (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: During the battle of Tabūk, the people suffered famine, so they said: "O Messenger of Allah, grant us permission to slaughter our camels to eat and use their fat." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You may do that." Then ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, if you do that, there will be a shortage in riding animals. Instead of that, let them bring the leftovers of their provisions, then supplicate Allah for them to bless it perhaps Allah will put some blessing therein." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) agreed to that and asked for a leather mat and spread it out. Then he asked them to bring their leftovers. One man brought a handful of corn; another brought a handful of dates; and another brought a piece of bread until an insignificant amount was collected on the leather mat. So the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked the blessing of Allah then said: "Take and fill your containers." They filled their containers until no container in the army was left unfilled. They ate their fill and there was some food left over. So the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. No slave will meet Allah believing in these two (testimonies of faith) without having any doubt and be prevented from Paradise."

  Narrated by Muslim

• The Messenger of Allah dispatched a secret troop of ten men under the leadership of ‘Āsim ibn Thābit al-Ansāri

  عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: بَعَث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عشرة رهْط عيْنا سرية، وأمّر عليها عاصم بن ثابت الأنصاري رضي الله عنه فانطلقوا حتى إذا كانوا بالهَدْأة؛ بين عُسْفان ومكة؛ ذكروا لِحَيٍ من هُذَيْل يقال لهم: بنو لحيَان، فنَفَروا لهم بقريب من مائة رجل رام، فاقتصُّوا آثارهم، فلما أحسَّ بهم عاصم وأصحابه، لَجَأوا إلى موضع، فأحاط بهم القوم، فقالوا: انزلوا فأَعْطُوا بأيديكم ولكم العهد والميثاق أن لا نقتل منكم أحدا. فقال عاصم بن ثابت: أيها القوم، أما أنا، فلا أَنْزل على ذِمَّة كافر: اللهم أخبِرْ عَنَّا نبيك صلى الله عليه وسلم فرموهم بالنّبْل فقتلوا عاصما، ونزل إليهم ثلاثة نفر على العهد والميثاق، منهم خُبَيب، وزيد بن الدِّثِنَة ورجل آخر. فلما اسْتَمْكَنوا منهم أطلقوا أوتار قِسِيِّهم، فربطوهم بها. قال الرجل الثالث: هذا أول الغَدْر والله لا أصحبكم إن لي بهؤلاء أُسْوة، يريد القتلى، فجرُّوه وعالَجوه، فأبى أن يصحبهم، فقتلوه، وانطلقوا بخُبيب، وزيد بن الدِّثِنِة، حتى باعوهما بمكة بعد وقعة بدر؛ فابتاع بنو الحارث بن عامر بن نوفل بن عبد مُناف خُبيبا، وكان خُبيب هو قَتَل الحارث يوم بدر. فلبث خُبيب عندهم أسيرا حتى أجْمعوا على قتله، فاستعار من بعض بنات الحارث موسى يستَحِدُّ بها فأعارته، فدَرَج بُنَيٌّ لها وهي غافلة حتى أتاه، فوجدَتْه مُجْلِسه على فخذه والمُوسى بيده، ففزعت فزعة عرفها خُبيب. فقال: أتخشين أن أقتله ما كنت لأفعل ذلك! قالت: والله ما رأيت أسيرا خيرا من خُبيب، فوالله لقد وجدته يوما يأكل قِطْفا من عنب في يده وإنه لموثَق بالحديد وما بمكة من ثمرة، وكانت تقول: إنه لَرِزْق رَزَقه الله خبيبا. فلما خرجوا به من الحرم ليقتلوه في الحِلِّ، قال لهم خُبيب: دعوني أصلِّي ركعتين، فتركوه، فركع ركعتين فقال: والله لولا أن تحسبوا أن ما بي جَزَع لزدتُ: اللهم أحْصِهم عددا، واقتلهم بِدَدَا، ولا تُبْقِ منهم أحدا. وقال: فلسْتُ أُبالي حين أُقتَل مسلما... على أي جنْب كان لله مصرعي وذلك في ذات الإله وإن يشأْ... يباركْ على أوصال شِلْوٍ مُمَزَّع. وكان خُبيب هو سَنَّ لكل مسلم قُتِل صْبرا الصلاة. وأخبر - يعني: النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أصحابه يوم أصيبوا خبرهم، وبعث ناس من قُريش إلى عاصم بن ثابت حين حُدِّثُوا أنه قُتل أن يُؤتوا بشيء منه يُعرف، وكان قتل رجلا من عظمائهم، فبعث الله لعاصم مثل الظُلَّة من الدَّبْرِ فحَمَتْه من رُسُلهم، فلم يقدروا أن يقطعوا منه شيئا.

  Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a secret troop of ten men under the leadership of ‘Āsim ibn Thābit al-Ansāri (may Allah be pleased with him). They proceeded until they reached Al-Had'ah, a place between ‘Usfān and Makkah, when the news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhayl called Banu Lihyān. About one hundred of their archers hurried to track them. When ‘Āsim and his companions sensed them, they took refuge in a safe place. Their trackers circled them and said: "Come down and surrender. We give you our pledge and covenant that we will not kill any of you." ‘Āsim ibn Thābit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O people, as for me, I will not go down to be under the protection of disbelievers. O Allah, let your Prophet know what has happened to us." The disbelievers then shot arrows at them until they killed ‘Āsim. Three of the men went down trusting their pledge and covenant; Khubayb, Zayd ibn Ad-Dathinnah, and a third man. When the disbelievers captured them and tied them up with the strings of their bows, the third companion said: "This is the start of a betrayal. By Allah, I will not go with you. I have a clear example in these (killed companions)." So they dragged him and tried to force him to accompany them, but he refused, so they killed him. They took Khubayb and Zayd ibn Ad-Dathinnah with them and sold them as slaves in Makkah. This incident took place after the battle of Badr. Khubayb was bought by the children of Al-Hārith ibn ‘Āmir ibn Nawfal ibn ‘Abd Manāf. It was Khubayb who had killed Al-Hārith in the battle of Badr. Khubayb remained as their prisoner for a several days, until they decided to kill him. Khubayb borrowed a razor from one of Al-Hārith’s daughters to shave his pubic hair. Without her being aware, her little son crawled towards Khubayb. When she saw her son on Khubayb's knee and he had the razor in his hand, she was so alarmed that Khubayb noticed the agitation on her face. He said: "Are you afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do that." She later commented: "By Allah, I never saw a prisoner better than Khubayb. By Allah, I once saw him eating a bunch of grapes from his hand while he was chained up, but there was no such fruit at that time in Makkah. It must have been a blessing that Allah had bestowed upon Khubayb." When they took him out of the Sacred Precincts, so they could kill him outside its boundaries, Khubayb asked them to let him pray two Rak‘ahs. They allowed him to do so, so he offered the two Rak‘ahs. Then he said: "Had I not reckoned that you would think that I was anxious, I would have prayed more. O Allah, remove them altogether; slay them one by one and spare none of them." He then recited these poetic verses: "I do not care how I will be killed as long as I will die in the cause of Allah, as a Muslim. This is for Allah's sake, and if He so wills, He may bless torn and amputated limbs." It was therefore Khubayb who established the Sunnah (practice) for any Muslim who is about to be killed to pray two Rak‘ahs. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) related to his Companions what had happened to the ten Companions on the day that it happened. Later, when some disbelievers from the Quraysh were informed that ‘Āsim had been killed; they sent people to fetch a recognizable part of him to confirm his death. They did so, because ‘Āsim had previously killed one of their chiefs. So Allah sent a swarm of bees, resembling a shady cloud, to hover over the body of ‘Āsim to shield him from their messengers, so they could not cut off any part of him.

  Narrated by Bukhari

• While we were digging the trench, a very hard boulder became exposed. The Companions went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and told him about it, and he said: I will go (see it)

  عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال: إنا كنا يوم الخندق نحفر فعَرَضَتْ كُدْيَةٌ شديدة، فجاؤوا إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالوا: هذه كُدْيَةٌ عَرَضَتْ في الخندق. فقال: «أنا نازل» ثم قام، وبطنه مَعْصوبٌ بحَجَرٍ، ولبثنا ثلاثة أيام لا نذوق ذواقًا، فأخذ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم المِعْوَلَ، فضرب فعاد كَثِيبًا أَهْيَلَ أو أَهْيَمَ، فقلت: يا رسول الله ائْذَنْ لي إلى البيت، فقلت لامرأتي: رأيتُ بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم شيئًا ما في ذلك صبرٌ فعندك شيء؟ فقالت: عندي شَعِيرٌ وعَنَاقٌ، فذبحتِ العَنَاقَ وطَحَنَتِ الشعيرُ حتى جعلنا اللحمَ في البُرْمَةِ، ثم جِئْتُ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والعَجِينُ قد انْكَسَرَ، والبُرْمَةُ بين الأَثَافِي قد كادت تَنْضِجُ، فقلت: طُعَيْمٌ لي فقم أنت يا رسول الله ورجل أو رجلان، قال: «كم هو»؟ فذكرت له، فقال: «كثيرٌ طيبٌ قل لها لا تَنْزِعِ البُرْمَةَ، ولا الخبز من التَّنُّورِ حتى آتي» فقال: «قوموا»، فقام المهاجرون والأنصار، فدخلت عليها فقلت: وَيْحَك قد جاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والمهاجرون والأنصار ومن معهم! قالت: هل سألك؟ قلت: نعم، قال: «ادخلوا ولا تَضَاغَطُوا» فجعل يكسر الخبز، ويجعل عليه اللحم، ويُخَمِّرُ البُرْمَةَ والتَّنُّورَ إذا أخذ منه، ويقرب إلى أصحابه ثم يَنْزِعُ، فلم يزل يكسر ويَغْرِفُ حتى شَبِعُوا، وبقي منه، فقال: «كُلِي هذا وأَهْدِي، فإن الناس أصابتهم مَجَاعَةٌ». وفي رواية قال جابر: لما حفر الخَنْدَقَ رأيت بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خَمَصًا، فانْكَفَأْتُ إلى امرأتي، فقلت: هل عندك شيء؟ فإني رأيت برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خَمَصًا شديدًا، فأخرجت إلي جِرَابًا فيه صاع من شعير، ولنا بهيمة دَاجِنٌ فذبحتها، وطحنت الشعير، ففرغت إلى فراغي، وقَطَّعْتُهَا في بُرْمَتِهَا، ثم وَلَّيْتُ إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: لا تفضحني برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومن معه، فجئته فسَارَرْتُه، فقلت: يا رسول الله، ذبحنا بهيمة لنا، وطحنت صاعًا من شعير، فتعال أنت ونفر معك، فصاح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: «يا أهل الخندق: إن جابرًا قد صنع سُؤْرًا فَحَيَّهَلا بكم» فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لا تنزلن بُرْمَتِكُم ولا تَخْبِزَنَّ عَجِينَكُم حتى أَجِيء» فجئت وجاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقدم الناس، حتى جئت امرأتي، فقالت: بك وبك! فقلت: قد فعلت الذي قلت. فأخرجت عجينًا، فبَسَقَ فيه وبَارَكَ، ثم عمد إلى بُرْمَتِنَا فبَصَقَ وبَارَكَ، ثم قال: «ادعي خَابِزَةً فلتَخْبِزْ معك، واقْدَحِي من بُرْمَتِكُم، ولا تنزلوها» وهم ألف، فأقسم بالله لأكلوا حتى تركوه وانحرفوا، وإن بُرْمَتَنَا لتَغِطُّ كما هي، وإن عَجِينَنَا ليُخْبَزُ كما هو.

  Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: While we were digging the trench, a very hard boulder became exposed. The Companions went to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and told him about it, and he said: "I will go (see it)." He stood up with a stone tied over his abdomen due to intense hunger, for we had not eaten anything for three days. He took up a spade and struck the hard rock with it, and it turned into sand. I sought his permission to go home. (After reaching it) I said to my wife: "I have seen the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in a state that I can not endure. Have you got anything in the house?" She said: "I have barley and a little goat." I slaughtered the little goat, she ground the barley, and we put the meat in the cooking pot. Then I went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) while the flour had been kneaded and the meat in the pot was nearly cooked. I said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, I have some food, will you come along with one or two Companions?" He asked: "How much is it?" I told him about the quantity, and he said: "Plenty and good. Tell your wife not to remove the pot from the hearth nor the bread from the oven until I arrive." Then he said to the Muhājirūn and the Ansār: "Let us go (to eat)." They all rose (and went with him). I went to my wife and said: "Take care, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him); the Muhajiroūn; the Ansār; and those with them are coming." She said: "Did he (the Prophet) ask you (about the quantity of food)?" I said: 'Yes.' (When they arrived) the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions: "Enter, but do not crowd." Then he started breaking up the bread and putting meat on it. He would take from the pot and the oven, then he would cover them up, and then he would approach his Companions and hand it over to them. He would then go back and uncover the pot and the oven. He continued to break up the bread and put meat on it until all people had eaten their fill, and still some of the food remained. Then he said to my wife: "Eat from this, and gift from it, for people have been afflicted with severe hunger." In another narration, Jābir said: "When the trench was being dug, I noticed signs of hunger on the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). I went to my wife and said to her: 'Do you have anything? I have seen signs of severe hunger on the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).' She brought out a bag which contained a Sā‘ of barley. We had a goat which was reared at home. I slaughtered the goat, and she ground the flour in order to bake bread. I then cut the meat and put it in the cooking pot. When I was about to go back to Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) my wife said to me: 'Do not dishonor me before the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions (meaning: do not invite too many people as the food is little).' When I reached him, I said to him in a low tone: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have slaughtered a small animal and have ground a Sā‘ of barley. Please accompany me with a few of your Companions.' Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) announced in a loud voice: 'O people of the trench, Jābir has arranged a feast for you, so all of you are welcome.' Then he told me: 'Do not take the pot off the fire, nor bake the kneaded flour until I arrive.' So I went home, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) came ahead of the people. My wife told me off, but I replied: 'I did exactly what you told me to do.' She brought out the kneaded flour, and Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) spat into it and invoked the blessing of Allah on it, and then he spat into the cooking pot and invoked the blessing of Allah on it. Then he said (to my wife): 'Call another woman to help bake bread with you, and take (meat) out from your cooking pot, but do not take it off the fire.' There were about one thousand guests. By Allah, all of them ate until they left the food and went off while our cooking pot was still full with meat as before and the dough continued to be baked as before."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• We went out along with the children to meet the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘

  عن السائب بن يزيد رضي الله عنهما قال: «لما قدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غزوة تبوك تلقَّاه الناس، فتلقيته مع الصبيان على ثَنِيَّةِ الوداع». وفي رواية قال: «ذهبنا نَتَلَقَّى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مع الصبيان إلى ثَنِيَّةِ الوداع».

  As-Sā'ib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of Tabūk to Madīnah, the people received him and I met him along with the children at Thaniyyat al-Wadā’. In another narration: "We went out along with the children to meet the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) at Thaniyyat al-Wadā‘."

  Narrated by Bukhari - Narrated by Abu Daoud

• The angels continue to shade him with their wings

  عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال : جِيءَ بأبي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قد مُثِّل به، فوُضِع بين يديه؛ فذهبت أكشف عن وجهه فنهاني قومي، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : «ما زالت الملائكة تظله بأجنحتها».

  Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my people stopped me. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The angels continue to shade him with their wings."

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• I witnessed the Day of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Sufyān ibn al-Hārith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and I stuck with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and we did not leave him. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was riding on his white mule

  عن أبي الفضل العباس بن عبد المطلب رضي الله عنه قال: شهدت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم حُنَيْنٍ، فلَزِمْتُ أنا وأبو سفيان بن الحارث بن عبد المطلب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلم نفارقه، ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على بَغْلَةٍ له بيضاء، فلما التقى المسلمون والمشركون وَلَّى المسلمون مدبرين، فطَفِقَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْكُضُ بَغْلَتَهُ قِبَلَ الكفار، وأنا آخِذٌ بلِجامِ بَغْلَةِ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أَكُفُّها إِرَادَةَ أن لا تُسرع، وأبو سفيان آخِذٌ برِكاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «أي عباس، نادِ أصحاب السَّمُرَةِ». قال العباس - وكان رجلا صَيِّتًا - فقلت بأعلى صوتي: أين أصحاب السَّمُرَةِ، فوالله لكأن عَطْفَتَهُم حين سمعوا صوتي عَطْفَةَ البقر على أولادها، فقالوا: يا لبيك يا لبيك، فاقتتلوا هم والكفار، والدعوةُ في الأنصار يقولون: يا معشر الأنصار، يا معشر الأنصار، ثم قُصِرَتِ الدعوة على بني الحارث بن الخَزْرَجِ، فنظر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو على بغلته كالمتطاول عليها إلى قتالهم، فقال: «هذا حِينَ حَمِيَ الوَطِيسُ»، ثم أخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حَصَيَاتٍ فرمى بهن وجوه الكفار، ثم قال: «انْهَزَمُوا ورَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ»، فذهبت أنظر فإذا القتال على هيئته فيما أرى، فوالله ما هو إلا أن رماهم بحَصياته، فما زِلْت أرى حَدَّهُم كَلِيلًا وأمرَهم مُدبرًا.

  Abu al-Fadl Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I witnessed the Day of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Sufyān ibn al-Hārith ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and I stuck with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and we did not leave him. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was riding on his white mule. When the Muslims met the disbelievers on the battlefield, the Muslims retreated, but the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) began to spur his mule on towards the disbelievers. I was holding onto the Messenger’s mule’s bridle (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) restraining it from going very fast. Abu Sufyān who was holding the Messenger’s mule’s stirrup (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Al-‘Abbās, call out to the people of Samurah." Al-‘Abbās (who was a man with a loud voice) called out at the top of his voice: "Where are the people of Samurah?" Al-‘Abbās said: "And by Allah, when they heard my voice, they came back (to us) as cows come back to their calves, and they said: 'We are here, we are here!'" Al-‘Abbās said: “They began to fight the disbelievers. Then there was a call to the Ansār. Those (who called out to them) shouted: ‘O you people of the Ansār!' O people of the Ansār!‘ Banu al-Hārith ibn al-Khazraj were the last to be called. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who was riding on his mule watched at their fight, stretched his neck forward, and said: ‘This is the time when the fight is raging hot.' Then the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) took (some) pebbles and threw them in the faces of the disbelievers and said: ‘By the Lord of Muhammad, they are defeated.'" Al-‘Abbās said: “I went round and saw that the battle was in the same condition that I had seen it. And, by Allah! It remained in that same condition until he threw the pebbles. I continued to watch until I saw that their force had faded and they began to retreat."

  Narrated by Muslim

• When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of the Trench and put down his arms and took a bath, Jibrīl (peace be upon him) came and said (to him): You had put down your arms? By Allah, we (i.e. the angels) have not put them down yet. So, set out for them

  عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: لمَّا رجعَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم من الخَنْدَق، ووَضَعَ السِّلاحَ واغتسل، أتاه جِبْريلُ -عليه السلام-، فقال: «قد وضعتَ السِّلاحَ؟ واللهِ ما وضَعْناه، فاخرُج إليهم قال: فإلى أيْنَ؟ قال: ها هُنا، وأشار إلى بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ، فخرج النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إليهم».

  ‘Ā'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the battle of the Trench and put down his arms and took a bath, Jibrīl (peace be upon him) came and said (to him): "You had put down your arms? By Allah, we (i.e. the angels) have not put them down yet. So, set out for them." The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where to go?" Jibrīl said: "Towards this side", pointing towards the Banu Qurayzhah. So, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) headed towards them.

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• It is as if I am looking at the dust rising in the alleyway of Banu Ghanm from the marching of Jibrīl's parade when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) set out to Banu Qurayzhah

  عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: «كأنِّي أنظر إلى الغُبار ساطِعًا في زُقَاق بني غَنْم، مَوْكبَ جبريلَ -صلوات الله عليه- حين سار رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى بني قُرَيْظَة».

  Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: It is as if I am looking at the dust rising in the alleyway of Banu Ghanm from the marching of Jibrīl's parade when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) set out to Banu Qurayzhah.

  Narrated by Bukhari

• O you assembly of the Ansār! They said: Here we are at your service, Messenger of Allah. He said: You were saying that ‘Love for his city and people has overpowered this man.' They said: So it was. He said: No, never. I am a slave of Allah and His Messenger. I migrated to Allah and to you. I will live with you and I will die with you

  عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، قال: وفَدَت وفودٌ إلى معاوية وذلك في رمضان، فكان يصْنَع بعضُنا لبعض الطعام، فكان أبو هريرة مِمَّا يُكثِر أنْ يدْعُوَنا إلى رَحْلِه، فقلتُ: ألا أصْنَع طعامًا فأدْعُوهم إلى رَحْلي؟ فأَمَرتُ بطعام يُصنع، ثم لقيتُ أبا هريرة مِن العَشِيِّ، فقلتُ: الدعوةُ عندي الليلة، فقال: سَبَقْتَني، قلت: نعم، فدعَوْتُهم، فقال أبو هريرة: ألَا أُعْلِمُكم بحديث مِنْ حَديثِكم يا مَعْشَرَ الأنصار، ثم ذَكَرَ فتْحَ مكة، فقال: أقْبَلَ رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى قَدِمَ مكة، فبَعَث الزُّبير على إحْدى المُجَنِّبَتَيْن، وبعث خالدًا على المُجَنِّبة الأُخْرى، وبعث أبا عُبيدة على الحُسَّر، فَأَخَذوا بَطْن الوادي، ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في كَتِيبة، قال: فَنَظَر فَرَآني، فقال أبو هريرة: قلتُ: لَبَّيْك يا رسول الله، فقال: «لا يَأْتِيني إلَّا أنصارِيّ»، -وفي رواية: فقال: «اهْتِفْ لي بالأنصار»-، قال: فأَطافوا به، ووَبَّشَت قريشٌ أوْباشًا لها وأتْباعًا، فقالوا: نُقدِّم هؤلاء، فإنْ كان لهُمْ شيء كنا معهم، وإن أُصِيبوا أَعْطَينا الذي سُئلنا، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «تَرون إلى أوْباش قريش، وأتباعهم»، ثم قال بيديْه إحداهما على الأخرى، ثم قال: «حتى تُوافوني بالصَّفا»، قال: فانطلَقْنا فما شاء أحدٌ مِنَّا أنْ يَقْتُلَ أحدًا إلَّا قتله، وما أحدٌ منهم يُوجِّه إلينا شيئًا، قال: فجاء أبو سفيان، فقال: يا رسول الله، أُبِيحت خَضْراء قريش، لا قريش بعد اليوم، ثم قال: «مَنْ دخَل دار أبي سفيان فهو آمن»، فقالت الأنصار بعضهم لبعض: أما الرجل فأَدْرَكَتْه رغْبَة في قريته، ورأْفَة بعشيرته، قال أبو هريرة: وجاء الوحي وكان إذا جاء الوحي لا يَخْفَى علينا، فإذا جاء فليس أحدٌ يرْفَع طَرْفَه إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى يَنْقَضي الوحي، فلما انْقَضَى الوحي، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «يا مَعْشر الأنصار» قالوا: لبَّيْك يا رسول الله، قال: «قلتُم: أمَّا الرجل فأدْرَكَتْه رغْبَةٌ في قريته؟» قالوا: قد كان ذاك. قال: «كلَّا، إني عبدُ الله ورسوله، هاجرتُ إلى الله وإليكم، والمَحْيَا مَحْيَاكم والمَمَات مَماتُكم»، فأقْبَلوا إليه يبْكون ويقولون: والله، ما قلْنا الذي قلْنا إلَّا الضِّنَّ بالله وبرسوله، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إنَّ اللهَ ورسولَه يُصَدِّقانِكم، ويَعْذُرانِكم»، قال: فأَقْبَل الناس إلى دار أبي سفيان، وأغلق الناسُ أبوابهم، قال: وأَقْبَل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى أَقْبَل إلى الحَجَر، فاسْتَلمه ثم طاف بالبيت، قال: فَأَتى على صَنَم إلى جنْب البيت كانوا يعبدونه، قال: وفي يد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قَوْس وهو آخِذ بسِيَةِ القوس، فلمَّا أتى على الصنم جعل يطْعَنُه في عيْنه، ويقول: {جاء الحقُّ وزَهَقَ الباطلُ} [الإسراء: 81]، فلمَّا فرَغ مِن طَوافه أتى الصَّفَا، فَعَلا عليه حتى نظر إلى البيت، ورفع يديْه فجعل يحمدُ اللهَ ويدعو بما شاء أن يدْعو.

  Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Many delegations came to Mu‘āwiyah in the month of Ramadan and we would prepare food for one another. Abu Hurayrah was one of those who frequently invited us to his dwellings. I said: "Should I not prepare food and invite them to my home?" So I ordered food to be prepared and when I met Abu Hurayrah in the evening I said: "I’m inviting you to my house this evening." He said: "You preempted me!" I said: ‘Yes.’ and invited them. (After they had eaten) Abu Hurayrah said: "Shall I tell you a tradition from your traditions, O you assembly of the Ansār?" He gave an account of the Conquest of Makkah and said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had proceeded until he reached Makkah. He dispatched Az-Zubayr on his right flank, Khālid on his left, and Abu ‘Ubaydah with a force that had no armor. They advanced to the interior of the valley. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was in the middle of a large contingent of fighters. He saw me and said: “Abu Hurayrah.” I said: “I am here at your service, Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Let no one come to me except the Ansār; (only) call the Ansār to me." Abu Hurayrah continued: "So they gathered around him. The Quraysh also gathered their ruffians and their (lowly) followers, and said: 'We will send these (men) forward. If they get anything, we will be with them (to share it) and if misfortune befalls them, we will pay (as compensation) whatever we are asked for.' The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said (to the Ansār): 'You see the ruffians and the (lowly) followers of the Quraysh.' And he indicated by (striking) one of his hands over the other that they should be killed and said: 'Meet me at As-Safa.' Then we went on (and) if any one of us wanted a certain person to be killed, he was killed, and none of them could offer any resistance." Abu Hurayrah continued: "Then came Abu Sufyān and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the blood of the Quraysh has become very cheap. There will be no Quraysh from this day on.' Then the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyān, he will be safe.' Some of the Ansār whispered among themselves: 'Love for his city and sympathy for his clan have overpowered him.' Abu Hurayrah said: "A revelation came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and when he was going to receive the revelation, we understood it, and when he was receiving it, none of us would dare raise his eyes to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) until the revelation ended. When the revelation came to an end, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O you assembly of the Ansār!' They said: 'Here we are at your service, Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'You were saying that ‘Love for his city and people has overpowered this man.'' They said: 'So it was.' He said: 'No, never. I am a slave of Allah and His Messenger. I migrated to Allah and to you. I will live with you and I will die with you.' So, they (the Ansār) turned towards him in tears, saying: 'By Allah, we said what we said because of our attachment to Allah and the deep desire to have His Messenger among us.' The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Surely, Allah and His Messenger testify to your assertions and accept your apology.'" The narrator continued: "People came to the house of Abu Sufyān and locked their doors. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded until he approached the (Black) Stone. He kissed it and circumambulated the Ka‘bah. He reached an idol by the side of the Ka‘bah that was worshiped by the people. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) had a bow in his hand that he was holding from a corner. When he came near the idol, he began to pierce its eyes with the bow, saying: {The Truth has come, and falsehood has perished} [Sūrat al-Isrā': 81]. When he had finished the circumambulation, he came to the Mount Safa, climbed it to a height from where he could see the Ka‘bah, raised his hands (in supplication), and began to praise Allah and prayed what he wished to pray.''

  Narrated by Muslim

• Sa‘d was injured on the Day of the Trench by the arrow of man from Quraysh

  عن عائشة رضي الله عنها ، قالت: أُصِيب سعد يوم الخندق، رماه رجل من قريش، يقال له حبان بن الْعَرِقَةِ وهو حبان بن قيس، من بني معيص بن عامر بن لؤي رماه في الأَكْحَلِ ، فضرب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيمة في المسجد ليعوده من قريب، فلما رجع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من الخندق وضع السلاح واغتسل، فأتاه جبريل -عليه السلام- وهو ينفض رأسه من الغُبار، فقال: " قد وضعتَ السلاح، والله ما وضعتُه، اخرج إليهم، قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : فأين فأشار إلى بني قُرَيظة " فأتاهم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فنزلوا على حُكمه، فردَّ الحُكمَ إلى سعد، قال: فإني أحكم فيهم: أن تُقتل المقاتِلة، وأن تُسبى النساء والذُّرِّية، وأن تُقسم أموالهم قال هشام، فأخبرني أبي، عن عائشة: أن سعدا قال: اللهم إنك تعلم أنه ليس أحد أحب إلي أن أُجاهدهم فيك، من قوم كذَّبوا رسولك صلى الله عليه وسلم وأخرجوه، اللهم فإني أظن أنك قد وضعتَ الحرب بيننا وبينهم، فإن كان بقي من حرب قريش شيء فأَبْقِني له، حتى أجاهدهم فيك، وإن كنتَ وضعتَ الحرب فافْجُرها واجعل موتتي فيها، فانفجرت من لَبَّته فلم يَرْعَهم، وفي المسجد خيمة من بني غِفَار، إلا الدم يسيل إليهم، فقالوا: يا أهل الخيمة، ما هذا الذي يأتينا من قبلكم؟ فإذا سعد يَغْذو جرحه دما، فمات منها رضي الله عنه .

  ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Sa‘d was injured on the Day of the Trench by the arrow of man from Quraysh called Hibbān ibn al-‘Arqah (Hibbān ibn Qays) from the tribe of Banu Mu‘ayyis ibn ‘Āmir ibn Lu'ai who shot him in the median vein of the arm. So the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) set up a tent for him in the mosque in order to visit him from nearby. When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the trench he placed his weapon down and washed up. Jibrīl (may peace be upon him) came to him while he was shaking the dust from his head and said: "Have you laid down weapons? By Allah! I have not laid it down! Go out to them!" The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where?" So he pointed to Banu Qurayzhah. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) went to them and they surrendered. He turned the judgment over to Sa‘d, and Sa‘d said: "I rule that their warriors be killed, their women and offspring be taken as captives, and that their wealth be divided." Hishām said: "My father informed me that ‘Ā’ishah reported that Sa‘d said: 'O Allah, Indeed, You know that there is no one that I love to battle in Your cause than a people who belied and drove out Your Messenger (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). O Allah, I think that You have ended the war between us and them, so if there remains any war against the Quraysh, then keep me alive so that I may battle them in Your cause; and if You have indeed ended the war, then let the blood flow and make my death therein." So his wound erupted from his throat. There was a tent in the mosque belonging to Banu Ghifār, and they were scared at the sight of blood flowing towards them. They said: "O people of this tent, what is it that is coming to us from your side?" And Sa‘d's wound continued to bleed, and he died from it (may Allah be pleased with him). [Al-Bukhāri]

  Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

• We fought with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Hunayn. When we encountered the enemy, I advanced and ascended a mountain pass. A man from the enemy turned towards me and I shot him with an arrow. He hid himself from me. I did not know what he did

  عن سَلَمة بن الأَكْوع رضي الله عنه قال: غَزَوْنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حُنَينًا، فلما واجَهْنا العدوَّ تقدَّمتُ فأَعْلُو ثَنِيَّة، فاستَقْبَلَني رجُل من العدو، فَأَرْمِيه بسَهْم فتَوَارَى عَني، فما دَرَيت ما صَنَع، ونظرتُ إلى القوم فإذا هُمْ قد طَلَعوا من ثَنِيَّة أخرى، فالتَقَوْا هُمْ وصَحابة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فولَّى صحابة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وأَرجِعُ مُنْهَزِمًا، وعليَّ بُرْدَتان مُتَّزِرًا بإحداهما مُرْتَدِيًا بالأخرى، فاستُطلِق إِزاري فجَمَعْتُهما جميعا، ومررتُ على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنْهَزِمًا وهو على بَغْلَتِه الشَّهْباء، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «لقد رَأَى ابنُ الأكْوَع فَزَعًا»، فلما غَشَوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نَزَل عن البَغْلة، ثم قَبَضَ قَبْضَة مِن ترابٍ مِن الأرض، ثم استقْبَلَ به وجوههم، فقال: «شاهَت الوجوه»، فما خَلَق الله منهم إنسانًا إلا مَلَأَ عيْنَيْه ترابًا بِتِلك القبْضَة، فَوَلَّوا مُدْبِرين، فَهَزَمَهم الله عز وجل ، وقَسَّم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غَنائِمهم بين المسلمين.

  Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We fought with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) in Hunayn. When we encountered the enemy, I advanced and ascended a mountain pass. A man from the enemy turned towards me and I shot him with an arrow. He hid himself from me. I did not know what he did, but (all of a sudden) I saw that a group of people appeared from the other mountain pass. They and the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) met in combat, but the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) turned back and I too turned back in retreat. I had two mantles, one of which I was wrapping around the waist (covering the lower part of my body) and the other I was putting around my shoulders. My waist-wrapper got loose and I held the two mantles together. (In this downcast condition) I passed by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who was riding on his white mule. He said: "The son of Al-Akwa‘ has seen terror." When they (the disbelievers) gathered around him from all sides, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) got down from his mule, picked up a handful of dust from the ground, threw it at their faces and said: 'May these faces be deformed.' There was none among them whose eyes were not filled with dust from this handful. So they turned back fleeing. Allah, Exalted and Glorified, defeated them, and the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) distributed their booty among the Muslims.

  Narrated by Muslim

• We went to the battle of Khaybar along with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and got spoils there. The Messenger of Allah divided them among us and placed the rest of them with the booty

  عن عبد الرحمن بن غنم، قال: رَابَطْنا مدينة قِنَّسْرِين مع شُرَحْبِيل بن السِّمْط، فلما فَتَحها أصابَ فيها غَنَما وبَقرا، فقَسَم فِينا طائفةً مِنها وجعل بَقِيَّتها في المَغنم، فلقيتُ معاذَ بنَ جبل فحدَّثْتًه، فقال معاذ: «غزَوْنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيبر فأصبْنا فيها غَنَما، فَقَسَم فِينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم طائفة، وجَعَل بَقِيَّتَها في المَغْنَم».

  ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Ghanm reported: We were stationed at the frontiers of the city of Qinnasrīn with Shurahbīl ibn As-Simt. When he conquered it, he seized sheep and cows there. He distributed some of them among us, and deposited the rest of them in the spoils of war. I met Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal and mentioned that to him. Mu‘ādh said: "We went to the battle of Khaybar along with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and got spoils there. The Messenger of Allah divided them among us and placed the rest of them with the booty."

  Narrated by Abu Daoud