Volume 5, Book 59, Number 371:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle sent some men from the Ansar to ((kill) Abu Rafi, the Jew, and appointed ‘Abdullah
bin Atik as their leader. Abu Rafi used to hurt Allah’s Apostle and help his enemies against him. He
lived in his castle in the land of Hijaz. When those men approached (the castle) after the sun had set
and the people had brought back their livestock to their homes. Abdullah (bin Atik) said to his com –
panions, “Sit down at your places. I am going, and I will try to play a trick on the gate-keeper so that
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I may enter (the castle).” So ‘Abdullah proceeded towards the castle, and when he approached the
gate, he covered himself with his clothes, pretending to answer the call of nature. The people had
gone in, and the gate-keeper (considered ‘Abdullah as one of the castle’s servants) addressing him
saying, “O Allah’s Servant! Enter if you wish, for I want to close the gate.” ‘Abdullah added in his
story, “So I went in (the castle) and hid myself. When the people got inside, the gate-keeper closed
the gate and hung the keys on a fixed wooden peg. I got up and took the keys and opened the gate.
Some people were staying late at night with Abu Rafi for a pleasant night chat in a room of his.
When his companions of nightly entertainment went away, I ascended to him, and whenever I
opened a door, I closed it from inside. I said to myself, ‘Should these people discover my presence,
they will not be able to catch me till I have killed him.’ So I reached him and found him sleeping in a
dark house amidst his family, I could not recognize his location in the house. So I shouted, ‘O Abu
Rafi!’ Abu Rafi said, ‘Who is it?’ I proceeded towards the source of the voice and hit him with the
sword, and because of my perplexity, I could not kill him. He cried loudly, and I came out of the
house and waited for a while, and then went to him again and said, ‘What is this voice, O Abu Rafi?’
He said, ‘Woe to your mother! A man in my house has hit me with a sword! I again hit him severely
but I did not kill him. Then I drove the point of the sword into his belly (and pressed it through) till it
touched his back, and I realized that I have killed him. I then opened the doors one by one till I
reached the staircase, and thinking that I had reached the ground, I stepped out and fell down and
got my leg broken in a moonlit night. I tied my leg with a turban and proceeded on till I sat at the
gate, and said, ‘I will not go out tonight till I know that I have killed him.’ So, when (early in the
morning) the cock crowed, the announcer of the casualty stood on the wall saying, ‘I announce the
death of Abu Rafi, the merchant of Hijaz. Thereupon I went to my companions and said, ‘Let us save
ourselves, for Allah has killed Abu Rafi,’ So I (along with my companions proceeded and) went to the
Prophet and described the whole story to him. “He said, ‘Stretch out your (broken) leg. I stretched it
out and he rubbed it and it became All right as if I had never had any ailment whatsoever.”
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 322:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
On the day of Uhud the Prophet appointed ‘Abdullah bin Jubair as chief of the archers, and sev –
enty among us were injured and martyred. On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his
companions had inflicted 140 casualties on the pagans, 70 were taken prisoners, and 70 were killed.
Abu Sufyan said, “This is a day of (revenge) for the day of Badr and the issue of war is undecided .”
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Volume 5, Book 58, Number 262:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
The first people who came to us (in Medina) were Mus’ab bin ‘Umar and Ibn Um Maktum who
were teaching Qur’an to the people. Then their came Bilal. Sad and ‘Ammar bin Yasir. After that
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab came along with twenty other companions of the Prophet. Later on the Proph –
et himself (to Medina) and I had never seen the people of Medina so joyful as they were on the ar –
rival of Allah’s Apostle, for even the slave girls were saying, “Allah’s Apostle has arrived!” And before
his arrival I had read the Sura starting with:– “Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High” (87.1)
together with other Suras of Al-Mufassal.
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 811:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
A man recited Surat-al-Kahf (in his prayer) and in the house there was a (riding) animal which
got frightened and started jumping. The man finished his prayer with Taslim, but behold! A mist or a
cloud hovered over him. He informed the Prophet of that and the Prophet said, “O so-and-so! Recite,
for this (mist or cloud) was a sign of peace descending for the recitation of Quran.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 812:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
Abu Bakr came to my father who was at home and purchased a saddle from him. He said to ‘Azib.
“Tell your son to carry it with me.” So I carried it with him and my father followed us so as to take the
price (of the saddle). My father said, “O Abu Bakr! Tell me what happened to you on your night jour –
ney with Allah’s Apostle (during Migration).” He said, “Yes, we travelled the whole night and also the
next day till midday. when nobody could be seen on the way ( because of the severe heat) . Then
there appeared a long rock having shade beneath it, and the sunshine had not come to it yet. So we
dismounted there and I levelled a place and covered it with an animal hide or dry grass for the
Prophet to sleep on (for a while). I then said, ‘Sleep, O Allah’s Apostle, and I will guard you.’ So he
slept and I went out to guard him. Suddenly I saw a shepherd coming with his sheep to that rock
with the same intention we had when we came to it. I asked (him). ‘To whom do you belong, O boy?’
He replied, ‘I belong to a man from Medina or Mecca.’ I said, ‘Do your sheep have milk?’ He said,
‘Yes.’ I said, ‘Will you milk for us?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He caught hold of a sheep and I asked him to clean
its teat from dust, hairs and dirt. (The sub-narrator said that he saw Al-Bara’ striking one of his
hands with the other, demonstrating how the shepherd removed the dust.) The shepherd milked a
little milk in a wooden container and I had a leather container which I carried for the Prophet to
drink and perform the ablution from. I went to the Prophet, hating to wake him up, but when I
reached there, the Prophet had already awakened; so I poured water over the middle part of the milk
container, till the milk was cold. Then I said, ‘Drink, O Allah’s Apostle!’ He drank till I was pleased.
Then he asked, ‘Has the time for our departure come?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ So we departed after midday. Sur –
aqa bin Malik followed us and I said, ‘We have been discovered, O Allah’s Apostle!’ He said, Don’t
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grieve for Allah is with us.’ The Prophet invoked evil on him (i.e. Suraqa) and so the legs of his horse
sank into the earth up to its belly. (The subnarrator, Zuhair is not sure whether Abu Bakr said, “(It
sank) into solid earth.”) Suraqa said, ‘I see that you have invoked evil on me. Please invoke good on
me, and by Allah, I will cause those who are seeking after you to return.’ The Prophet invoked good
on him and he was saved. Then, whenever he met somebody on the way, he would say, ‘I have looked
for him here in vain.’ So he caused whomever he met to return. Thus Suraqa fulfilled his promise.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 472:
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Apostle was given a silken garment, and its beauty and delicacy astonished the people. On
that, Allah’s Apostle said, “No doubt, the handkerchiefs of Sad bin Muadh in Paradise are better than
this.”
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 477:
Narrated Al-Bara (bin Azib):
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The Prophet, after the death of his son Ibrahim, said, “There is a wet-nurse for him (i.e. Ibrahim) in
Paradise.”
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.”