[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to dig the trench. He pointed out to us a rock in a certain place of the trench where the pickaxes would not work. He complained about it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came. He said, "Bring me an Awf." He laid down his garment and then descended to the rock. He took the pickaxe and said, "In the name of Allah," and struck a blow that broke one-third of the rock. He said, "Allah is the Greatest! I have been given the keys to Syria. By Allah, I can see its red palaces from my place." Then he said, "In the name of Allah," and struck another blow that broke one-third of the rock. He said, "Allah is the Greatest! I have been given the keys to Persia. By Allah, I can see its white castles from my place." Then he said, "In the name of Allah," and struck another blow that uprooted the remaining part of the rock. He said, "Allah is the Greatest! I have been given the keys to the Yemen. By Allah, I can see the gates of Sana'a from my place."
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحَفْرِ الْخَنْدَقِ قَالَ وَعَرَضَ لَنَا صَخْرَةٌ فِي مَكَانٍ مِنَ الخَنْدَقِ لَا تَأْخُذُ فِيهَا الْمَعَاوِلُ قَالَ فَشَكَوْهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَوْفٌ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ وَضَعَ ثَوْبَهُ ثُمَّ هَبَطَإِلَى الصَّخْرَةِ فَأَخَذَ الْمِعْوَلَ فَقَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ فَضَرَبَ ضَرْبَةً فَكَسَرَ ثُلُثَ الْحَجَرِ وَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ الشَّامِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُبْصِرُ قُصُورَهَا الْحُمْرَ مِنْ مَكَانِي هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ وَضَرَبَ أُخْرَى فَكَسَرَ ثُلُثَ الْحَجَرِ فَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ فَارِسَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُبْصِرُ الْمَدَائِنَ وَأُبْصِرُ قَصْرَهَا الْأَبْيَضَ مِنْ مَكَانِي هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللهِ وَضَرَبَ ضَرْبَةً أُخْرَى فَقَلَعَ بَقِيَّةَ الْحَجَرِ فَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ أُعْطِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ الْيَمَنِ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُبْصِرُ أَبْوَابَ صَنْعَاءَ مِنْ مَكَانِي هَذَا