ذِكْرُ مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ أَنْصَارَهُ إِذَا حَزَبَهُ أَمْرٌ

When it was the day (of the battle) of Hunain, the tributes of Hawazin and Ghatafan and others, along with their animals and offspring (and wives) came to fight against the Prophet ﷺ The Prophet ﷺ had with him, ten thousand men and some of the Tulaqa. The companions fled, leaving the Prophet ﷺ alone. The Prophet then made two calls which were clearly distinguished from each other. He turned right and said, "O the group of Ansar!" They said, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Rejoice, for we are with you!" Then he turned left and said, "O the group of Ansar!" They said, "Labbaik! O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Rejoice, for we are with you!" The Prophet ﷺ at that time, was riding on a white mule; then he dismounted and said, "I am Allah's Slave and His Apostle." The infidels then were defeated, and on that day the Prophet ﷺ gained a large amount of booty which he distributed amongst the Muhajirin and the Tulaqa and did not give anything to the Ansar. The Ansar said, "When there is a difficulty, we are called, but the booty is given to other than us." The news reached the Prophet ﷺ and he gathered them in a leather tent and said, "What is this news reaching me from you, O the group of Ansar?" They kept silent, He added," O the group of Ansar! Won't you be happy that the people take the worldly things and you take Messenger of Allah ﷺ to your homes reserving him for yourself?" They said, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, "If the people took their way through a valley, and the Ansar took their way through a mountain pass, surely, I would take the Ansar's mountain pass." Hisham said, "O Abu Hamza (i.e. Anas)! Did you witness that? " He replied, "And how could I be absent from him?"  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ أَقْبَلَتْ هَوَازِنُ وَغَطَفَانُ وَغَيْرُهُمْ بِنَعَمِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَمَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَشَرَةُ آلاَفٍ وَمِنَ الطُّلَقَاءِ فَأَدْبَرُوا عَنْهُ حَتَّى بَقِيَ وَحْدَهُ فَنَادَى يَوْمَئِذٍ نِدَاءَيْنِ لَمْ يَخْلِطْ بَيْنَهُمَا الْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْشِرْ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْشِرْ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ وَهْوَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ فَانْهَزَمَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَأَصَابَ يَوْمَئِذٍ غَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةً فَقَسَمَ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالطُّلَقَاءِ وَلَمْ يُعْطِ الأَنْصَارَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ إِذَا كَانَتْ شَدِيدَةٌ فَنَحْنُ نُدْعَى وَيُعْطَى الْغَنِيمَةَ غَيْرُنَا فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ فَسَكَتُوا فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ أَلاَ تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَحُوزُونَهُ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ سَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَسَلَكَتِ الأَنْصَارُ شِعْبًا لأَخَذْتُ شِعْبَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ هِشَامٌ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ وَأَنْتَ شَاهِدٌ ذَاكَ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ أَغِيبُ عَنْهُ  

O people of Ansar! They said: At thy beck and call (are we), Messenger of Allah. Be glad we are with thee. He then turned towards his left and said: O people of Ansar. They said: At thy beck and call (are we). Be glad we are with thee. He (the Holy Prophet) was riding a white mule. He dismounted and said: I am the servant of Allah and His Apostle. The polytheists suffered defeat and the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) acquired a large quantity of spoils, and he distributed them among the refugees and the people recently delivered (of Mecca) but did not give anything to the Ansar. The Ansar said: In the hour of distress it is we who are called (for help). but the spoils are given to other people besides us. This (remark) reached him (the Holy Prophet). and he gathered them In a tent. and said: What is this news that has reached me on your behalf? They kept silence. Upon this he said: O people of Ansar, don't you like that people should go away with worldly (riches), and you go away with Muhammad taking him to your houses? They said: Yes, happy we are. Messenger of Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: If the people were to tread a valley, and the Ansar were to tread a narrow path, I would take the narrow path of the Ansar. Hisham said: I asked Abu Hamza if he was present there. He said: How could I be absent from him?  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ أَقْبَلَتْ هَوَازِنُ وَغَطَفَانُ وَغَيْرُهُمْ بِذَرَارِيِّهِمْ وَنَعَمِهِمْ وَمَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَشَرَةُ آلاَفٍ وَمَعَهُ الطُّلَقَاءُ فَأَدْبَرُوا عَنْهُ حَتَّى بَقِيَ وَحْدَهُ قَالَ فَنَادَى يَوْمَئِذٍ نِدَاءَيْنِ لَمْ يَخْلِطْ بَيْنَهُمَا شَيْئًا قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْشِرْ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْشِرْ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ قَالَ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ فَانْهَزَمَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ وَأَصَابَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةً فَقَسَمَ فِي الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالطُّلَقَاءِ وَلَمْ يُعْطِ الأَنْصَارَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ إِذَا كَانَتِ الشِّدَّةُ فَنَحْنُ نُدْعَى وَتُعْطَى الْغَنَائِمُ غَيْرَنَا فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَجَمَعَهُمْ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ فَسَكَتُوا فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الأَنْصَارِ أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ تَحُوزُونَهُ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَضِينَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لَوْ سَلَكَ النَّاسُ وَادِيًا وَسَلَكَتِ الأَنْصَارُ شِعْبًا لأَخَذْتُ شِعْبَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالَ هِشَامٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ أَنْتَ شَاهِدٌ ذَاكَ قَالَ وَأَيْنَ أَغِيبُ عَنْهُ  

[Machine] When it was the Day of Hunayn, the tribes of Hawazin and Ghatafan gathered in great numbers against the Prophet ﷺ . At that time, the Prophet ﷺ had ten thousand or more than ten thousand with him. It is said that the Talhaka tribe also accompanied him. They brought with them their livestock and offspring, which they placed behind them. When they met, the people turned away, while the Prophet ﷺ rode on a white horse. He dismounted and said, "I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger." Then he called out with two distinct calls, and then turned to his right and said, "Oh Ansar, what do you have to say?" They replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah, we are with you." He then turned to his left and said, "Oh Ansar, what do you say?" They replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah, we are with you." Then he descended to the ground and they met the enemy, defeating them and gaining spoils. The Prophet ﷺ gave the Talhaka tribe their share and divided the spoils among them. The Ansar said, "We are called upon during hardship but the spoils are distributed to others." The Prophet ﷺ was informed of their complaint and gathered them in a tent. He asked them, "What is the news that reached me about you, O Ansar?" They remained quiet, and he said, "Oh Ansar, if the people choose a valley and you choose a mountain, I will choose your mountain (meaning he would be with the Ansar)." He then asked them, "Would you be satisfied if the people take worldly possessions while you take the Messenger of Allah and protect him in your homes?" They replied, "We are satisfied, O Messenger of Allah, we are satisfied." Ibn Awun said that Hisham bin Zaid said, "I said to Anas while witnessing that, 'Where can I find such dedication?'"  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ وَجَمَعَتْهَوَازِنُ وَغَطَفَانُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ جَمْعًا كَثِيرًا وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ قَالَ وَمَعَهُ الطُّلَقَاءُ قَالَ فَجَاءُوا بِالنَّعَمِ وَالذُّرِّيَّةِ فَجُعِلُوا خَلْفَ ظُهُورِهِمْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا الْتَقَوْا وَلَّى النَّاسُ قَالَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ بَيْضَاءَ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ وَقَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ وَنَادَى يَوْمَئِذٍ نِدَاءَيْنِ لَمْ يُخْلَطْ بَيْنَهُمَا كَلَامٌ وَالْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَقَالَ أَيْ مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ امْشِ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَقَالَ أَيْ مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالُوا لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَحْنُ مَعَكَ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ بِالْأَرْضِ وَالْتَقَوْا فَهَزَمُوا وَأَصَابُوا مِنَ الْغَنَائِمِ فَأَعْطَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الطُّلَقَاءَ وَقَسَمَ فِيهَا فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ نُدْعَى عِنْدَ الْكُرْهِ وَتُقْسَمُ الْغَنِيمَةُ لِغَيْرِنَا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَجَمَعَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ فِي قُبَّةٍ فَقَالَ أَيْ مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْكُمْ؟ فَسَكَتُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ سَلَكُوا وَادِيًا وَسَلَكَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ شِعْبًا لَأَخَذْتُ شِعْبَ الْأَنْصَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ تَحُوزُونَهُ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا رَضِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَضِينَا قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ قَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَقُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ وَأَنْتَشَاهِدُ ذَاكَ قَالَ فَأَيْنَ أَغِيبُ عَنْ ذَاكَ؟  

"عَنْ هِشَام بْن زَيْد، عَنْ أنَسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ جَمَعَتْ هَوَازِنُ وَغَطَفَانُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى عَشَرَةِ آلافٍ وَأكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ آلاف وَمَعَهُ الطُّلَقَاءُ، فَجَاءُوا بِالنَّقْدِ والذرَيَة فَجُعلُوا خَلفَ ظُهُورِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا التَقَوْا وَلَّى الناسُ، وَالنَبِي ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَى بَغْلَة بَيْضَاءَ، فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ: إِنِّى عَبْدُ الله وَرَسُولُهُ، وَنَادَى يَوْمَئِذٍ ندَاءين لَمْ يَخْلِطْ بَيْنَهُمَا كَلاَم، فَالتَفَتَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَقَالَ: أىْ مَعْشَرَ الأنْصارِ، فَقَالُوا: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ الله نَحْنُ مَعَكَ، ثمَّ التَفَتَ عَنْ يَسَارِه فَقَالَ: أىْ مَعْشَرَ الأنصَارِ، فَقَالُوا: لَبَّيْكَ يَا رسُول الله نَحْنُ مَعَكَ، ثمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الأرْضِ فَالتَقَوْا فَهَزَمُوا وَأصَابُوا مِنَ الغَنَائِم فَأعْطَى النبي ﷺ الطُّلَقَاء وقسم، فَقَالَتِ الأنْصَارُ: ندْعَى عِنْدَ الشّدَّةِ وَتُقْسَمُ الغَنِيمَةُ لِغَيْرِنَا! ! فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النبيَّ ﷺ فَجَمَعَهُمْ وَقَعَدَ فِى قُبَّة فَقَالَ: أىْ مَعْشَرَ الأنْصَارِ: مَا حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِى عَنْكُمْ؟ فَسَكَتُوا، يَا مَعْشَرَ الأنْصَارِ: لَوْ أن النَّاس سَلَكُوا وسَلَكَتِ الأنْصارُ شِعْبًا لأخَذْتُ شعبَ الأنصَارِ، ثمَّ قَالَ: ألاَ تَرْضَوْنَ أنْ يَذْهَبَ النَّاسُ بِالدُّنْيَا وَتَذْهَبُونَ بِرَسُولِ الله ﷺ تَحُوزوُنَهُ إِلَى بُيُوتِكُمْ؟ قَالُوا: رَضينَا رَضَينَا يَا رَسُولَ الله، قَالَ هِشَامُ بنُ زَيْدٍ: قُلتُ لأنَسٍ: وَكنتَ (*) شَاهِدَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: وَأيْنَ اعينا (* *) عَنْ ذَلِكَ".