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ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ إِذَا أَتَى دَارَ الْحَرْبِ أَنْ لَا يَشُنَّ الْغَارَةَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ

ibnhibban:4746ʿUmar b. Saʿīd b. Sinān > Aḥmad b. Abū Bakr > Mālik > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

"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)   

ابن حبّان:٤٧٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

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»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Tirmidhī, Mālik, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
bukhari:3647ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > Ayyūb > Muḥammad > Anas b. Mālik

Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached Khaibar in the early morning and the people of Khaibar came out with their spades, and when they saw the Prophet ﷺ they said, "Muhammad and his army!" and returned hurriedly to take refuge in the fort. The Prophet ﷺ raised his hands and said, "Allah is Greater! Khaibar is ruined ! If we approach a nation, then miserable is the morning of those who are warned."  

البخاري:٣٦٤٧حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ يَقُولُ صَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْبَرَ بُكْرَةً وَقَدْ خَرَجُوا بِالْمَسَاحِي فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ وَأَحَالُوا إِلَى الْحِصْنِ يَسْعَوْنَ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

bukhari:2945ʿAbdullāh b. Maslamah > Mālik > Ḥumayd > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet; they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet ﷺ said, Allahu--Akbar! (Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned."  

البخاري:٢٩٤٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَجَاءَهَا لَيْلاً وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لاَ يُغِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

bukhari:4197ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas

Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached Khaibar at night and it was his habit that, whenever he reached the enemy at night, he will not attack them till it was morning. When it was morning, the Jews came out with their spades and baskets, and when they saw him(i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ), they said, "Muhammad! By Allah! Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile) nation (to fight), then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned."  

البخاري:٤١٩٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَى خَيْبَرَ لَيْلاً وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَى قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ بِهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتِ الْيَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

bukhari:4198Ṣadaqah b. al-Faḍl > Ibn ʿUyaynah > Ayyūb > Muḥammad b. Sīrīn > Anas b. Mālik

We reached Khaibar early in the morning and the inhabitants of Khaibar came out carrying their spades, and when they saw the Prophet ﷺ they said, "Muhammad! By Allah! Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed, for whenever we approach a (hostile) nation (to fight) then evil will be the morning for those who have been warned." We then got the meat of donkeys (and intended to eat it), but an announcement was made by the announcer of the Prophet, "Allah and His Apostle forbid you to eat the meat of donkeys as it is an impure thing."  

البخاري:٤١٩٨أَخْبَرَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ

صَبَّحْنَا خَيْبَرَ بُكْرَةً فَخَرَجَ أَهْلُهَا بِالْمَسَاحِي فَلَمَّا بَصُرُوا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ فَأَصَبْنَا مِنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ فَنَادَى مُنَادِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَنْهَيَانِكُمْ عَنْ لُحُومِ الْحُمُرِ فَإِنَّهَا رِجْسٌ  

tirmidhi:1550al-Anṣārī > Maʿn > Mālik b. Anas > Ḥumayd > Anas

"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.'"  

الترمذي:١٥٥٠حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ أَتَاهَا لَيْلاً وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَافَقَ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ الْخَمِيسَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

malik:21-50Mālik > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil from Anas ibn Malik that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to Khaybar, he arrived there at night, and when he came upon a people by night, he did not attack until morning. In the morning, the jews came out with their spades and baskets. When they saw him, they said, "Muhammad! By Allah, Muhammad and his army!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said "Allah is greater! Khaybar is destroyed. When we come to a people, it is an evil morning for those who have been warned . "  

مالك:٢١-٥٠وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ أَتَاهَا لَيْلاً وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَى قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَخَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

ahmad:13771ʿAbdullāh b. Bakr > Ḥumayd > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ headed towards Khaibar and we reached there at night. When we woke up in the morning, he mounted his ride and the Muslims mounted theirs. I rode behind Abu Talha and my feet touched the feet of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The people of Khaibar came out with their crops and goods. When they saw the Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims, they turned back hastily and said, "Muhammad and his army have come!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah is the Greatest! Khaibar is destroyed. When we descend upon the people's land, it'll be an evil morning for those who were warned." (Surah As-Saffat 37:177)  

أحمد:١٣٧٧١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهَا لَيْلًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا الْغَدَاةَ رَكِبَ وَرَكِبَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَرَكِبْتُخَلْفَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَإِنَّ قَدَمِي لَتَمَسُّ قَدَمَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجَ أَهْلُ خَيْبَرَ بِمَكَاتِلِهِمْ وَمَسَاحِيهِمْ إِلَى زُرُوعِهِمْ وَأَرْضِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوُا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ رَجَعُوا هِرَابًا وَقَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ {فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ} [الصافات 177]  

ahmad:12670ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Ayyūb > Ibn Sīrīn > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] I heard Anas ibn Malik saying, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ attacked Khaybar in the morning, while they had already gone out for their work in the fields. When they saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they said, 'Muhammad and the group have come.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands and said, 'Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)! Khaybar is destroyed. Whenever we descend upon a nation's territory, then the morning of those who are warned will be severe.'"  

أحمد:١٢٦٧٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ صَبَّحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْبَرَ بُكْرَةً وَقَدْ خَرَجُوا بِالْمَسَاحِي فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ  

tabarani:4704Ibrāhīm b. Hāshim al-Baghawī > Umayyah b. Bisṭām > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas > Abū Ṭalḥah

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he attacked Khaybar, they had taken their water skins and ropes and had gone out to their fields in the morning. When they saw the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , with his army, they turned and fled. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Khaybar is ruined. When we descend upon a people's land, it is a bad morning for the warning ones."  

الطبراني:٤٧٠٤حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الْبَغَوِيُّ ثنا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ بِسْطَامٍ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا صَبَّحَ خَيْبَرَ وَقَدْ أَخَذُوا مَسَاحِيَهُمْ وَمَكَاتِلَهُمْ وَغَدَوْا عَلَى حُرُوثِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَهُ الْخَمِيسُ نَكَصُوا مُدْبِرِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ»  

nasai-kubra:8544Muḥammad b. Salamah And al-Ḥārith b. Miskīn > Ibn al-Qāsim > Mālik > Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Anas b. Mālik

The Prophet ﷺ set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet; they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet ﷺ said, Allahu--Akbar! (Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2945)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٥٤٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ أَتَاهَا لَيْلًا وَكَانَ إِذَا أَتَى قَوْمًا بِلَيْلٍ لَمْ يُغِرْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَخَرَجَتْ يَهُودٌ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ»  

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The Prophet ﷺ set out for Khaibar and reached it at night. He used not to attack if he reached the people at night, till the day broke. So, when the day dawned, the Jews came out with their bags and spades. When they saw the Prophet; they said, "Muhammad and his army!" The Prophet ﷺ said, Allahu--Akbar! (Allah is Greater) and Khaibar is ruined, for whenever we approach a nation (i.e. enemy to fight) then it will be a miserable morning for those who have been warned." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2945)   

البيهقي:١٨٠٩٧وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُوسٍ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا قَرَأَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَجَاءَنَا لَيْلًا وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِاللَّيْلِ لَا يُغِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ قَالُوا مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ {فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ} [الصافات 177]  

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"عن أبى طلحة، قال: كنت ردف رسول الله ﷺ يوم خيبر، فلما انتهينا وقد خرجوا بالمساحى، فلما رأونا، قالوا: محمد والله محمد، والْخَمِيس (*)، فقال رسول الله ﷺ الله أكبر، إنا إذا نزلنا بساحة قوم فساء صباح المنذرين".  

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