Volume 5, Book 59, Number 395
Narrated 'Uthman bin Mauhab:
A man came to perform the Hajj to (Allah's) House. Seeing some
people sitting, he said, "Who are these sitting people?" Somebody
said, "They are the people of Quraish." He said, "Who is the old
man?" They said, "Ibn 'Umar." He went to him and said, "I want to
ask you about something; will you tell me about it? I ask you with
the respect due to the sanctity of this (Sacred) House, do you know
that 'Uthman bin 'Affan fled on the day of Uhud?" Ibn 'Umar said,
"Yes." He said, "Do you know that he (i.e. 'Uthman) was absent from
the Badr (battle) and did not join it?" Ibn 'Umar said, "Yes." He
said, "Do you know that he failed to be present at the Ridwan Pledge
of allegiance (i.e. Pledge of allegiance at Hudaibiya) and did not
witness it?" Ibn 'Umar replied, "Yes," He then said, "Allahu-Akbar!"
Ibn 'Umar said, "Come along; I will inform you and explain to you
what you have asked. As for the flight (of 'Uthman) on the day of
Uhud, I testify that Allah forgave him. As regards his absence from
the Badr (battle), he was married to the daughter of Allah's Apostle
and she was ill, so the Prophet said to him, 'You will have such
reward as a man who has fought the Badr battle will get, and will
also have the same share of the booty.' As for his absence from the
Ridwan Pledge of allegiance if there had been anybody more respected
by the Meccans than 'Uthman bin 'Affan, the Prophet would surely
have sent that man instead of 'Uthman. So the Prophet sent him (i.e.
'Uthman to Mecca) and the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance took place
after 'Uthman had gone to Mecca. The Prophet raised his right hand
saying. 'This is the hand of 'Uthman,' and clapped it over his other
hand and said, "This is for 'Uthman.'" Ibn 'Umar then said (to the
man), "Go now, after taking this information."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 396
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:
The Prophet appointed Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the
cavalry archers on the day of the battle of Uhud. Then they returned
defeated, and that what is referred to by Allah's Statement:-- "And
the Apostle (Muhammad) in your rear was calling you." (3.153)
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 397
Narrated Salim's father:
That he heard Allah's Apostle, when raising his head from bowing of
the first Rak'a of the morning prayer, saying, "O Allah! Curse
so-and-so and so-and-so" after he had said, "Allah hears him who
sends his praises to Him. Our Lord, all the Praises are for you!" So
Allah revealed:-- "Not for you (O Muhammad! )......(till the end of
Verse) they are indeed wrong-doers." (3.128) Salim bin 'Abdullah
said' "Allah's Apostle used to invoke evil upon Safwan bin Umaiya,
Suhail bin 'Amr and Al-Harith bin Hisham. So the Verse was
revealed:-- "Not for you (O Muhammad!)......(till the end of Verse)
For they are indeed wrong-doers." (3.128)
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 398
Narrated Tha'laba bin Abi Malik:
'Umar bin Al-Khattab distributed woolen clothes amongst some women
of Medina, and a nice woolen garment remained. Some of those who
were sitting with him, said, "O chief of the believers! Give it to
the daughter of Allah's Apostle who is with you," and by that, they
meant Um Kulthum, the daughter of 'Ali. Umar said, "Um Salit has got
more right than she." Um Saht was amongst those Ansari women who had
given the pledge of allegiance to Allah's Apostle . 'Umar added,
"She (i.e. Um Salit) used to carry the filled water skins for us on
the day of the battle of Uhud."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 399
Narrated Jafar bin 'Amr bin Umaiya:
I went out with 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached
Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi said (to me),
"Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask him about the
killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in Hims. We
enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade
of his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to
him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him
and he greeted us in return. 'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and
Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O
Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and then said, "No, by
Allah! But I know that 'Adi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um
Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at
Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried
that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her,
and your feet resemble that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah
uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi), "Will you tell us (the
story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes, Hamza killed
Tuaima bin 'Adi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair
bin Mut'im said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle,
then you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle
of Uhud) in the year of 'Ainain ..'Ainain is a mountain near the
mountain of Uhud, and between it and Uhud there is a valley.. I went
out with the people for the battle. When the army aligned for the
fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim) to accept my
challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin 'Abdul Muttalib came out and said,
'O Siba'. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do
you challenge Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed
him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid
myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw
my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it came out
through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people
returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca)
till Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when
the people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Allah's Apostle, I was
told that the Prophet did not harm the messengers; So I too went out
with them till I reached Allah's Apostle. When he saw me, he said,
'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was it you who killed
Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told of.' He
said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Allah's
Apostle died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a
prophet). I said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill
him, and make amends for killing Hamza. So I went out with the
people (to fight Musailamah and his followers) and then famous
events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I saw a man (i.e.
Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an
ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear
at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it
passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked
him and struck him on the head with a sword. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief of
the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 400
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (pointing to his broken canine tooth) said, "Allah's
Wrath has become severe on the people who harmed His Prophet.
Allah's Wrath has become severe on the man who is killed by the
Apostle of Allah in Allah's Cause."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 401
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas
Allah's Wrath became severe on him whom the Prophet had killed in
Allah's Cause. Allah's Wrath became severe on the people who caused
the face of Allah's Prophet to bleed.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 402
Narrated Abu Hazim:
That he heard Sahl bin Sad being asked about the wounds of Allah's
Apostle saying, "By Allah, I know who washed the wounds of Allah's
Apostle and who poured water (for washing them), and with what he
was treated." Sahl added, "Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Apostle
used to wash the wounds, and 'Ali bin Abi Talib used to pour water
from a shield. When Fatima saw that the water aggravated the
bleeding, she took a piece of a mat, burnt it, and inserted its
ashes into the wound so that the blood was congealed (and bleeding
stopped). His canine tooth got broken on that day, and face was
wounded, and his helmet was broken on his head."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 403
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Allah's Wrath gets severe on a person killed by a prophet, and
Allah's Wrath became severe on him who had caused the face of
Allah's Apostle to bleed
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 404
Narrated 'Aisha:
Regarding the Holy Verse: "Those who responded (To the call) of
Allah And the Apostle (Muhammad), After being wounded, For those of
them Who did good deeds And refrained from wrong, there is a great
reward." (3.172)
She said to 'Urwa, "O my nephew! Your father, Az-Zubair and Abu Bakr
were amongst them (i.e. those who responded to the call of Allah and
the Apostle on the day (of the battle of Uhud). When Allah's
Apostle, suffered what he suffered on the day of Uhud and the pagans
left, the Prophet was afraid that they might return. So he said,
'Who will go on their (i.e. pagans') track?' He then selected
seventy men from amongst them (for this purpose)." (The sub-narrator
added, "Abu Bakr and Az-Zubair were amongst them.")
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 405
Narrated Qatada:
We do not know of any tribe amongst the 'Arab tribes who lost more
martyrs than Al-Ansar, and they will have superiority on the Day of
Resurrection. Anas bin Malik told us that seventy from the Ansar
were martyred on the day of Uhud, and seventy on the day (of the
battle of) Bir Ma'una, and seventy on the day of Al-Yamama. Anas
added, "The battle of Bir Ma'una took place during the lifetime of
Allah's Apostle and the battle of Al-Yamama, during the caliphate of
Abu Bakr, and it was the day when Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab was killed."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 406
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah
Allah's Apostle used to shroud two martyrs of Uhud in one sheet and
then say, "Which of them knew Quran more?" When one of the two was
pointed out, he would put him first in the grave. Then he said, "I
will be a witness for them on the Day of Resurrection." He ordered
them to be buried with their blood (on their bodies). Neither was
the funeral prayer offered for them, nor were they washed. Jabir
added, "When my father was martyred, I started weeping and
uncovering his face. The companions of the Prophet stopped me from
doing so but the Prophet did not stop me. Then the Prophet said, '(O
Jabir.) don't weep over him, for the angels kept on covering him
with their wings till his body was carried away (for burial)."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 407
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "I saw in a dream that I moved a sword and its
blade got broken, and that symbolized the casualties which the
believers suffered on the day of Uhud. Then I moved it again, and it
became as perfect as it had been, and that symbolized the Conquest
(of Mecca) which Allah helped us to achieve, and the union of all
the believers. I (also) saw cows in the dream, and what Allah does
is always beneficial. Those cows appeared to symbolize the faithful
believers (who were martyred) on the day of Uhud."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 408
Narrated Khabbab:
We migrated with the Prophet for Allah's Cause, so our reward became
due with Allah. Some of us passed away (i.e. died) without enjoying
anything from their reward, and one of them was Mus'ab bin 'Umar who
was killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Uhud. He did not leave
behind except a sheet of striped woolen cloth. If we covered his
head with it, his feet became naked, and if we covered his feet with
it, his head became naked. The Prophet said to us, "Cover his head
with it and put Idhkhir (i.e. a kind of grass) over his feet," or
said, "Put some Idhkhir over his feet." But some of us have got
their fruits ripened, and they are collecting them.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 409
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said, "This is a mountain that loves us and is loved by
us."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 410
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
When the mountain of Uhud appeared before Allah's Apostle he said,
"This IS a mountain that loves us and is loved by us. O, Allah!
Abraham made Mecca a Sanctuary, and I have made Medina (i.e. the
area between its two mountains) a Sanctuary as well."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 411
Narrated Uqba:
One day the Prophet went out and offered the (funeral) prayer for
the people (i.e. martyrs) of Uhud as he used to offer a funeral
prayer for any dead person, and then (after returning) he ascended
the pulpit and said, "I am your predecessor before you, and I am a
witness upon you, and I am looking at my Tank just now, and I have
been given the keys of the treasures of the world (or the keys of
the world). By Allah, I am not afraid that you will worship others
besides Allah after me, but I am afraid that you will compete with
each other for (the pleasures of) this world."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 412
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet sent a Sariya of spies and appointed 'Asim bin Thabit,
the grandfather of 'Asim bin 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, as their leader.
So they set out, and when they reached (a place) between 'Usfan and
Mecca, they were mentioned to one of the branch tribes of Bani
Hudhail called Lihyan. So, about one-hundred archers followed their
traces till they (i.e. the archers) came to a journey station where
they (i.e. 'Asim and his companions) had encamped and found stones
of dates they had brought as journey food from Medina.
The archers said, "These are the dates of Medina," and followed
their traces till they took them over. When 'Asim and his companions
were not able to go ahead, they went up a high place, and their
pursuers encircled them and said, "You have a covenant and a promise
that if you come down to us, we will not kill anyone of you." 'Asim
said, "As for me, I will never come down on the security of an
infidel. O Allah! Inform Your Prophet about us." So they fought with
them till they killed 'Asim along with seven of his companions with
arrows, and there remained Khubaib, Zaid and another man to whom
they gave a promise and a covenant. So when the infidels gave them
the covenant and promise, they came down. When they captured them,
they opened the strings of their arrow bows and tied them with it.
The third man who was with them said, "This is the first breach in
the covenant," and refused to accompany them. They dragged him and
tried to make him accompany them, but he refused, and they killed
him. Then they proceeded on taking Khubaib and Zaid till they sold
them in Mecca. The sons of Al-Harith bin 'Amr bin Naufal bought
Khubaib. It was Khubaib who had killed Al-Harith bin 'Amr on the day
of Badr. Khubaib stayed with them for a while as a captive till they
decided unanimously to kill him. (At that time) Khubaib borrowed a
razor from one of the daughters of Al-Harith to shave his pubic
hair. She gave it to him. She said later on, "I was heedless of a
little baby of mine, who moved towards Khubaib, and when it reached
him, he put it on his thigh.
When I saw it, I got scared so much that Khubaib noticed my distress
while he was carrying the razor in his hand. He said 'Are you afraid
that I will kill it? Allah willing, I will never do that,' " Later
on she used to say, "I have never seen a captive better than Khubaib
Once I saw him eating from a bunch of grapes although at that time
no fruits were available at Mecca, and he was fettered with iron
chains, and in fact, it was nothing but food bestowed upon him by
Allah." So they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill
him. He said, "Allow me to offer a two-Rak'at prayer." Then he went
to them and said, "Had I not been afraid that you would think I was
afraid of death, I would have prayed for a longer time." So it was
Khubaib who first set the tradition of praying two Rakat before
being executed. He then said, "O Allah! Count them one by one," and
added, 'When I am being martyred as a Muslim, I do not care in what
way I receive my death for Allah's Sake, because this death is in
Allah's Cause. If He wishes, He will bless the cut limbs." Then
'Uqba bin Al-Harith got up and martyred him. The narrator added: The
Quraish (infidels) sent some people to 'Asim in order to bring a
part of his body so that his death might be known for certain, for
'Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day of Badr. But Allah
sent a cloud of wasps which protected his body from their messengers
who could not harm his body consequently.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 413
Narrated Jabir:
The person who killed Khubaib was Abu Sarua (i.e. 'Uqba bin Al-Harith).
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 414
Narrated 'Abdul Aziz:
Anas said, "The Prophet sent seventy men, called Al-Qurra 'for some
purpose. The two groups of Bani Sulaim called Ri'l and Dhakwan,
appeared to them near a well called Bir Ma'una. The people (i.e.
Al-Qurra) said, 'By Allah, we have not come to harm you, but we are
passing by you on our way to do something for the Prophet.' But (the
infidels) killed them. The Prophet therefore invoked evil upon them
for a month during the morning prayer. That was the beginning of Al
Qunut and we used not to say Qunut before that." A man asked Anas
about Al-Qunut, "Is it to be said after the Bowing (in the prayer)
or after finishing the Recitation (i.e. before Bowing)?" Anas
replied, "No, but (it is to be said) after finishing the Recitation."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 415
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut for one month after the posture of
Bowing, invoking evil upon some 'Arab tribes.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 416
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
(The tribes of) Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usaiya and Bani Lihyan asked Allah's
Apostle to provide them with some men to support them against their
enemy. He therefore provided them with seventy men from the Ansar
whom we used to call Al-Qurra' in their lifetime. They used to
collect wood by daytime and pray at night. When they were at the
well of Ma'una, the infidels killed them by betraying them. When
this news reached the Prophet , he said Al-Qunut for one month In
the morning prayer, invoking evil upon some of the 'Arab tribes,
upon Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usaiya and Bani Libyan. We used to read a verse
of the Qur'an revealed in their connection, but later the verse was
cancelled. It was: "convey to our people on our behalf the
information that we have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us,
and has made us pleased." (Anas bin Malik added:) Allah's Prophet
said Qunut for one month in the morning prayer, invoking evil upon
some of the 'Arab tribes (namely), Ril, Dhakwan, Usaiya, and Bani
Libyan. (Anas added:) Those seventy Ansari men were killed at the
well of Mauna.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 417
Narrated Anas:
That the Prophet sent his uncle, the brother of Um Sulaim at the
head of seventy riders. The chief of the pagans, 'Amir bin At-Tufail
proposed three suggestions (to the Prophet ) saying, "Choose one of
three alternatives: (1) that the bedouins will be under your command
and the townspeople will be under my command; (2) or that I will be
your successor, (3) or otherwise I will attack you with two thousand
from Bani Ghatafan." But 'Amir was infected with plague in the House
of Um so-and-so. He said, "Shall I stay in the house of a lady from
the family of so-and-so after having a (swelled) gland like that
she-camel? Get me my horse." So he died on the back of his horse.
Then Haram, the brother of Um Sulaim and a lame man along with
another man from so-and-so (tribe) went towards the pagans (i.e. the
tribe of 'Amir). Haram said (to his companions), "Stay near to me,
for I will go to them. If they (i.e. infidels) should give me
protection, you will be near to me, and if they should kill me, then
you should go back to your companions. Then Haram went to them and
said, "Will you give me protection so as to convey the message of
Allah's Apostle ?" So, he started talking to them' but they
signalled to a man (to kill him) and he went behind him and stabbed
him (with a spear). He (i.e. Haram) said, "Allahu Akbar! I have
succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka'ba!" The companion of Haram was
pursued by the infidels, and then they (i.e. Haram's companions)
were all killed except the lame man who was at the top of a
mountain. Then Allah revealed to us a verse that was among the
cancelled ones later on. It was: 'We have met our Lord and He is
pleased with us and has made us pleased.' (After this event) the
Prophet invoked evil on the infidels every morning for 30 days. He
invoked evil upon the (tribes of) Ril, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and
Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 418
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
That when Haram bin Milhan, his uncle was stabbed on the day of Bir
Ma'una he sprinkled his blood over his face and his head this way
and then said, "I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka'ba.'
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 419
Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Bakr asked the Prophet to allow him to go out (of Mecca) when he
was greatly annoyed (by the infidels). But the Prophet said to him,
''Wait." Abu Bakr said, O Allah's Apostle! Do you hope that you will
be allowed (to migrate)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "I hope so." So
Abu Bakr waited for him till one day Allah's Apostle came at noon
time and addressed him saying "Let whoever is present with you, now
leave you." Abu Bakr said, "None is present but my two daughters."
The Prophet said, "Have you noticed that I have been allowed to go
out (to migrate)?" Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle, I would like
to accompany you." The Prophet said, "You will accompany me." Abu
Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have got two she-camels which I had
prepared and kept ready for (our) going out." So he gave one of the
two (she-camels) to the Prophet and it was Al-Jad'a . They both rode
and proceeded till they reached the Cave at the mountain of Thaur
where they hid themselves. Amir bin Fuhaira was the slave of
'Abdullah bin Al-Tufail bin Sakhbara 'Aisha's brother from her
mother's side. Abu Bakr had a milch she-camel. Amir used to go with
it (i.e. the milch she-camel) in the afternoon and come back to them
before noon by setting out towards them in the early morning when it
was still dark and then he would take it to the pasture so that none
of the shepherds would be aware of his job. When the Prophet (and
Abu Bakr) went away (from the Cave), he (i.e. 'Amir) too went along
with them and they both used to make him ride at the back of their
camels in turns till they reached Medina. 'Amir bin Fuhaira was
martyred on the day of Bir Ma'una.
Narrated 'Urwa: When those (Muslims) at Bir Ma'una were martyred and
'Amr bin Umaiya Ad-Damri was taken prisoner, 'Amir bin At-Tufail,
pointing at a killed person, asked Amr, "Who is this?" 'Amr bin
Umaiya said to him, "He is 'Amir bin Fuhaira." 'Amir bin At-Tufail
said, "I saw him lifted to the sky after he was killed till I saw
the sky between him and the earth, and then he was brought down upon
the earth. Then the news of the killed Muslims reached the Prophet
and he announced the news of their death saying, "Your companions
(of Bir Ma'una) have been killed, and they have asked their Lord
saying, 'O our Lord! Inform our brothers about us as we are pleased
with You and You are pleased with us." So Allah informed them (i.e.
the Prophet and his companions) about them (i.e. martyrs of Bir Mauna).
On that day, 'Urwa bin Asma bin As-Salt who was one of them, was
killed, and Urwa (bin Az-Zubair) was named after 'Urwa bin Asma and
Mundhir (bin AzZubair) was named after Mundhir bin 'Amr (who had
also been martyred on that day).
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 420
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet said Al-Qunut after Bowing (i.e. Ar-Ruku') for one
month, invoking evil upon (the tribes of) Ril and Dhakwan. He used
to say, "Usaiya disobeyed Allah and His Apostle."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 421
Narrated Anas bin Malik :
The Prophet invoked evil upon those (people) who killed his
companions at Bir Mauna for 30 days (in the morning prayer). He
invoked evil upon (tribes of) Ril, Lihyan and Usaiya who disobeyed
Allah and His Apostle. Allah revealed a Quranic Verse to His Prophet
regarding those who had been killed, i.e. the Muslims killed at Bir
Ma'una, and we recited the Verse till later it was cancelled. (The
Verse was:) 'Inform our people that we have met our Lord, and He is
pleased with us, and we are pleased with Him."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 422
Narrated Asim Al-Ahwal:
I asked Anas bin Malik regarding Al-Qunut during the prayer. Anas
replied, "Yes (Al-Qunut was said by the Prophet in the prayer)." I
said, "Is it before Bowing or after Bowing?" Anas replied, "(It was
said) before (Bowing)." I said, "So-and-so informed me that you told
him that it was said after Bowing." Anas replied, "He was mistaken,
for Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut after Bowing for one month. The
Prophet had sent some people called Al-Qurra who were seventy in
number, to some pagan people who had concluded a peace treaty with
Allah's Apostle . But those who had concluded the treaty with
Allah's Apostle violated the treaty (and martyred all the seventy
men). So Allah's Apostle said Al-Qunut after Bowing (in the prayer)
for one month, invoking evil upon them.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 423
Narrated Ibn Umar:
That the Prophet inspected him on the day of Uhud while he was
fourteen years old, and the Prophet did not allow him to take part
in the battle. He was inspected again by the Prophet on the day of
Al-Khandaq (i.e. battle of the Trench) while he was fifteen years
old, and the Prophet allowed him to take Part in the battle.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 424
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
We were with Allah's Apostle in the Trench, and some were digging
the trench while we were carrying the earth on our shoulders.
Allah's Apostle said, 'O Allah! There is no life except the life of
the Hereafter, so please forgive the Emigrants and the Ansar."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 425
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle went out towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw
the Emigrants and the Ansar digging the trench in the cold morning.
They had no slaves to do that (work) for them. When the Prophet saw
their hardship and hunger, he said, 'O Allah! The real life is the
life of the Hereafter, so please forgive Ansar and the Emigrants."
They said in reply to him, "We are those who have given the Pledge
of allegiances to Muhammad for to observe Jihad as long as we live."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 426
Narrated Anas:
Al-Muhajirun (i.e. the Emigrants) and the Ansar were digging the
trench around Medina and were carrying the earth on their backs
while saying, "We are those who have given the pledge of allegiance
to Muhammad for Islam as long as we live." The Prophet said in reply
to their saying, "O Allah! There is no goodness except the goodness
of the Hereafter; so please grant Your Blessing to the Ansar and the
Emigrants." The people used to bring a handful of barley, and a meal
used to be prepared thereof by cooking it with a cooking material
(i.e. oil, fat and butter having a change in color and smell) and it
used to be presented to the people (i.e. workers) who were hungry,
and it used to stick to their throats and had a nasty smell.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 427
Narrated Jabir:
We were digging (the trench) on the day of (Al-Khandaq ( i.e. Trench
)) and we came across a big solid rock. We went to the Prophet and
said, "Here is a rock appearing across the trench." He said, "I am
coming down." Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for
we had not eaten anything for three days. So the Prophet took the
spade and struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to go home." (When the Prophet allowed
me) I said to my wife, "I saw the Prophet in a state that I cannot
treat lightly. Have you got something (for him to eat?" She replied,
"I have barley and a she goat." So I slaughtered the she-kid and she
ground the barley; then we put the meat in the earthenware cooking
pot. Then I came to the Prophet when the dough had become soft and
fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly
been well-cooked, and said, "I have got a little food prepared, so
get up O Allah's Apostle, you and one or two men along with you (for
the food)." The Prophet asked, "How much is that food?" I told him
about it. He said, "It is abundant and good. Tell your wife not to
remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not to take out any
bread from the oven till I reach there." Then he said (to all his
companions), "Get up." So the Muhajirn (i.e. Emigrants) and the
Ansar got up. When I came to my wife, I said, "Allah's Mercy be upon
you! The Prophet came along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and
those who were present with them." She said, "Did the Prophet ask
you (how much food you had)?" I replied, "Yes." Then the Prophet
said, "Enter and do not throng." The Prophet started cutting the
bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat over it. He covered the
earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them.
He would give the food to his companions and take the meat out of
the pot. He went on cutting the bread and scooping the meat (for his
companions) till they all ate their fill, and even then, some food
remained. Then the Prophet said (to my wife), "Eat and present to
others as the people are struck with hunger."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 428
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
When the Trench was dug, I saw the Prophet in the state of severe
hunger. So I returned to my wife and said, "Have you got anything
(to eat), for I have seen Allah's Apostle in a state of severe
hunger." She brought out for me, a bag containing one Sa of barley,
and we had a domestic she animal (i.e. a kid) which I slaughtered
then, and my wife ground the barley and she finished at the time I
finished my job (i.e. slaughtering the kid). Then I cut the meat
into pieces and put it in an earthenware (cooking) pot, and returned
to Allah's Apostle . My wife said, "Do not disgrace me in front of
Allah's Apostle and those who are with him." So I went to him and
said to him secretly, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered a
she-animal (i.e. kid) of ours, and we have ground a Sa of barley
which was with us. So please come, you and another person along with
you." The Prophet raised his voice and said, "O people of Trench !
Jabir has prepared a meal so let us go." Allah's Apostle said to me,
"Don't put down your earthenware meat pot (from the fireplace) or
bake your dough till I come." So I came (to my house) and Allah's
Apostle too, came, proceeding before the people. When I came to my
wife, she said, "May Allah do so-and-so to you." I said, "I have
told the Prophet of what you said." Then she brought out to him
(i.e. the Prophet the dough, and he spat in it and invoked for
Allah's Blessings in it. Then he proceeded towards our earthenware
meat-pot and spat in it and invoked for Allah's Blessings in it.
Then he said (to my wife). Call a lady-baker to bake along with you
and keep on taking out scoops from your earthenware meat-pot, and do
not put it down from its fireplace." They were one-thousand (who
took their meals), and by Allah they all ate, and when they left the
food and went away, our earthenware pot was still bubbling (full of
meat) as if it had not decreased, and our dough was still being
baked as if nothing had been taken from it.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 429
Narrated 'Aisha:
As regards the following Quranic Verse:-- "When they came on you
from above and from below you (from east and west of the valley) and
when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached up to the
throats....." (33.10) That happened on the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e.
Trench).
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 430
Narrated Al-Bara:
The Prophet was carrying earth on the day of Al-Khandaq till his
abdomen was fully covered with dust, and he was saying, "By Allah,
without Allah we would not have been guided, neither would we have
given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So (O Allah), please
send Sakina (i.e. calmness) upon us, and make our feet firm if we
meet the enemy as the enemy have rebelled against us, and if they
intended affliction, (i.e. want to frighten us and fight against us
then we would not flee but withstand them)." The Prophet used to
raise his voice saying, "Abaina! Abaina! (i.e. would not, we would
not)."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 431
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "I have been made victorious by As-Saba (i.e. an
easterly wind) and the Ad nation was destroyed by Ad-Dabur (i.e. a
westerly wind)."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 432
Narrated Al-Bara:
When it was the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans) and Allah's Apostle
dug the trench, I saw him carrying earth out of the trench till dust
made the skin of his abdomen out of my sight and he was a hairy man.
I heard him reciting the poetic verses composed by Ibn Rawaha while
he was carrying the earth, "O Allah! Without You we would not have
been guided, nor would we have given in charity, nor would we have
prayed. So, (O Allah), please send Sakina (i.e. calmness) upon us
and make our feet firm if we meet the enemy, as they have rebelled
against us. And if they intend affliction (i.e. want to frighten us,
and fight against us) then we would not (flee but withstand them)."
The Prophet would then prolong his voice at the last words.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 433
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The first day (i.e. Ghazwa) I participated in, was the day of
Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 434
Narrated Ikrima bin Khalid:
Ibn 'Umar said, "I went to Hafsa while water was dribbling from her
twined braids. I said, 'The condition of the people is as you see,
and no authority has been given to me.' Hafsa said, (to me), 'Go to
them, and as they (i.e. the people) are waiting for you, and I am
afraid your absence from them will produce division amongst them.' "
So Hafsa did not leave Ibn 'Umar till we went to them. When the
people differed. Muawiya addressed the people saying, "'If anybody
wants to say anything in this matter of the Caliphate, he should
show up and not conceal himself, for we are more rightful to be a
Caliph than he and his father." On that, Habib bin Masalama said (to
Ibn 'Umar), "Why don't you reply to him (i.e. Muawiya)?" 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar said, "I untied my garment that was going round my back
and legs while I was sitting and was about to say, 'He who fought
against you and against your father for the sake of Islam, is more
rightful to be a Caliph,' but I was afraid that my statement might
produce differences amongst the people and cause bloodshed, and my
statement might be interpreted not as I intended. (So I kept quiet)
remembering what Allah has prepared in the Gardens of Paradise (for
those who are patient and prefer the Hereafter to this worldly
life)." Habib said, "You did what kept you safe and secure (i.e. you
were wise in doing so)."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 435
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd:
On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) the Prophet said, (After this
battle) we will go to attack them(i.e. the infidels) and they will
not come to attack us."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 436
Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd:
When the clans were driven away, I heard the Prophet saying, "From
now onwards we will go to attack them (i.e. the infidels) and they
will not come to attack us, but we will go to them."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 437
Narrated 'Ali:
On the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), the Prophet said '(Let)
Allah fill their (i.e. the infidels') houses and graves with fire
just as they have prevented us from offering the Middle Prayer (i.e.
'Asr prayer) till the sun had set."
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 438
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Umar bin Al-Khattab came on the day of Al-Khandaq after the sun had
set and he was abusing the infidels of Quraish saying, "O Allah's
Apostle! I was unable to offer the ('Asr) prayer till the sun was
about to set." The Prophet said, "By Allah, I have not offered this
(i.e. 'Asr) prayer." So we came down along with the Prophet to
Buthan where he performed ablution for the prayer and then we
performed the ablution for it. Then he offered the 'Asr prayer after
the sun had set, and after it he offered the Maghrib prayer.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 439
Narrated Jabir:
On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans), Allah's Apostle said, 'Who will
bring us the news of the people (i.e. the clans of Quraish
infidels)?" Az-Zubair said, "I." The Prophet again said, "Who will
bring us the news of the people?" AzZubair said, "I." The Prophet
again said, "Who will bring us the news of the people?" Az-Zubair
said, "I." The Prophet then said, "Every prophet has his Hawari
(i.e. disciple-special helper); my disciple is Az-Zubair.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 440
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle used to say, "None has the right to be worshipped
except Allah Alone (Who) honored His Warriors and made His Slave
victorious, and He (Alone) defeated the (infidel) clans; so there is
nothing after Him.