Volume 4, Book 52, Number 279:
Narrated Abu Ishaq:
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A man asked Al-Bara “O Abu ‘Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?” Al-Bara
replied while I was listening, “As for Allah’s Apostle he did not flee on that day. Abu Sufyan bin Al-
Harith was holding the reins of his mule and when the pagans attacked him, he dismounted and
started saying, ‘I am the Prophet, and there is no lie about it; I am the son of ‘Abdul Muttalib.’ On that
day nobody was seen braver than the Prophet
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 280:
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri:
When the tribe of Bani Quraiza was ready to accept Sad’s judgment, Allah’s Apostle sent for Sad
who was near to him. Sad came, riding a donkey and when he came near, Allah’s Apostle said (to the
Ansar), “Stand up for your leader.” Then Sad came and sat beside Allah’s Apostle who said to him.
“These people are ready to accept your judgment.” Sad said, “I give the judgment that their warriors
should be killed and their children and women should be taken as prisoners.” The Prophet then re –
marked, “O Sad! You have judged amongst them with (or similar to) the judgment of the King Allah.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 264:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu-Rafi. One of them set out and entered their
(i.e. the enemies) fort. That man said, “I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They closed the fort
gate. Later they lost a donkey of theirs, so they went out in its search. I, too, went out along with
them, pretending to look for it. They found the donkey and entered their fort. And I, too, entered
along with them. They closed the gate of the fort at night, and kept its keys in a small window where
I could see them. When those people slept, I took the keys and opened the gate of the fort and came
upon Abu Rafi and said, ‘O Abu Rafi. When he replied me, I proceeded towards the voice and hit
him. He shouted and I came out to come back, pretending to be a helper. I said, ‘O Abu Rafi, chan –
ging the tone of my voice. He asked me, ‘What do you want; woe to your mother?’ I asked him, ‘What
has happened to you?’ He said, ‘I don’t know who came to me and hit me.’ Then I drove my sword
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into his belly and pushed it forcibly till it touched the bone. Then I came out, filled with puzzlement
and went towards a ladder of theirs in order to get down but I fell down and sprained my foot. I
came to my companions and said, ‘I will not leave till I hear the wailing of the women.’ So, I did not
leave till I heard the women bewailing Abu Rafi, the merchant pf Hijaz. Then I got up, feeling no ail –
ment, (and we proceeded) till we came upon the Prophet and informed him.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 281:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the leadership of ‘Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari,
the grandfather of ‘Asim bin Umar Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a place
between ‘Usfan, and Mecca, and their news reached a branch of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani Li –
hyan. About two-hundred men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their tracks till they found
the place where they had eaten dates they had brought with them from Medina. They said, “These
are the dates of Yathrib (i.e. Medina), “and continued following their tracks When ‘Asim and his
companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place and the infidels circled them. The infidels
said to them, “Come down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will not kill
any one of you” ‘Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the Sariya said, “By Allah! I will not come down to be
under the protection of infidels. O Allah! Convey our news to Your Prophet. Then the infidels threw
arrows at them till they martyred ‘Asim along with six other men, and three men came down accept –
ing their promise and convention, and they were Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and another
man So, when the infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and tied them. Then
the third (of the captives) said, “This is the first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt
these, namely the martyred, have set a good example to us.” So, they dragged him and tried to compel
him to accompany them, but as he refused, they killed him. They took Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with
them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place) after the battle of Badr. Khubaib
was bought by the sons of Al-Harith bin ‘Amir bin Naufal bin ‘Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who had
killed Al-Harith bin ‘Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr. So, Khubaib remained a prisoner with
those people.
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Narrated Az-Zuhri: ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Iyyad said that the daughter of Al-Harith had told him,
“When those people gathered (to kill Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I
gave it to him. Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware when he came upon him. I saw him
placing my son on his thigh and the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much that Khubaib no –
ticed the agitation on my face and said, ‘Are you afraid that I will kill him? No, I will never do so.’ By
Allah, I never saw a prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating of a bunch of
grapes in his hand while he was chained in irons, and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca.” The
daughter of Al-Harith used to say, “It was a boon Allah bestowed upon Khubaib.” When they took
him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to kill him outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let
him offer two Rakat (prayer). They allowed him and he offered Two Rakat and then said, “Hadn’t I
been afraid that you would think that I was afraid (of being killed), I would have prolonged the
prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no exception.” (He then recited the poetic verse):– “I being mar –
tyred as a Muslim, Do not mind how I am killed in Allah’s Cause, For my killing is for Allah’s Sake,
And if Allah wishes, He will bless the amputated parts of a torn body” Then the son of Al Harith killed
him. So, it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim sentenced to death in captivity, to offer
a two-Rak’at prayer (before being killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of Asim bin Thabit on that
very day on which he was martyred. The Prophet informed his companions of their news and what
had happened to them. Later on when some infidels from Quraish were informed that Asim had
been killed, they sent some people to fetch a part of his body (i.e. his head) by which he would be re –
cognized. (That was because) ‘Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of Badr.
So, a swarm of wasps, resembling a shady cloud, were sent to hover over Asim and protect him from
their messenger and thus they could not cut off anything from his flesh.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 265:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle sent a group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi. Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night
and killed him while he was sleeping.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266l:
Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr:
(the freed slave of ‘Umar bin ‘Ubaidullah) I was Umar’s clerk. Once Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote a
letter to ‘Umar when he proceeded to Al-Haruriya. I read in it that Allah’s Apostle in one of his milit –
ary expeditions against the enemy, waited till the sun declined and then he got up amongst the
people saying, “O people! Do not wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for safety, but when you face
the enemy, be patient, and remember that Paradise is under the shades of swords.” Then he said, “O
Allah, the Revealer of the Holy Book, and the Mover of the clouds and the Defeater of the clans, de –
feat them, and grant us victory over them.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 266c:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said: “Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 267:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him, and Caesar will
surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him, and you will spend their treasures in Allah’s
Cause.” He called, “War is deceit’.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 283:
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I asked Ali, “Do you have the knowledge of any Divine Inspiration besides what is in Allah’s Book?”
‘Ali replied, “No, by Him Who splits the grain of corn and creates the soul. I don’t think we have such
knowledge, but we have the ability of understanding which Allah may endow a person with, so that
he may understand the Qur’an, and we have what is written in this paper as well.” I asked, “What is
written in this paper?” He replied, “(The regulations of) blood-money, the freeing of captives, and the
judgment that no Muslim should be killed for killing an infidel.”
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