Volume 4, Book 52, Number 276:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
The Prophet appointed ‘Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the infantry men (archers) who
were fifty on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. He instructed them, “Stick to your place, and don’t leave
it even if you see birds snatching us, till I send for you; and if you see that we have defeated the infi –
dels and made them flee, even then you should not leave your place till I send for you.” Then the infi –
dels were defeated. By Allah, I saw the women fleeing lifting up their clothes revealing their leg-
bangles and their legs. So, the companions of ‘Abdullah bin Jubair said, “The booty! O people, the
booty ! Your companions have become victorious, what are you waiting for now?” ‘Abdullah bin
Jubair said, “Have you forgotten what Allah’s Apostle said to you?” They replied, “By Allah! We will go
to the people (i.e. the enemy) and collect our share from the war booty.” But when they went to them,
they were forced to turn back defeated. At that time Allah’s Apostle in their rear was calling them
back. Only twelve men remained with the Prophet and the infidels martyred seventy men from us.
On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had caused the ‘Pagans to lose
140 men, seventy of whom were captured and seventy were killed. Then Abu Sufyan asked thrice, “Is
Muhammad present amongst these people?” The Prophet ordered his companions not to answer him.
Then he asked thrice, “Is the son of Abu Quhafa present amongst these people?” He asked again
thrice, “Is the son of Al-Khattab present amongst these people?” He then returned to his companions
and said, “As for these (men), they have been killed.” ‘Umar could not control himself and said (to
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Abu Sufyan), “You told a lie, by Allah! O enemy of Allah! All those you have mentioned are alive, and
the thing which will make you unhappy is still there.” Abu Sufyan said, “Our victory today is a coun –
terbalance to yours in the battle of Badr, and in war (the victory) is always undecided and is shared
in turns by the belligerents, and you will find some of your (killed) men mutilated, but I did not urge
my men to do so, yet I do not feel sorry for their deed” After that he started reciting cheerfully, “O
Hubal, be high! (1) On that the Prophet said (to his companions), “Why don’t you answer him back?”
They said, “O Allah’s Apostle What shall we say?” He said, “Say, Allah is Higher and more Sublime.”
(Then) Abu Sufyan said, “We have the (idol) Al Uzza, and you have no Uzza.” The Prophet said (to his
companions), “Why don’t you answer him back?” They asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What shall we say?”
He said, “Says Allah is our Helper and you have no helper.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 277:
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s Apostle was the (most handsome), most generous and the bravest of all the people. Once
the people of Medina got frightened having heard an uproar at night. So, the Prophet met the people
while he was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and carrying his sword (slung over
his shoulder). He said (to them), “Don’t get scared, don’t get scared.” Then he added, “I found it (i.e the
horse) very fast.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 278:
Narrated Salama:
I went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave
of ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf met me. I said to him, “Woe to you! What brought you here?” He replied,
“The she-camels of the Prophet have been taken away.” I said, “Who took them?” He said, “Ghatafan
and Fazara.” So, I sent three cries, “O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !” so loudly that made the people in
between its (i.e. Medina’s) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken
the camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, “I am the son of Al-Akwa”; and today
perish the mean people!” So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could
drink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet met me, I said, “O Allah’s Apostle Those
people are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase
them.” The Prophet said, “O son of Al-Akwa’, you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive
(them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk.”
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.”