Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Musaddad narrated to us; Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us from Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Ansari, who said: Abu Salih narrated to me, saying: I heard Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Were it not that I would burden my community, I would never stay behind from a military expedition. But I have no riding animals, nor anything on which to carry them, and it is hard for me that they should stay behind me. I would love to fight in the way of Allah and be killed, then be brought back to life, then be killed, then be brought back to life.’

'Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us; Ibn Jurayj narrated to us from 'Ata', from Safwan ibn Ya'la, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I went on the expedition to Tabuk with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I supplied a young camel, which I considered one of my most dependable deeds. I hired a worker, who fought with another man. One of them bit the other, and the latter pulled his hand from the man's mouth, knocking out one of his front teeth. He came to the Prophet (ﷺ), who dismissed the claim. He said, ‘Would he put out his hand for you to bite it, as a stallion bites?’

Sa'id ibn Abi Maryam narrated to us and said: al-Layth narrated to me and said: 'Uqayl informed me from Ibn Shihab, who said: Tha'laba ibn Abi Malik al-Qurazi informed me that Qays ibn Sa'd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), who carried the banner of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), intended to perform Hajj and had his hair combed.

Qutayba narrated to us; Hatim ibn Isma'il narrated to us from Yazid ibn Abi 'Ubayd, from Salama ibn al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) had stayed behind from the Prophet (ﷺ) at Khaybar because he was suffering from an eye ailment. He said, ‘Should I stay behind from the Messenger of Allah?’ Then 'Ali set out and caught up with the Prophet (ﷺ). On the evening of the night before the conquest took place the next morning, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Tomorrow I will give the banner—or he said: a man will take it—whom Allah and His Messenger love—or he said: who loves Allah and His Messenger. Allah will grant victory through him.’ Then suddenly there was 'Ali among us, though we had not expected him. They said, ‘Here is 'Ali.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave it to him, and Allah granted victory through him.

Muhammad ibn al-'Ala' narrated to us; Abu Usama narrated to us from Hisham ibn 'Urwa, from his father, from Nafi' ibn Jubayr, who said: I heard al-'Abbas say to al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), ‘The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered you to plant the banner here.’

Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us; al-Layth narrated to us from 'Uqayl, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘I was sent with concise, comprehensive speech, and I was granted victory through awe. While I was asleep, the keys to the treasures of the earth were brought to me and placed in my hand.’ Abu Hurayra said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has passed away, while you are now bringing them out.

Abu al-Yaman informed us; Shu'ayb informed us from al-Zuhri, who said: 'Ubayd Allah ibn 'Abdullah informed me that Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) told him that Abu Sufyan told him: Heraclius summoned him while they were in Iliya. Then he called for the Messenger of Allah's letter. When he had finished reading it, the uproar around him grew loud, voices rose, and we were taken out. When we were taken out, I said to my companions, ‘The cause of Ibn Abi Kabsha has become great; the king of the Banu al-Asfar fears him.’

'Ubayd ibn Isma'il narrated to us; Abu Usama narrated to us from Hisham, who said: My father informed me, and Fatima also narrated to me from Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: I prepared the Messenger of Allah's travel provisions in Abu Bakr's house when he intended to migrate to Medina. We could find nothing with which to tie his food bundle and waterskin. I said to Abu Bakr, ‘By Allah, I can find nothing to tie them with except my waist belt.’ He said, ‘Cut it in two, and use one piece to tie the waterskin and the other to tie the food bundle.’ I did so, and for this reason she was called Dhat al-Nitaqayn, the woman of the two waist-belts.

'Ali ibn 'Abdullah informed us; Sufyan informed us from 'Amr, who said: 'Ata' informed me, having heard Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: In the time of the Prophet (ﷺ), we used to take the meat of sacrificial animals with us as provisions to Medina.

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; 'Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us and said: I heard Yahya say: Bushayr ibn Yasar informed me that Suwayd ibn al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) told him that he went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) in the year of Khaybar. When they were at al-Sahba'—which is part of Khaybar and the closest part of Khaybar—they prayed 'Asr. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for food, but nothing was brought to him except sawiq. We chewed and ate it and drank. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) stood, rinsed his mouth, and we rinsed our mouths too, and we prayed.

Bishr ibn Marhum narrated to us; Hatim ibn Isma'il narrated to us from Yazid ibn Abi 'Ubayd, from Salama (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The people's provisions dwindled and they fell into poverty. They came to the Prophet (ﷺ) seeking permission to slaughter their camels, and he gave them permission. 'Umar met them and they told him. He said, ‘What will sustain you after your camels are gone?’ Then 'Umar went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, what will sustain them after their camels are gone?’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Announce to the people that they should bring whatever surplus provisions they have.’ He made the announcement and invoked blessing over it. Then he asked them to bring their containers, and the people scooped food into them until they had finished. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah.’

Sadaqa ibn al-Fadl informed us; 'Abda informed us from Hisham, from Wahb ibn Kaysan, from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We set out, three hundred of us, carrying our provisions on our backs. Our provisions ran out, until each man among us was eating one date a day. A man said, ‘Abu 'Abdullah, what did one date amount to for a man?’ He replied, ‘We felt the loss of even that when we had none, until we reached the sea. There was a fish that the sea had cast ashore, and we ate from it for eighteen days, as much as we wished.’

'Amr ibn 'Ali narrated to us; Abu 'Asim narrated to us; 'Uthman ibn al-Aswad narrated to us; Ibn Abi Mulayka narrated to us from 'A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: ‘Messenger of Allah, your companions return with the reward of Hajj and 'Umra, while I have done no more than Hajj.’ He said to her, ‘Go, and let 'Abd al-Rahman ride behind you.’ He instructed 'Abd al-Rahman to perform 'Umra with her from al-Tan'im. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) waited for her in the upper part of Mecca until she came back.

'Abdullah narrated to me; Ibn 'Uyayna narrated to us from 'Amr ibn Dinar, from 'Amr ibn Aws, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) instructed me to let 'A'isha ride behind me and to enable her to perform 'Umra from al-Tan'im.

Qutayba ibn Sa'id narrated to us; 'Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us; Ayyub narrated to us from Abu Qilaba, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I was riding behind Abu Talha, while they were calling aloud for both Hajj and 'Umra.

Qutayba narrated to us; Abu Safwan narrated to us from Yunus ibn Yazid, from Ibn Shihab, from 'Urwa, from Usama ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rode a donkey with a saddle on which was a velvet covering, and he seated Usama behind him.

Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us; al-Layth narrated to us; Yunus said: Nafi' informed me from 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came from the upper part of Mecca on the Day of the Conquest, riding his mount with Usama ibn Zayd behind him. Bilal was with him, as was 'Uthman ibn Talha, one of the custodians of the Ka'ba, until he made his mount kneel in the mosque. He ordered him to bring the key to the House. He opened it, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered with Usama, Bilal, and 'Uthman. He remained inside for a long while, then came out. The people rushed forward, and 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar was the first to enter. He found Bilal standing behind the door and asked him where the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had prayed. Bilal pointed out the place where he had prayed. 'Abdullah said: I forgot to ask him how many prostrations he performed.

Ishaq narrated to me; 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us; Ma'mar informed us from Hammam, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Each joint of a person owes charity for every day on which the sun rises. To judge fairly between two people is charity. To help a man with his riding animal—by helping him mount it or by lifting his baggage onto it—is charity. A good word is charity. Every step a person takes toward prayer is charity, and removing harm from the road is charity.’

'Abdullah ibn Maslama narrated to us, from Malik, from Nafi', from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade traveling to enemy territory with the Qur'an.

'Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us from Ayyub, from Muhammad, from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived at Khaybar in the morning, while its people had come out with their hoes on their shoulders. When they saw him, they said, ‘This is Muhammad and the army! Muhammad and the army!’ They fled to the fortress. The Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands and said, ‘Allah is greatest! Khaybar is ruined! When we alight in a people's territory, wretched is the morning of those who were warned.’ We seized some donkeys and cooked them. Then a caller of the Prophet (ﷺ) announced: ‘Allah and His Messenger forbid you the meat of donkeys.’ So the pots and what was in them were overturned. 'Ali also related it from Sufyan, adding that the Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands.