Volume 4, Book 52, Number 68:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
When Allah’s Apostle returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down
his arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, “You
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have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet.” Allah’s Apostle said, “Where
(to go now)?” Gabriel said, “This way,” pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah’s Apostle
went out towards them .
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 69:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
For hirty days Allah’s Apostle invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-
Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His
Apostle. There was reveled about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Quranic Verse we used to
recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was:
“Inform our people that we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 70:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
“Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred
(on the same day).” Sufyan was asked, “(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)” He replied,
“Such information does not occur in the narration.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 55:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet delivered a sermon and said, “Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Ja’far
took the flag and was martyred, and then ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too,
and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah
made him victorious.” The Prophet further added, “It would not please us to have them with us.” Aiy –
ub, a sub-narrator, added, “Or the Prophet, shedding tears, said, ‘It would not p ease them to be with
us.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 56:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Um Haram said, “Once the Prophet slept in my house near to me and got up smiling. I said, ‘What
makes you smile?’ He replied, ‘Some of my followers who (i.e. in a dream) were presented to me sail –
ing on this green sea like kings on thrones.’ I said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of
them.” So the Prophet invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again. He did the same (i.e. got up and
told his dream) and Um Haran repeated her question and he gave the same reply. She said, “Invoke
Allah to make me one of them.” He said, “You are among the first batch.” Later on it happened that
she went out in the company of her husband ‘Ubada bin As-Samit who went for Jihad and it was the
first time the Muslims undertook a naval expedition led by Mu awiya. When the expedition came to
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an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was presented to her to ride, but the anim –
al let her fall and thus she died.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 41:
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud:
I asked Allah’s Apostle, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is the best deed?” He replied, “To offer the prayers
at their early stated fixed times.” I asked, “What is next in goodness?” He replied, “To be good and du –
tiful to your parents.” I further asked, what is next in goodness?” He replied, “To participate in Jihad
in Allah’s Cause.” I did not ask Allah’s Apostle anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have
told me more.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 57:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet sent seventy men from the tribe of Bani Salim to the tribe of Bani Amir. When they
reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, “I will go ahead of you, and if they allow me to con –
vey the message of Allah’s Apostle (it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me.” So he
went ahead of them and the pagans granted him security But while he was reporting the message of
the Prophet , they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said,
“Allah is Greater! By the Lord of the Kaba, I am successful.” After that they attached the rest of the
party and killed them all except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a
sub-narrator said, “I think another man was saved along with him).” Gabriel informed the Prophet
that they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased with them and made them pleased. We
used to recite, “Inform our people that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made
us pleased ” Later on this Quranic Verse was cancelled. The Prophet invoked Allah for forty days to
curse the murderers from the tribe of Ral, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bam Usaiya who disobeyed Al –
lah and his Apostle
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 42:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest
(of Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for
fighting, go forth immediately.