Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Ibn Numayr said: ʿUbayd Allah narrated to us, from Nafiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: One of his horses strayed, and the enemy seized it. The Muslims gained the upper hand over them, and it was returned to him during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). One of his slaves also fled and joined the Byzantines. The Muslims gained the upper hand over them, and Khalid ibn al-Walid returned the slave to him after the Prophet (ﷺ).

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from ʿUbayd Allah, who said: Nafiʿ told me that a slave belonging to Ibn ʿUmar ran away and joined the Byzantines. Khalid ibn al-Walid gained control of him and returned him to ʿAbd Allah. A horse belonging to Ibn ʿUmar also bolted and joined the Byzantines. He gained control of it, and they returned it to ʿAbd Allah. Abu ʿAbd Allah said: “ʿAra is derived from al-ʿayr, meaning a wild donkey; that is, it ran away.”

Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us: Zuhayr narrated to us, from Musa ibn ʿUqba, from Nafiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: He was riding a horse on the day the Muslims encountered the enemy. The commander of the Muslims that day was Khalid ibn al-Walid, whom Abu Bakr had appointed. The enemy seized the horse, but when the enemy was defeated, Khalid returned Ibn ʿUmar’s horse to him.

ʿAmr ibn ʿAli narrated to us: Abu ʿAsim narrated to us: Hanzala ibn Abi Sufyan informed us: Saʿid ibn Minaʾ informed us, who said: I heard Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: I said, “Messenger of Allah, we have slaughtered a small animal of ours and ground a saʿ of barley. Come, you and a few others.” The Prophet (ﷺ) called out, “People of the Trench! Jabir has prepared a meal, so come along—welcome!”

Hibban ibn Musa informed us: ʿAbd Allah informed us, from Khalid ibn Saʿid, from his father, from Umm Khalid bint Khalid ibn Saʿid, who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with my father, wearing a yellow shirt. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Sanah, sanah!” ʿAbd Allah said: In Abyssinian, it means “good.” She said: I went to play with the Seal of Prophethood, and my father rebuked me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Leave her.” Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Wear it until it wears out and replace it; wear it until it wears out and replace it; wear it until it wears out and replace it.” ʿAbd Allah said: She lived on until [this was] mentioned.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Ghundar narrated to us: Shuʿba narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ziyad, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that al-Hasan ibn ʿAli took a date from the dates of charity and put it in his mouth. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him in Persian, “Kakh, kakh! Do you not know that we do not eat charity?”

Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from Abu Hayyan, who said: Abu Zurʿa narrated to me: Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me: The Prophet (ﷺ) stood among us and mentioned ghulul, emphasizing its gravity and the seriousness of the matter. He said, “Let me never find any one of you on the Day of Resurrection with a bleating sheep on his neck, saying, ‘Messenger of Allah, help me!’ and my reply being, ‘I can do nothing for you; I conveyed the message to you.’ Or with a neighing horse on his neck, saying, ‘Messenger of Allah, help me!’ and my reply being, ‘I can do nothing for you; I conveyed the message to you.’ Or with a bellowing camel on his neck, saying, ‘Messenger of Allah, help me!’ and my reply being, ‘I can do nothing for you; I conveyed the message to you.’ Or with silent wealth on his neck, saying, ‘Messenger of Allah, help me!’ and my reply being, ‘I can do nothing for you; I conveyed the message to you.’ Or with flapping patches on his neck, saying, ‘Messenger of Allah, help me!’ and my reply being, ‘I can do nothing for you; I conveyed the message to you.’” Ayyub also reported from Abu Hayyan: “A horse with neighing.”

ʿAli ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from ʿAmr, from Salim ibn Abi al-Jaʿd, from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr, who said: A man called Kirkira was responsible for the Prophet’s belongings. He died, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He is in the Fire.” They went to look at him and found a cloak that he had appropriated from the spoils. Abu ʿAbd Allah said: Ibn Salam said: “Karkara,” with an a-vowel on the first kaf; that is how it is vocalized.

Musa ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us: Abu ʿAwana narrated to us, from Saʿid ibn Masruq, from ʿAbaya ibn Rifaʿa, from his grandfather Rafiʿ, who said: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) at Dhu al-Hulayfa. The people became hungry, and we obtained some camels and sheep. The Prophet (ﷺ) was at the rear of the people, but they hurried and set the pots over the fire. He ordered the pots to be overturned. Then he divided the animals, counting ten sheep as equal to one camel. One camel bolted. There were only a few horses among the people, so they pursued it until they were exhausted. A man aimed an arrow at it, and Allah restrained it. He said, “These animals can become as wild as wild beasts; if one of them runs away from you, deal with it in this way.” My grandfather said: “We hope—or fear—that we may meet the enemy tomorrow without knives. May we slaughter with reeds?” He said, “Whatever causes the blood to flow and over which Allah’s name is mentioned, eat it—but not a tooth or a nail. I will tell you about that: as for the tooth, it is a bone; as for the nail, it is the knife of the Abyssinians.”

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us: Ismaʿil narrated to us, who said: Qays told me: Jarir ibn ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “Will you relieve me of Dhu al-Khalasa?” It was a house belonging to Khaʿtham, called the Yemeni Kaʿba. I set out with one hundred and fifty men from Ahmas, who were horsemen. I told the Prophet (ﷺ) that I could not keep steady on horseback. He struck me on the chest until I saw the marks of his fingers on my chest, and said, “O Allah, make him steadfast, and make him a guide and rightly guided.” Jarir set out toward it, demolished it, and burned it. He sent a messenger to the Prophet (ﷺ) to give him the good news. Jarir’s messenger said, “Messenger of Allah, by Him who sent you with the truth, I did not come to you until I had left it like a mangy camel.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) blessed the horses and men of Ahmas five times. Musaddad said: “A house belonging to Khaʿtham.”

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us: Ismaʿil narrated to us, who said: Qays told me: Jarir ibn ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “Will you relieve me of Dhu al-Khalasa?” It was a house belonging to Khaʿtham, called the Yemeni Kaʿba. I set out with one hundred and fifty men from Ahmas, who were horsemen. I told the Prophet (ﷺ) that I could not keep steady on horseback. He struck me on the chest until I saw the marks of his fingers on my chest, and said, “O Allah, make him steadfast, and make him a guide and rightly guided.” Jarir set out toward it, demolished it, and burned it. He sent a messenger to the Prophet (ﷺ) to give him the good news. Jarir’s messenger said, “Messenger of Allah, by Him who sent you with the truth, I did not come to you until I had left it like a mangy camel.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) blessed the horses and men of Ahmas five times. Musaddad said: “A house belonging to Khaʿtham.”

Adam ibn Abi Iyas narrated to us: Shayban narrated to us, from Mansur, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn ʿAbbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said on the day of the conquest of Mecca, “There is no migration, but there is jihad and intention. When you are called to mobilize, then mobilize.”

Ibrahim ibn Musa informed us: Yazid ibn Zurayʿ informed us, from Khalid, from Abu ʿUthman al-Nahdi, from Mujashiʿ ibn Masʿud, who said: Mujashiʿ brought his brother Mujalid ibn Masʿud to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “This is Mujalid; he pledges allegiance to you for migration.” He said, “There is no migration after the conquest of Mecca, but I will accept his pledge for Islam.”

ʿAli ibn ʿAbd Allah narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, saying: ʿAmr and Ibn Jurayj said: “I heard ʿAtaʾ say: I went with ʿUbayd ibn ʿUmayr to ʿAʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her), while she was residing at Thabir. She said to us: ‘Migration ended when Allah granted His Prophet victory at Mecca.’”

Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah ibn Hawshab al-Taʾifi told me: Hushaym narrated to us: Husayn informed us, from Saʿd ibn ʿUbayda, from Abu ʿAbd al-Rahman—who was an ʿUthmani—who said to Ibn ʿAtiyya, who was an ʿAlawi: “I know what emboldened your companion regarding the shedding of blood. I heard him say: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent me and al-Zubayr and said, ‘Go to such-and-such a meadow; there you will find a woman to whom Hatib has given a letter.’ We went to the meadow and said, ‘The letter.’ She said, ‘He gave me no letter.’ We said, ‘You will bring it out, or we will strip you.’ She brought it out from her waist-wrap. He sent for Hatib and said, ‘Do not be hasty. By Allah, I have not disbelieved, and I have only grown in love for Islam. There was no one among your Companions who did not have someone in Mecca through whom Allah protected his family and property, but I had no one. So I wanted to secure a favor with them.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) believed him. ʿUmar said, ‘Let me strike his neck, for he has acted hypocritically.’ He said, ‘How do you know? Perhaps Allah looked upon the people of Badr and said, “Do whatever you wish.”’ That is what emboldened him.”

ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi al-Aswad narrated to us: Yazid ibn Zurayʿ and Humayd ibn al-Aswad narrated to us, from Habib ibn al-Shahid, from Ibn Abi Mulayka, who said: Ibn al-Zubayr said to Ibn Jaʿfar (may Allah be pleased with them): “Do you remember when you, Ibn ʿAbbas, and I went out to meet the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?” He said, “Yes.” He carried us and left you behind.

Malik ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us: Ibn ʿUyayna narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, who said: al-Saʾib ibn Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We went out with the boys to meet the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the mountain pass of al-Wadaʿ.

Musa ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us: Juwayriya narrated to us, from Nafiʿ, from ʿAbd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him), that whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) returned, he would say the takbir three times and then say: “Returning, if Allah wills; repenting; worshipping; praising our Lord; prostrating. Allah fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, and alone defeated the confederated forces.”

Abu Maʿmar narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Warith narrated to us, who said: Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq told me, from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on his return from ʿUsfan. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was riding his mount, with Safiyya bint Huyayy riding behind him. His camel stumbled, and both of them fell. Abu Talha sprang forward and said, “Messenger of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom!” He said, “Attend to the woman.” Abu Talha turned a garment over his own face and went to her; he cast it over her, adjusted their mount, and they both rode. We surrounded the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). When we came into view of Medina, he said, “Returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord.” He kept saying that until he entered Medina.

ʿAli narrated to us: Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us: Yahya ibn Abi Ishaq narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), that he and Abu Talha came with the Prophet (ﷺ), and Safiyya was with the Prophet, riding behind him on his mount. When they were on part of the road, the camel stumbled, and the Prophet (ﷺ) and the woman were thrown down. Abu Talha—he said, I think, that Abu Talha sprang from his camel—came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said, “Prophet of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom! Has anything happened to you?” He said, “No, but attend to the woman.” Abu Talha cast his garment over his own face, went toward her, and cast it over her. The woman stood up. He tightened the saddle for them on their mount, and they rode and went on. When they reached the outskirts of Medina—or, he said, came into view of Medina—the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord.” He kept saying it until he entered Medina.