It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade traveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest the enemy gets hold of it. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2879)  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ»  

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade traveling with the Qur’an to the land of the enemy, lest the enemy gets hold of it. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2879)  

«نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُسَافَرَ بِالْقُرْآنِ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَنَالَهُ الْعَدُوُّ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: The best number of companions is four, the best number in expeditions four hundred, and the best number in armies four thousand; and twelve thousand will not be overcome through smallness of numbers. Abu Dawud said: What is correct is that this tradition is mursal (i.e. the link of the Companion is missing). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2611)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُ الصَّحَابَةِ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَخَيْرُ السَّرَايَا أَرْبَعُ مِائَةٍ وَخَيْرُ الْجُيُوشِ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ وَلَنْ يُغْلَبَ اثْنَا عَشَرَ أَلْفًا مِنْ قِلَّةٍ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of Uhud, when they had exhausted him and he was with seven of the Ansar and a man from the Quraysh: 'Whoever turns them away from us will be my companion in Paradise.' So a man from the Ansar stood up and fought until he was killed, then another one stood up and fought until he was killed. This continued until all seven were saying the same thing, and they were all killed. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Our companions were not given their due. O Allah, if You will, You can be worshipped on earth.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ لَمَّا أَرْهَقُوهُ وَهُوَ فِي سَبْعَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ «مَنْ يَرُدُّهُمْ عَنَّا فَهُوَ رَفِيقِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ آخَرُ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ السَّبْعَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا أَنْصَفْنَا أَصْحَابَنَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَشَأْ لَا تُعْبَدُ فِي الْأَرْضِ»  

On the day he returned from the Battle of Ahzab, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ made for us an announcement that nobody would say his Zuhr prayer but in the quarters of Banu Quraiza (Some) people, being afraid that the time for prayer would expire, said their prayers before reaching the street of Banu Quraiza. The others said: We will not say our prayer except where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has ordered us to say it even if the time expires. When he learned of the difference in the view of the two groups of the people, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be tipon him) did not blame anyone from the two groups. (Using translation from Muslim 1770)  

نَادَى فِينَا مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ انْصَرَفَ عَنِ الْأَحْزَابِ أَلَا لَا يُصَلِّيَنَّ أَحَدٌ الظُّهْرَ إِلَّا فِي بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ فَتَخَوَّفَ نَاسٌ فَوْتَ الْوَقْتِ فَصَلَّوْا دُونَ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُونَ لَا نُصَلِّي إِلَّا حَيْثُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَإِنْ فَاتَنَا الْوَقْتُ قَالَ «فَمَا عَنَّفَ وَاحِدًا مِنَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ»  

[Machine] The translation into English is: "For me, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When my messengers come to you, give them or return to them thirty camels or thirty shields.' I said, 'Are they also deserving if they are naked, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Yes.'"  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أَتَتْكَ رُسُلِي فَأَعْطِهِمْ أَوِ ادْفَعْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثَلَاثِينَ بَعِيرًا أَوْ ثَلَاثِينَ دِرْعًا» قَالَ قُلْتُ الْعَارِيَةُ مُؤَدَّاةٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ went out one day towards Badr and started consulting the people. Abu Bakr then pointed at him with his hand, and the Prophet ﷺ consulted them. Umar also pointed at him with his hand, and the Prophet ﷺ consulted them. Then the Ansar said, "By Allah, he does not intend anyone other than us." A man from the Ansar said, "I think you are consulting and they are giving you advice, but we will not say as the Children of Israel said to Moses, 'Go, you and your Lord, and fight!'" However, by the One who sent you with the truth, if you were to strike their livers until you reached the mountain passes, we would still be with you.  

خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَ سَارَ إِلَى بَدْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يَسْتَشِيرُ النَّاسَ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَشَارَهُمْ فَأَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَسْتَشِيرُ ﷺ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ وَاللَّهِ مَا يُرِيدُ غَيْرَنَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَرَاكَ تَسْتَشِيرُ فَيُشِيرُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَلَا نَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ {اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا} وَلَكِنْ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ ضَرَبْتَ أَكْبَادَهَا حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ بَرْكَ الْغِمَادِ كُنَّا مَعَكَ  

Anas said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ called on his Companions and they proceeded towards Badr. Suddenly they found the watering Camels of the Quraish, there was among them a black slave of Banu Al Hajjaj. The Companions of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ seized him and began to ask “Where is Abu Sufyan?” He said “I swear by Allaah, I do not know anything about him, but this is the Quraish who have come here, among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rabi’ah and Umayyah bin Khalaf. When he aid this to them, they beat him and he began to say “Leave me, leave me. I shall tell you. When they left him he said “I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but this is the Quraish who have come (here), among them are Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, Shaibah the two sons of Rab’iah and Umayyah bin Khalaf who have come here. The Prophet ﷺ was praying and hearing all that (dialogue). When he finished, he said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you beat him when he speaks the truth to you and you leave him when he tells a lie. This is the Quraish who have come here to defend Abu Sufyan. Anas said, The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ said “This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he placed his hand on the ground. This will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. And this will be the place of falling of so and so tomorrow and he put his hand on the ground. He (Ansas) said “By Him in Whose hand my soul is, no one fell beyond the place of the hand of the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ ordered for them, and they were caught by their feet and dragged and thrown in a well at Badr. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2681)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَاوَرَ النَّاسَ أَيَّامَ بَدْرٍ فَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَضَافَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ فَضَافَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِيَّانَا تُرِيدُ لَوْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَخُوضَ الْبَحْرَ لَخُضْنَاهُ أَوْ نَضْرِبَ أَكْبَادَهَا إِلَى بَرْكِ الْغِمَادِ لَفَعَلْنَا فَنَدَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصْحَابَهُ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى بَدْرٍ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِرَوَايَا لِقُرَيْشٍ فِيهَا عَبْدٌ أَسْوَدٌ لِبَنِي الْحَجَّاجِ فَأَخَذَهُ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَعَلُوا يَسْأَلُونَهُ أَيْنَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَأَيْنَ تَرَكْتَهُ؟ فَيَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ مَا لِي بِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ عِلْمٌ هَذِهِ قُرَيْشٌ أَبُو جَهْلِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ وَعُتْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَشَيْبَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ فَإِذَا قَالَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبُوهُ فَيَقُولُ دَعُونِي دَعُونِي أُخْبِرُكُمْ فَإِذَا تَرَكُوهُ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا لِي بِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَلَكِنْ هَذِهِ قُرَيْشٌ قَدْ أَقْبَلَتْ فِيهِمْ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعُتْبَةُ وَشَيْبَةُ ابْنَا رَبِيعَةَ وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَانْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَضْرِبُونَهُ إِذَا صَدَقَكُمْ وَتَدَعُونَهُ إِذَا كَذَبَكُمْ هَذِهِ قُرَيْشٌ قَدْ أَقْبَلَتْ تَمْنَعُ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ» قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَقَالَ «هَذَا مَصْرَعُ فُلَانٍ غَدًا وَهَذَا مَصْرَعُ فُلَانٍ غَدًا» قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أَمَاطَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ مَصْرَعِهِ  

[Machine] The translation of the sentence is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to take women from the Ansar with us to water the wounded during the battles."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْزُو بِنَا مَعَهُ نِسْوَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ لِتَسْقِيَ الْمَاءَ وَتُدَاوِيَ الْجَرْحَى»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to go on expeditions with us, accompanied by some women from the Ansar. We would fetch water and tend to the wounded."  

«كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَغْزُو بِنَا مَعَهُ نِسْوَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَسْقِي الْمَاءَ وَنُدَاوِي الْجَرْحَى»  

[Machine] "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Talha, 'Find for me a young boy from your servants to serve me until I reach Khaybar.' So, Abu Talha took me along, and I was a young boy who lacked experience, but I served the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whenever he descended."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ «الْتَمِسْ لِي غُلَامًا مِنْ غِلْمَانِكُمْ يَخْدُمُنِي حَتَّى آتِي خَيْبَرَ» فَخَرَجَ بِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ مُرْدِفِي وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ رَاهَقْتُ الْحُلُمَ فَكُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَزَلَ  

A’ishah said (this is the version of narrator Yahya). A man from the polytheists accompanied the Prophet ﷺ to fight along with him. He said “Go back. Both the narrators (Musaddad and Yahya) then agreed. The Prophet said “We do not want any help from a polytheist.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2732)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَحِقَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لِيُقَاتِلَ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «ارْجِعْ فَإِنَّا لَا نَسْتَعِينُ بِمُشْرِكٍ»  

[Machine] "I was presented to the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Uhud when I was fourteen years old and I had not yet experienced wet dreams, so he did not accept me. Then I was presented to him on the day of the Trench when I was fifteen years old, and he accepted me."  

«عُرِضْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَلَمْ أَحْتَلِمْ فَلَمْ يَقْبَلْنِي ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَقَبِلَنِي»  

[Machine] "I was presented to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when I was fourteen years old, but he did not give me permission and did not take notice of me. Then, I was presented to him when I was fifteen years old and he granted me permission."  

«عُرِضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَلَمْ يُجِزْنِي وَلَمْ يَرَنِي بَلَغْتُ ثُمَّ عُرِضْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فَأَجَازَنِي»  

One man from every two and the reward (will be divided) between the two. (Using translation from Muslim 1896a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ بَعْثًا إِلَى بَنِي لِحْيَانَ فَقَالَ «لِيُنْتَدَبْ مِنْ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا وَالْأَجْرُ بَيْنَهُمَا»  

Anas bin Malik said “A youth of Aslam said “Apostle of Allaah ﷺ, I wish to go on an expedition, but I have no property to make myself equipped. He said “go to so and so Ansari who prepared equipment(for the battle), but he fell ill and tell him that the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ has conveyed his regards to you, and then tell him “Give him all the equipment you have made. He came to him and told him that. He said to his wife “O so and so, give him all the equipment I have made and do not detain anything from him. I swear by Allaah, if you detain anything from him, Allaah will not bless it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2780)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ وَلَيْسَ لِي مَا أَتَجَهَّزُ بِهِ قَالَ «اذْهَبْ إِلَى فُلَانٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ تَجَهَّزَ فَقُلْ لَهُ يُقْرِئُكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ لَكَ ادْفَعْ إِلَيَّ مَا تَجَهَّزْتَ بِهِ» فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِامْرَأَتِهِ لَا تُخْفِي مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَوَاللَّهِ لَا تُخْفِينَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَيُبَارَكَ لَكِ مِنْهُ  

“When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawn close to Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, as you traveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said: ‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by (legitimate) excuses.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2764)   

لَمَّا رَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ وَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ «إِنَّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ أَقْوَامًا مَا سِرْتُمْ مِنْ مَسِيرٍ وَلَا قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ وَادٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا مَعَكُمْ فِيهِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ حَبَسَهُمُ الْعُذْرُ»  

[Machine] "There were men among the hypocrites during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who, when the Prophet ﷺ went out for battle, would lag behind and rejoice in their seats, opposing the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . But when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned, they would apologize to him, swear oaths, and pretend to love to be praised for what they had not done. Then the verse {Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have perpetrated} was revealed."  

«أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى الْغَزْوِ وَتَخَلَّفُوا عَنْهُ وَفَرِحُوا بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَافَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اعْتَذَرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَحَلَفُوا وَأَحَبُّوا أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَنَزَلَ {لَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا} »  

[Machine] From Abdullah, it is narrated that on the day of Badr, there was a camel between every three companions. The two companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ were Ali and Abu Lubaba. When the Prophet ﷺ reached a place called Uqbah, they said, "Mount and we will walk." And the Prophet ﷺ said, "You two are not stronger than me, nor am I more independent of reward than you."  

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ بَيْنَ كُلِّ ثَلَاثَةٍ بَعِيرٌ وَكَانَ زَمِيلَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلِيٌّ وَأَبُو لُبَابَةَ فَإِذَا حَانَتْ عُقْبَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَا ارْكَبْ وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي فَيَقُولُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي وَمَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا»  

We set out on an expedition with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. We were six in number and had (with us) only one camel which we rode turn by turn Our feet were injured. My feet were so badly injured that my nails dropped off. We covered our feet with rags. so this expedition was called Dhat-ur-Riqa' (i. e. the expedition of rags) because we bandaged our feet with rags (on that day). Abu Burda said: Abu Musa narrated this tradition, and then disliked repeating it as he did not want to give any publicity to what he did in a noble cause Abu Usama said: Narrators other than Abu Buraida have added to the version of the words:" God will reward it." (Using translation from Muslim 1816)   

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزَاةٍ وَنَحْنُ سِتَّةُ نَفَرٍ بَيْنَنَا بَعِيرٌ نَعْتَقِبُهُ قَالَ «فَنَقِبَتْ أَقْدَامُنَا وَنَقِبَتْ قَدَمَايَ وَسَقَطَتْ أَظْفَارِي فَكُنَّا نَلُفُّ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا الْخِرَقَ قَالَ فَسُمِّيَتْ غَزْوَةَ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ لِمَا كُنَّا نَعْصِبُ عَلَى أَرْجُلِنَا مِنَ الْخِرَقِ» قَالَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ فَحَدَّثَ أَبُو مُوسَى بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ثُمَّ كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ أَصْنَعُ بِأَنْ أَذْكُرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ شَيْئًا مِنْ عَمَلِهِ أَفْشَاهُ  

[Machine] The translation of the text is: "While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was walking, a man on a donkey said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah, ride and I'll catch up with you.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, 'The owner of the animal has more rights to its back, unless he allows me to ride it.' The man then allowed him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode on the donkey."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَا هُوَ يَمْشِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى حِمَارٍ ارْكَبْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَأَخَّرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَاحِبُ الدَّابَّةِ أَحَقُّ بِصَدْرِهَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا لِي» قَالَ فَجَعَلَهُ لَهُ فَرَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If it were not difficult for my Ummah, I would have loved not to be left behind in a secret expedition for the sake of Allah. However, I do not find what I can carry for them, and they do not find what they can bear. It is difficult for them to be left behind after me, and I wish to fight in the cause of Allah, then be killed, then be revived, then be killed, then be revived."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ لَا أَتَخَلَّفَ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ تَخْرُجُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَكِنْ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يَتَحَمَّلُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي وَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَأُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا فَأُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا فَأُقْتَلُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if it were not for the hardship on the Muslims, I would never stay behind any army that goes out for the cause of Allah. However, I do not find the means to transport them and they do not find the means to travel, so they leave, while it is difficult for them to be left behind after me. And by the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, I wish that I could fight in the cause of Allah, then be killed, then brought back to life, and then be killed again." He repeated this statement three times.  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَا قَعَدْتُ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ تَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَبَدًا وَلَكِنْ لَا أَجِدُ سَعَةً فَأَحْمِلُهُمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ سَعَةً فَيَخْرُجُونَ وَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَأُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا فَأُقْتَلُ» قَالَ ذَلِكَ ثَلَاثًا  

[Machine] "When it was the Day of the Confederates or the Day of Uhud and we encountered the polytheists, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assembled an army of archers and appointed Abdullah ibn Jubayr as their commander. He said, 'Do not leave your positions. If you see us prevailing over them, do not come to our aid. But if you see them prevailing over us, do not hesitate to assist us.'

When we encountered the enemy, the Muslims emerged victorious, to the point where you could see the women heading towards the mountains, letting loose their hair and saying, 'The spoils! The spoils!' Abdullah called out to them, 'Wait, haven't you heard what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed you?' So they returned.

When they approached the enemy, Allah diverted their attention from us, and the Muslims suffered ninety casualties. Then Abu Sufyan, who was on a high mound, asked, 'Is Muhammad among the people?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not respond to him.' Then he asked, 'Is the son of Abu Quhafa among the people?' He repeated this question three times, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not respond to him.' Then he asked, 'Is Umar ibn Al-Khattab among the people?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not respond to him.'

Then he turned to his companions and said, 'As for these people who were killed, if they were alive, they would have responded to him.' 'Umar could not control himself and said, 'You lie, O enemy of Allah! Allah has kept for us such things that will disgrace you.' Abu Sufyan said, 'Hobal! Hobal!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Respond to him.' They asked, 'What should we say?' He replied, 'Say, "Allah is the Most High and Most Honorable."'

Abu Sufyan said, 'We have lineage and you do not.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Respond to him.' They asked, 'What should we say?' He replied, 'Say, "Allah is our Protector and you have no protector."'

Then Abu Sufyan said, 'A day for a day, the war is a scale. Surely, you will find among them some who were not commanded by me to be killed, nor did they harm me.'  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ أَوْ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَلَقِينَا الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَجْلِسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَيْشًا مِنَ الرُّمَاةِ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ وَقَالَ «لَا تَبْرَحُوا مِنْ مَكَانَكُمْ إِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا ظَهَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ وَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ ظَهَرُوا عَلَيْنَا فَلَا تُعِينُونَا» فَلَمَّا لَقِينَا الْقَوْمَ وَهَزَمَهُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتَ النِّسَاءَ يَشْتَدِدْنَ فِي الْجَبَلِ قَدْ رَفَعْنَ عَنْ سُوقِهِنَّ قَدْ بَدَتْ خَلَاخِيلُهُنَّ فَأَخَذُوا يَنْقَلِبُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ الْغَنِيمَةَ الْغَنِيمَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَهْلًا أَمَا عَلِمْتُمْ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقُوا فَلَمَّا أَتَوْهُمْ صَرَفَ اللَّهُ وجُوهَهُمْ فَأُصِيبَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تِسْعُونَ قَتِيلًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْنَا وَهُوَ عَلَى نَشَزٍ فَقَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ مُحَمَّدٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُجِيبُوهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةُ؟ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُجِيبُوهُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَفِي الْقَوْمِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُجِيبُوهُ» فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَدْ قُتِلُوا لَوْ كَانُوا أَحْيَاءَ لَأَجَابُوا فَلَمْ يَمْلِكْ عُمَرُ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَبْقَى اللَّهُ لَكَ مَا يُخْزِيكَ فَقَالَ اعْلُ هُبَلُ اعْلُ هُبَلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَجِيبُوهُ» فَقَالُوا مَا نَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «قُولُوا اللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ» فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَلَا لَنَا الْعُزَّى وَلَا عُزَّى لَكُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَجِيبُوهُ» قَالُوا مَا نَقُولُ؟ قَالَ «قُولُوا اللَّهُ مَوْلَانَا وَلَا مَوْلَى لَكُمْ» فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَوْمٌ بِيَوْمِ بَدْرٍ وَالْحَرْبُ سِجَالٌ أَمَا إِنَّكُمْ سَتَجِدُونَ فِي الْقَوْمِ مُثْلَةً لَمْ آمُرْ بِهَا وَلَمْ تَسُؤْنِي  

Sulaiman bin Buraidah reported on the authority of his father. When the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ appointed a Commander over an Army or a detachment, he instructed him to fear Allaah himself and consider the welfare of the Muslims who were with him. He then said “When you meet the polytheists who are your enemy, summon them tone of three things and accept whichever of them they are willing to agree to, and refrain from them. Summon them to Islam and if they agree, accept it from them and refrain from them. Then summon them to leave their territory and transfer to the abode of the Emigrants and tell them that if they do so, they will have the same rights and responsibilities as the Emigrants, but if they refuse and choose their own abode, tell them that they will be like the desert Arabs who are Muslims subject to Allaah’s jurisdiction which applies to the believers, but will have no spoil or booty unless they strive with the Muslims. If they refuse demand jizyah (poll tax) from them, if they agree accept it from them and refrain from them. But if they refuse, seek Alaah’s help and fight with them. When you invade the fortress and they (its people) offer to capitulate and have the matter referred to Allaah’s jurisdiction, do not grant this, for you do not know whether or not you will hit on Allaah’s jurisdiction regarding them. But let them capitulate and have the matter refereed to your jurisdiction and make a decision about them later on as you wish. Sufyan (bin ‘Uyainah) said thah ‘Alqamah said “I mentioned this tradition to Muqatil bin Habban, He said “Muslim narrated it to me.” Abu Dawud said “He is Ibn Haidam narrated from Al Nu’man in Muqqarin from the Prophet ﷺ like the tradition of Sulaiman bin Buraidah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2612)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا بَعَثَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى جَيْشٍ أَوْ سَرِيَّةٍ أَوْصَاهُ فِي خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِهِ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «اغْزُوا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَاتِلُوا مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَغُلُّوا وَلَا تَغْدِرُوا وَلَا تُمَثِّلُوا وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا وَلِيدًا وَإِذَا لَقِيتَ عَدُوَّكَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى إِحْدَى ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ أَوْ خِلَالٍ فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ مَا أَجَابُوكَ إِلَيْهَا فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ وَكُفَّ عَنْهُمُ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَجَابُوكَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ وَكُفَّ عَنْهُمْ ثُمَّ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى التَّحَوُّلِ مِنْ دَارِهِمْ إِلَى دَارِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَإِنْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلُوا فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ يَكُونُونَ كَأَعْرَابِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهِمْ حُكْمُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي يَجْرِي عَلَى الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَجَابُوكَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَبَوْا فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْهُمْ وَإِذَا حَاصَرْتَ أَهْلَ حِصْنٍ فَأَرَادُوكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةَ رَسُولِهِ فَلَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُمْ ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَلَا ذِمَّةَ رَسُولِهِ وَاجْعَلْ لَهُمْ ذِمَّتَكَ وَذِمَّةَ آبَائِكَ وَذِمَّةَ أَصْحَابِكَ فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ تُخْفِرُوا ذِمَمَكُمْ وَذِمَمَ آبَائِكُمْ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ أَنْ تُخْفِرُوا ذِمَّةَ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةَ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَإِذَا حَاصَرْتَ أَهْلَ حِصْنٍ فَأَرَادُوكَ أَنْ تُنْزِلُوهُمْ عَلَى حُكْمِ اللَّهِ فَلَا تُنْزِلُوهُمْ عَلَى حُكْمِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَتُصِيبُونَ حُكْمَ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَمْ لَا» قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ لِمُقَاتِلِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ هَيْصَمٍ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition and armed a man with a sword. When we returned, I did not see anything like what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given to that man. He said, "Have you failed when I commanded you to appoint a man and he did not act upon my command or follow my prohibition?  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً فَسَلَّحَ رَجُلًا سَيْفًا فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفْنَا مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ مَا لَامَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَعَجَزْتُمْ إِذَا أَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ رَجُلًا فَلَمْ يَمْضِ لِأَمْرِي الَّذِي أَمَرْتُ أَوْ نَهَيْتُ أَنْ تَجْعَلُوا مَكَانَهُ آخَرَ يُمْضِي أَمْرِي الَّذِي أَمَرْتُ؟ »  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ordered Zaid bin Haritha in the Battle of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far, and if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah bin Rawaha." Abdullah said, "I was with them in that battle, so we searched for Ja'far bin Abi Talib and found him among the dead. We found more than seventy wounds and piercings on his body."  

أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى وَوَجَدْنَا فِيمَا نِيلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ ضَرْبَةً وَرَمْيَةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted permission for departure during the year of conquest for two nights that were free from Ramadan.  

«أَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالرَّحِيلِ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ لِلَيْلَتَيْنِ خَلَتَا مِنْ رَمَضَانِ»  

It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet ﷺ entered Makkah on the Day of the Conquest, and his standard was white. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2817)   

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَلِوَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضُ»  

[Machine] "I participated in a military expedition with Abu Bakr when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him over us. We encountered some people from the polytheists, so we killed them. Our battle cry was 'Ammit Ammit.' I personally killed seven men from the tribe of Abiyat among the polytheists."  

«غَزَوْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَيْنَا فَبَيَّتْنَا أُنَاسًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَتَلْنَاهُمْ وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا أَمِتْ أَمِتْ» قَالَ فَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدِي سَبْعَةَ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ  

Anas bin Malik said, "Whenever the Prophet ﷺ went out with us to fight (in Allah's cause) against any nation, he never allowed us to attack till morning and he would wait and see: if he heard Adhan he would postpone the attack and if he did not hear Adhan he would attack them." Anas added, "We reached Khaibar at night and in the morning when he did not hear the Adhan for the prayer, he (the Prophet ) rode and I rode behind Abi Talha and my foot was touching that of the Prophet. The inhabitants of Khaibar came out with their baskets and spades and when they saw the Prophet ﷺ they shouted 'Muhammad! By Allah, Muhammad and his army.' When Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw them, he said, "Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is ruined. Whenever we approach a (hostile) nation (to fight), then evil will be the morning of those who have been warned." (Using translation from Bukhārī 610)  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا غَزَا قَوْمًا لَمْ يَغْزُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَيَنْظُرَ فَإِنْ سَمِعَ أَذَانًا كَفَّ عَنْهُمْ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ أَذَانًا أَغَارَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ لَيْلًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ أَذَانًا رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَرَكِبْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَإِنَّ قَدَمَيَّ لَتَمَسُّ قَدَمَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَخَرَجُوا عَلَيْنَا بِمَكَاتِلِهِمْ وَمَسَاحِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ»  

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out for Khaibar, he approached it at night and when he came to a people during the night, he would not attack them until morning. So when the morning came, the Jews came out with their shovels and baskets, then when they saw him, they said: 'Muhammad! By Allah Muhammad has come with the Khamis (an army).' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach the land of people - then what an evil morning for those who have been warned.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1550)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ لَيْلًا وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهَا وَمَكَاتِلِهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed AbuBakr our commander and we fought with some people who were polytheists, and we attacked them at night, killing them. Our war-cry that night was "put to death; put to death." Salamah said: I killed that night with my hand polytheists belonging to seven houses. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2638)   

«أَمَّرَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَغَزَوْنَا نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَبَيَّتْنَاهُمْ وَقَتَلْنَاهُمْ وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا أَمِتْ أَمِتْ» قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ سَبْعَةَ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ  

[Machine] "Our motto that night when we stayed with Abu Bakr was 'O Hawazin, obey the Prophetﷺ and I will kill with my own hand seven people from the tribe of Abiyat.'  

«كَانَ شِعَارُنَا لَيْلَةَ بَيَّتْنَا فِيهَا هَوَازِنَ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَمَّرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَيْنَا أَمِتْ أَمِتْ قَالَ » فَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدِي لَيْلَتَئِذٍ سَبْعَةَ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ «  

[Machine] The messenger of Allahﷺ sent Khalid ibn Al-Walid to Jathima. He called them to Islam, but they did not respond by saying "we have embraced Islam". Instead, they kept saying "saba'na, saba'na" (we have become Sabians). So Khalid took them captive and killed some of them. He distributed prisoners of war among the Muslim soldiers, until one day Khalid said, "I will kill all your captives." We then went to the messenger of Allahﷺ and mentioned Khalid's actions to him. The Prophetﷺ raised his hands and said, "O Allah, I dissociate myself from what Khalid has done."  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى جَذِيمَةَ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَلَمْ يُحْسِنُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا فَجَعَلُوا يَقُولُونَ صَبَأْنَا صَبَأْنَا وَجَعَلَ خَالِدٌ يَأْخُذَهُمْ أَسْرًا وَقَتْلًا وَدَفَعَ إِلَى كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا أَسِيرًا حَتَّى كَانَ يَوْمًا قَالَ خَالِدٌ لِيَقْتُلْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ أَسِيرَهُ فَقَدِمْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذُكِرَ لَهُ صَنِيعُ خَالِدٍ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ خَالِدٌ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I met a man from the polytheists and he cut off my hand. Then he took refuge behind a tree and said, 'I have embraced Islam. Should I kill him?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'No.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he cut off my hand.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not kill him, for if you were to kill him, you would be in the same position as he was before he embraced Islam, and you were in the same position as him before he said the words he said.'"  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقَطَعَ يَدِي ثُمَّ لَاذَ مِنِّي بِشَجَرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِلَّهِ أَأَقْتُلُهُ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ قَطَعَ يَدِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ كَانَ بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَهُ وَكُنْتَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ كَلِمَتَهُ الَّتِي قَالَ»  

The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him) sent us to Huraqat, a tribe of Juhaina. We attacked that tribe early in the morning and defeated them and I and a man from the Ansar caught hold of a person (of the defeated tribe). When we overcame him, he said: There is no god but Allah. At that moment the Ansari spared him, but I attacked him with my spear and killed him. The news had already reached the Apostle (peace be upon him), so when we came back he (the Apostle) said to me: Usama, did you kill him after he had made the profession: There is no god but Allah? I said. Messenger of Allah, he did it only as a shelter. The Prophet observed: Did you kill him after he had made the profession that there is no god but Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) went on repeating this to me till I wished I had not embraced Islam before that day. (Using translation from Muslim 96b)  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْحُرَقَةِ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَصَبَّحْنَا الْقَوْمَ فَهَزَمْنَاهُمْ قَالَ وَلَحِقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَكَفَّ عَنْهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَطَعَنْتُهُ بِرُمْحِي فَقَتَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أُسَامَةُ قَتَلْتُهُ بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟ » قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَ مُتَعَوِّذًا فَقَالَ «طَعَنْتَهُ بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟ » فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ  

"A man from Banu Sulaim who had some sheep with him, passed by some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He gave Salam to them and they said: 'He did not give Salam except to protect himself.' So they attacked him, killed him, and took his sheep. They went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with them, and Allah, Most High, revealed: O you who believe! When you go in the cause of Allah, verify and say not to anyone who greets you: "You are not a believer (4:94)." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3030)   

«مَرَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سُلَيْمٍ عَلَى نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ غَنَمٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا لِيَتَعَوَّذَ مِنْكُمْ فَعَدَوْا عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَخَذُوا غَنَمَهُ فَأَتَوْا بِهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ » *  

That the Prophet ﷺ would not attack except near the time of Fajr, so if he heard the Adhan he would refrain, and if not, then he would attack. So he listened one day and heard a man saying: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar," so he said: "Upon the Fitrah." Then he said: "I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah." So he said: "You have departed from the Fire." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1618)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُغِيرُ عِنْدَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ فَيَتَسَمَّعُ فَإِنْ سَمِعَ أَذَانًا أَمْسَكَ وَإِلَّا أَغَارَ قَالَ فَاسْتَمَعَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَقَالَ «الْفِطْرَةُ» فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَقَالَ «خَرَجَ مِنَ النَّارِ»  

"O Allah, bless my nation in their early mornings (i.e., what they do early in the morning)." (Hasan)He said: "When he sent out a raiding party or an army, he would send them at the beginning of the day." He said: (1) "Sakhr was a man engaged in trade, and he used to send his goods out at the beginning of the day, and his wealth grew and increased." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2236)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا» قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً أَوْ جَيْشًا بَعَثَهُمْ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ وَكَانَ صَخْرٌ رَجُلًا تَاجِرًا وَكَانَ يَبْعَثُ تِجَارَتَهُ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ فَأَثْرَى وَأَصَابَ مَالًا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Allah, bless my ummah in its early morning." He ﷺ used to send out expeditions at the beginning of the day, and there was a man named Saqr who was a merchant. He would send out his workers early in the morning, and as a result, he became wealthy and prosperous.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا» قَالَ فَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً بَعَثَ بِهَا مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ وَكَانَ صَخْرٌ رَجُلًا تَاجِرًا فَكَانَ يَبْعَثُ غِلْمَانَهُ مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ فَكَثُرَ مَالُهُ وَأَثْرَى  

لِلْهُرْمُزَانِ أَمَا إِذَا فُتَّنِي بِنَفْسِكَ فَانْصَحْ لِي وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ تَكَلَّمْ لَا بَأْسَ فَأَمَّنَهُ فَقَالَ الْهُرْمُزَانُ نَعَمْ إِنَّ فَارِسَ الْيَوْمَ رَأْسٌ وَجَنَاحَانِ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ الرَّأْسُ؟ قَالَ بِنَهَاوَنْدَ مَعَ بَنْذَاذِقَانَ فَإِنَّ مَعَهُ أَسَاوِرَةَ كِسْرَى وَأَهْلَ أَصْفَهَانَ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ الْجَنَاحَانِ فَذَكَرَ الْهُرْمُزَانُ مَكَانًا نَسِيتُهُ فَقَالَ الْهُرْمُزَانُ فَاقْطَعِ الْجَنَاحَيْنِ تُوهِنُ الرَّأْسَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ كَذَبْتَ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ بَلْ أَعْمِدُ إِلَى الرَّأْسِ فَيَقْطَعُهُ اللَّهُ وَإِذَا قَطَعَهُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي انْفَضَّ عَنِّي الْجَنَاحَانِ فَأَرَادَ عُمَرُ أَنْ يَسِيرَ إِلَيْهِ بِنَفْسِهِ فَقَالُوا نُذَكِّرُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْ تَسِيرَ بِنَفْسِكَ إِلَى الْعَجَمِ فَإِنْ أَصَبْتَ بِهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ نِظَامٌ وَلَكِنِ ابْعَثِ الْجُنُودَ قَالَ فَبَعَثَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبَعَثَ فِيهِمْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَبَعَثَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارَ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ أَنْ سِرْ بِأَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَكَتَبَ إِلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَنْ سِرْ بِأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعُوا جَمِيعًا بِنَهَاوَنْدَ فَإِذَا اجْتَمَعْتُمْ فَأَمِيرُكُمُ النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا بِنَهَاوَنْدَ جَمِيعًا أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ بَنْذَاذِقَانَ الْعِلْجَ أَنْ أَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْنَا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ نُكَلِّمُهُ فَاخْتَارَ النَّاسُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ أَبِي فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ أَشْعَرُ أَعْوَرُ فَأَتَاهُ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا سَأَلْنَاهُ فَقَالَ لَنَا إِنِّي وَجَدْتُ الْعِلْجَ قَدِ اسْتَشَارَ أَصْحَابَهُ فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَأْذَنُونَ لِهَذَا الْعَرَبِيِّ أَبِشَارَتِنَا وَبَهْجَتِنَا وَمُلْكِنَا أَوْ نَتَقَشَّفُ لَهُ فَنَزْهَدُهُ عَمَّا فِي أَيْدِينَا؟ فَقَالُوا بَلْ نَأْذَنُ لَهُ بِأَفْضَلِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الشَّارَةِ وَالْعُدَّةِ فَلَمَّا أَتَيْتُهُمْ رَأَيْتُ تِلْكَ الْحِرَابَ وَالدَّرَقَ يَلْتَمِعُ مِنْهُ الْبَصَرُ وَرَأَيْتُهُمْ قِيَامًا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ وَإِذَا هُوَ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ التَّاجُ فَمَضَيْتُ كَمَا أَنَا وَنَكَسْتُ رَأْسِي لِأَقْعُدَ مَعَهُ عَلَى السَّرِيرِ قَالَ فَدُفِعْتُ وَنُهِرْتُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ الرُّسُلَ لَا يُفْعَلُ بِهِمْ هَذَا فَقَالُوا لِي إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ كَلْبٌ أَتَقْعُدُ مَعَ الْمَلِكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنَا أَشْرَفُ فِي قَوْمِي مِنْ هَذَا فِيكُمْ قَالَ فَانْتَهَرَنِي وَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَجَلَسْتُ فَتُرْجِمَ لِي قَوْلُهُ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْعَرَبِ إِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ أَطْوَلَ النَّاسِ جُوعًا وَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ شَقَاءً وَأَقْذَرَ النَّاسِ قَذَرًا وَأَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ دَارًا وَأَبْعَدَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَنَعَنِي أَنْ آمُرَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسَاوِرَةَ حَوْلِي أَنْ يَنْتَظِمُوكُمْ بِالنُّشَّابِ إِلَّا تَنَجُّسًا بِجِيَفِكُمْ لِأَنَّكُمْ أَرْجَاسٌ فَإِنْ تَذْهَبُوا نُخَلِّي عَنْكُمْ وَإِنْ تَأْبَوْا نُرِكُمْ مَصَارِعَكُمْ قَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ فَحَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخْطَأْتَ مِنْ صِفَتِنَا وَنَعْتِنَا شَيْئًا إِنْ كُنَّا لَأَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ دَارًا وَأَشَدَّ النَّاسِ جُوعًا وَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ شَقَاءً وَأَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ حَتَّى بَعَثَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَوَعَدَنَا النَّصْرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْجَنَّةَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ نَتَعَرَّفُ مِنْ رَبِّنَا مُذْ جَاءَنَا رَسُولُهُ ﷺ الْفَلْجُ وَالنَّصْرُ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَاكُمْ وَإِنَّا وَاللَّهِ نَرَى لَكُمْ مُلْكًا وَعَيْشًا لَا نَرْجِعُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ الشَّقَاءِ أَبَدًا حَتَّى نَغْلِبَكُمْ عَلَى مَا فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ أَوْ نُقْتَلَ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْأَعْوَرُ فَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِهِ فَقُمْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَقَدْ وَاللَّهِ أَرْعَبْتُ الْعِلْجَ جَهْدِي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا الْعِلْجُ إِمَّا أَنْ تَعْبُرُوا إِلَيْنَا بِنَهَاوَنْدَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ نَعْبُرَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ اعْبُرُوا فَعَبَرْنَا قَالَ أَبِي فَلَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ إِنَّ الْعُلُوجَ يَجِيئُونَ كَأَنَّهُمْ جِبَالُ الْحَدِيدِ وَقَدْ تَوَاثَقُوا أَنْ لَا يَفِرُّوا مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَقَدْ قُرِنَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ حَتَّى كَانَ سَبْعَةٌ فِي قِرَانٍ وَأَلْقَوْا حَسَكَ الْحَدِيدِ خَلْفَهُمْ وَقَالُوا مَنْ فَرَّ مِنَّا عَقَرَهُ حَسَكُ الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ حِينَ رَأَى كَثْرَتَهُمْ لَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ فَشَلًا إِنَّ عَدُوَّنَا يُتْرَكُونَ أَنْ يَتَتَامُّوا فَلَا يَعْجَلُوا أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ الْأَمْرَ إِلَيَّ لَقَدْ أَعْجَلْتُهُمْ بِهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ النُّعْمَانُ رَجُلًا بَكَّاءً فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا يُشْهِدُكَ أَمْثَالَهَا فَلَا يُخْزِيكَ وَلَا يُعَرِّي مَوْقِفَكَ وَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أُنَاجِزَهُمْ إِلَّا لِشَيْءٍ شَهِدْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذْ غَزَا فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلْ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ لَمْ يُعَجِّلْ حَتَّى تَحْضُرَ الصَّلَوَاتُ وَتَهُبَّ الْأَرْوَاحُ وَيَطِيبَ الْقِتَالُ ثُمَّ قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنِي الْيَوْمَ بِفَتْحٍ يَكُونُ فِيهِ عِزُّ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَهْلِهِ وَذُلُّ الْكُفْرِ وَأَهْلِهِ ثُمَّ اخْتِمْ لِي عَلَى إِثْرِ ذَلِكَ بِالشَّهَادَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمِّنُوا يَرْحَمُكُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَمَّنَا وَبَكَى وَبَكَيْنَا ثُمَّ قَالَ النُّعْمَانُ إِنِّي هَازٌّ لِوَائِي فَتَيَسَّرُوا لِلسَّلَاحِ ثُمَّ هَازُّهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَكُونُوا مُتَيَسِّرِينَ لِقِتَالِ عَدُوِّكُمْ بِإِزَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا هَزَزْتُهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلْيَحْمِلْ كُلُّ قَوْمٍ عَلَى مَنْ يَلِيهِمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ عَلَى بَرَكَةِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَهَبَّتِ الْأَرْوَاحُ كَبَّرَ وَكَبَّرْنَا وَقَالَ رِيحُ الْفَتْحِ وَاللَّهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَسْتَجِيبَ اللَّهُ لِي وَأَنْ يَفْتَحَ عَلَيْنَا فَهَزَّ اللِّوَاءَ فَتَيَسَّرُوا ثُمَّ هَزَّهُ الثَّانِيَةَ ثُمَّ هَزَّهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَحَمَلْنَا جَمِيعًا كُلُّ قَوْمٍ عَلَى مَنْ يَلِيهِمْ وَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ إِنْ أَنَا أُصِبْتُ فَعَلَى النَّاسِ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَفُلَانٌ فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ فُلَانٌ فَفُلَانٌ حَتَّى عَدَّ سَبْعَةً آخِرُهُمُ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ أَبِي فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَحَدًا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ أَوْ يَظْفِرَ وَثَبَتُوا لَنَا فَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ إِلَّا وَقَعَ الْحَدِيدُ عَلَى الْحَدِيدِ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ فِي الْمُسْلِمِينَ مُصَابَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا صَبْرَنَا وَرَأَوْنَا لَا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَرْجِعَ انْهَزَمُوا فَجَعَلَ يَقَعُ الرَّجُلُ فَيَقَعُ عَلَيْهِ سَبْعَةٌ فِي قِرَانٍ فَيُقْتَلُونَ جَمِيعًا وَجَعَلَ يَعْقِرُهُمْ حَسَكُ الْحَدِيدِ خَلْفَهُمْ فَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ قَدِّمُوا اللِّوَاءَ فَجَعَلْنَا نُقَدِّمُ اللِّوَاءَ فَنَقْتُلُهُمْ وَنَضْرِبُهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى النُّعْمَانُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ وَرَأَى الْفَتْحَ جَاءَتْهُ نُشَّابَةٌ فَأَصَابَتْ خَاصِرَتَهُ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَجَاءَ أَخُوهُ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ فَسَجَّى عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبًا وَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ فَتَقَدَّمَ بِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَقَدَّمُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللَّهُ فَجَعَلْنَا نَتَقَدَّمُ فَنَهْزِمُهُمْ وَنَقْتُلُهُمْ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا وَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ قَالُوا أَيْنَ الْأَمِيرُ؟ فَقَالَ مَعْقِلٌ هَذَا أَمِيرُكُمْ قَدْ أَقَرَّ اللَّهُ عَيْنَهُ بِالْفَتْحِ وَخَتَمَ لَهُ بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَبَايَعَ النَّاسُ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَيَنْتَظِرُ مِثْلَ صَيْحَةِ الْحُبْلَى فَكَتَبَ حُذَيْفَةُ إِلَى عُمَرَ بِالْفَتْحِ مَعَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِفَتْحٍ أَعَزَّ اللَّهُ فِيهِ الْإِسْلَامَ وَأَهْلَهُ وَأَذَلَّ فِيهِ الشِّرْكَ وَأَهْلَهُ وَقَالَ النُّعْمَانُ بَعَثَكَ؟ قَالَ احْتَسِبِ النُّعْمَانَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَبَكَى عُمَرُ وَاسْتَرْجَعَ وَقَالَ وَمَنْ وَيْحَكَ فَقَالَ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ حَتَّى عَدَّ نَاسًا ثُمَّ قَالَ وَآخَرِينَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَا تَعْرِفُهُمْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ أَنْ لَا يَعْرِفَهُمْ عُمَرُ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْرِفُهُمْ «  

I was present at fighting along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and when he did not fight at the beginning of the day, he waited till the sun had passed the meridian, the winds blew, and help came down. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2655)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ «شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلْ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ أَخَّرَهُ إِلَى أَنْ تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ وَتَهُبَّ الرِّيَاحُ وَيَنْزِلَ النَّصْرُ»  

[Machine] The translation of the provided text is as follows:

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to whisper something when he prayed the days of Hunayn. It was said to him, 'Indeed, you are doing something that you did not used to do before.' He said, 'I say, 'O Allah, with Your help, I make attempts, with Your help, I strive, and with Your help, I fight.'"  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى أَيَّامَ حُنَيْنٍ هَمَسَ شَيْئًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَفْعَلُهُ قَالَ أَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أُحَاوِلُ وَبِكَ أُصَاوِلُ وَبِكَ أُقَاتِلُ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ spent the entire night alive when he reached Badr the next morning as a traveler."  

«إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا أَصْبَحَ بِبَدْرٍ مِنَ الْغَدِ أَحْيَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ كُلَّهَا وَهُوَ مُسَافِرٌ»  

[Machine] "A delegation came to Muawiyah during Ramadan, which included me and Abu Hurairah. Some of us would prepare food for others. Abu Hurairah would often invite us to his journey, so I said, "If I prepare food and invite them to my journey, would you permit me?" He agreed. So I prepared the food, then I met Abu Hurairah in the evening and said, "O Abu Hurairah, the invitation is with me tonight." He replied, "You beat me to it." He invited them to my journey. Abu Hurairah said, "Should I accompany you or speak to you? I have a story to tell you, O Ansar, until the food arrives." He mentioned the conquest of Mecca and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived and entered Mecca. He sent Zubair to one side and Khalid bin Al-Walid to the other, and sent Abu Ubaidah to the Husar. They took control of the valley while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a tent. Quraysh sent us messengers, saying, 'We will give you anything you ask for if you present them to us, and if they are harmed, we will compensate them.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at me, and he said, 'O Abu Hurairah, announce to the Ansar, so that only my Ansar will come to me.'"

Abu Hurairah called out to the Ansar, and they came and surrounded the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He then said, "Do you see the messengers of Quraysh and their followers?" and he struck the fingers of his right hand against the palm of his left hand and said, "Capture them and don't release them until you meet me at Safa." Abu Hurairah said, "So we went, and whenever anyone from among us wanted to kill someone from them, he was killed, and whenever any of them indicated anything to us, we followed their requests."

Abu Sufyan said, "O Messenger of Allah, are they granted amnesty?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever closes his door is safe, and whoever enters the house of Abu Sufyan is safe." So they closed their doors and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and took the Black Stone, circled the Ka'bah with it, and had a bow in his hand. Near the Ka'bah was an idol that they used to worship. The Prophet ﷺ struck it with the bow and said, "The truth has come and falsehood has vanished."

After completing the Tawaf, he came to Safa and stood facing the Ka'bah, raising his hands and praising Allah and mentioning whatever He willed. The Ansar stood beneath him and said to each other, "This man has fulfilled his desire for his land and his concern for his tribe." Abu Hurairah said, "It was not hidden from us that whenever the revelation came down, none of us looked at the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and no one would approach him until the revelation was completed. When the revelation ended, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Ansar, you said, 'This man has fulfilled his desire for his land and his concern for his tribe.'' They said, 'Indeed, O Messenger of Allah, we said that.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'No, I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger. I migrated for the sake of Allah, and your life is equivalent to mine, and your death is equivalent to mine.'"

They began to weep and say, "By Allah, what we said was only a guess regarding Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah and His Messenger have sworn allegiance to you and will excuse you."  

وَفَدَتْ وفُودٌ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فِي رَمَضَانَ أَنَا فِيهِمْ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَكَانَ بَعْضُنَا يَصْنَعُ لِبَعْضٍ الطَّعَامَ وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَنَا عَلَى رَحْلِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ صَنَعْتُ طَعَامًا ثُمَّ دَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى رَحْلِي فَأَمَرْتُ بِطَعَامٍ فَصُنِعَ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ مِنَ الْعَشِيِّ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ الدَّعْوَةُ عِنْدِي اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَالَ سَبَقْتَنِي قَالَ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلَى رَحْلِي إِذْ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ أَلَا أُحَامِلُكُمْ أَوْ أُحَادِثُكُمْ إِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ مِنْ حَدِيثِكُمْ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ الطَّعَامُ فَذَكَرَ فَتْحَ مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ مَكَّةَ فَبَعَثَ الزُّبَيْرَ عَلَى أَحَدِ الْجَنَبَتَيْنِ وَبَعَثَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ عَلَى الْيُسْرَى وَبَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ عَلَى الْحُسَّرِ فَأَخَذُوا الْوَادِيَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي كَتِيبَتِهِ وَقَدْ بَعَثَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَوْبَاشًا لَهَا وَأَتْبَاعًا لَهَا فَقَالُوا نُقَدِّمُ هَؤُلَاءِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ شَيْءٌ كُنَّا مَعَهُمْ وَإِنْ أُصِيبُوا أَعْطَيْنَا مَا سَأَلُوا فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَرَآنِي فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ اهْتِفْ بِالْأَنْصَارِ فَلَا يَأْتِينِي إِلَّا أَنْصَارِيٌّ» فَهَتَفَ بِهِمْ فَجَاءُوا فَأَحَاطُوا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا تَرَوْنَ إِلَى أَوْبَاشِ قُرَيْشٍ وَأَتْبَاعِهِمْ» وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى مِمَّا يَلِي الْخِنْصَرَ وَسَطَ الْيُسْرَى وَقَالَ «احْصُدُوهُمْ حَصْدًا حَتَّى تُوَافُونِي بِالصَّفَا» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَمَا يَشَاءُ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَتَلَهُ وَمَا يُوَجِّهُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَيْنَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُبِيحَتْ خَضْرَاءُ قُرَيْشٍ لَا قُرَيْشَ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَغْلَقَ بَابَهُ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ دَارَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ» فَأَغْلَقُوا أَبْوَابَهُمْ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى اسْتَلَمَ الْحَجَرَ وَطَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ وَفِي يَدِهِ قَوْسٌ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ الْقَوْسَ وَكَانَ إِلَى جَنْبِ الْبَيْتِ صَنَمٌ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَطْعَنُ فِي جَنْبِهِ بِالْقَوْسِ وَيَقُولُ «جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ» فَلَمَّا قَضَى طَوَافَهُ أَتَى الصَّفَا فَعَلَا حَيْثُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَجَعَلَ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَهُ وَجَعَلَ يَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ وَيَذْكُرُ مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَذْكُرُهُ وَالْأَنْصَارُ تَحْتَهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ لِبَعْضٍ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي قَرْيَتِهِ وَرَأْفَةٌ بِعَشِيرَتِهِ وَنَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَكَانَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْنَا إِذَا نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَلْ يَطْرِقُ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ الْوَحْيُ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قُلْتُمْ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ رَغْبَةٌ فِي قَرْيَتِهِ وَرَأْفَةٌ بِعَشِيرَتِهِ» قَالُوا قَدْ قُلْنَا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَلَّا إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ هَاجَرْتُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكُمُ الْمَحْيَا مَحْيَاكُمْ وَالْمَمَاتُ مَمَاتُكُمْ» فأَقْبَلُوا يَبْكُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ وَاللَّهِ مَا قُلْنَا الَّذِي قُلْنَا إِلَّا ضَنًّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِ قَالَ «وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يُصَدِّقَانِكُمْ وَيَعْذِرَانِكُمْ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on an expedition, he said: O Allah, Thou art my aider and helper; by Thee I move, by Thee I attack, and by Thee I fight. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2632)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا غَزَا قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ عَضُدِي وَأَنْتَ نَصِيرِي وَبِكَ أُقَاتِلُ»  

"There is a kind of protective Jealousy that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves anda kind that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates, and a kind of pride that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves and a kind that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates, As for the protective jealousy that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves, it is protective jealousy when there are grounds for suspicion. As for the protective jealousy that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates, it is protective jealousy when there are no grounds for suspicion. As for the pride that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, loves, it is when a man feels proud of himself when fighting and when giving charity. And as for the kind of pride that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, hates, it is pride in doing wrong." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2558)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ «مِنَ الْغَيْرَةِ مَا يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ وَمِنْهَا مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ وَمِنَ الْخُيَلَاءِ مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ وَمِنْهَا مَا يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ فَالْغَيْرَةُ الَّتِي يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْغَيْرَةُ فِي الدِّينِ وَالْغَيْرَةُ الَّتِي يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ الْغَيْرَةُ فِي غَيْرِ دِينِهِ وَالْخُيَلَاءُ الَّذِي يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ اخْتِيَالُ الرَّجُلِ بِنَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْقِتَالِ وَعِنْدَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَالِاخْتِيَالُ الَّذِي يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ الِاخْتِيَالُ فِي الْبَاطِلِ»  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "War is deceit." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1675)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْحَرْبُ خَدْعَةٌ»  

We were sitting in the company of Abdullah and he was lying on the bed that a person came and said: Abd Abd al-Rabmin, a story-teller at the gates of Kinda says that the verse (of the Qur'an) which deals with the" smoke" implies that which is about to come and it would hold the breath of the infidels and would inflict the believers with cold. Thereupon Abdullah got up and said in anger. O people, fear Allah and say only that which one knows amongst you and do not say which he does not know and he should simply say: Allah has the best knowledge for He has the best knowledge amongst all of you. It does not behove him to say that which he does not know. Allah has the best knowledge of it. Verily Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said to His Prophet ﷺ to state:" I do not ask from you any remuneration and I am not the one to put you in trouble," and when Allah's Mesqenger ﷺ saw people turning back (from religion) he said: O Allah, afflict thern with seven famines as was done in the case of Yusuf, so they were afflicted with famine by which they were forced to eat everything until they were obliged to eat the hides and the dead bodies because of hunger, and every one of them looked towards the sky and he found a smoke. And Abu Sufyan came and he said: Muhammad, you have come to command us to obey Allah and cement the ties of blood- relation whereas your people are undone; supplicate Allah for tlicm. Thereupon Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:" Wait for the day when there would be clear smoke from the sky which would envelop people and that would be grievous torivent" up to the words:" you are going to return to (evil)." (if this verse implied the torment of the next life) could the chastisement of the next (life) be averted (as the Qur'an states): On the day when We seize (them) with the most violent seizing; surely We shall exact retribution" (xliv. 16)? The seizing (in the hadith) implies that of the Day of Badr. And so far as the sign of smoke, seizing, inevitability and signs of Rome are concern- ed, they have become things of the past now. (Using translation from Muslim 2798a)   

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ بَيْنَنَا فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَاصًّا يَقُصُّ عِنْدَ أَبْوَابِ كِنْدَةَ وَيَزْعُمُ أَنَّ آيَةَ الدُّخَانِ تَجِيءُ فَتَأْخُذُ بِأَنْفَاسِ الْكُفَّارِ وَيَأْخُذُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الزُّكَامِ فَجَلَسَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ غَضْبَانُ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فَمَنْ عَلِمَ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا فَلْيَقُلْ بِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّهُ أَعْلَمُ لِأَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ {قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ} إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا رَأَى مِنَ النَّاسِ إِدْبَارًا قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ سَبْعًا كَسَبْعِ يُوسُفَ» فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ سَنَةٌ حَتَّى أَكَلُوا الْمَيْتَةَ وَالْجُلُودَ وَيَنْظُرُ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرَى كَهَيْئَةِ الدُّخَانِ فَجَاءَهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّكَ جِئْتَ تَأْمُرُ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ وَإِنَّ قَوْمَكَ قَدْ هَلَكُوا مِنْ جُوعٍ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَعَلَا {فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءُ بِدُخَانٍ مُبِينٍ} {يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَى إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ} فَالْبَطْشَةُ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ وَقَدْ مَضَى آيَةُ الدُّخَانِ وَالْبَطْشَةِ وَاللِّزَامِ وَالرُّومِ