The Chapters on Jihad
كتاب الجهاد
Chapter 19: Shooting arrows in the cause of Allah
“I heard the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever shoots an arrow at the enemy and hisarrowreaches the enemy, whether it hits him or not, that isequivalent tohim freeing a slave.’”
“I heard theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting on the pulpit: ‘And make readyagainst them all you can of power.’[8:60] (And saying that) threetimes – ‘Power means shooting.”
“I heard theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever learns how to shoot (arrows)then abandons it, has disobeyed me.’”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) passed bysomepeople who were shooting (arrows) and said: ‘Shoot, Banu Isma’il,for your father was an archer.’”
Chapter 20: Flags and standards
“I came to Al-Madinahand sawthe Prophet (ﷺ) standing on the pulpit, and Bilal standingin frontof him, with his sword by his side, and (I saw) a black flag.I said:‘Who is this?’ He said: ‘This is ‘Amr bin ‘As, who has justcome back from a campaign.’”
It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ)enteredMakkah on the Day of the Conquest, and his standard was white.
It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the flag of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was black, and his standard was white.
Chapter 21: Wearing silk and brocade in war
“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear this when he met the enemy.”
“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to forbid that to us.”
Chapter 22: Wearing turbans during war
“It is asifI can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), wearing a black turban,withits two ends hanging between his shoulders.”
It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkahwearing ablack turban.
Chapter 23: Buying and selling during military expeditions
“I saw a man asking myfatherabout a man who goes out to fight and buys and sells and tradesduring his campaign. My father said to him: ‘We were with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) in Tabuk, and we bought and sold, and he sawus and did not forbid us (to do that).’”
Chapter 24: Bidding farewell to the warriors and giving them a good send-off
“For me to hive a good send-off toawarrior who is going to fight in the cause of Allah, and to guardhisgoods when he goes out in the morning or evening, is dearer to methan this world and everything in it.”
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)gaveme a send-off and said: ‘I command you to Allah’s keeping, Whosetrust is never lost.’”
“When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)would dispatch troops, he would say to the leader: ‘I commend toAllah’s keeping your religious commitment, your dignity and the endofyour deeds.’”
Chapter 25: Expeditions
“O Aktham! Fight alongsidepeople other than your own, it will improve your attitude and makeyougenerous to your companions. O Aktham, the best number ofcompanionsis four, the best number of troops on an expedition isfour hundred,the best number of an army is four thousand, and twelvethousand willnever be overpowered because of their small number.”
“We were talking abouthow,on the Day of Badr, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)numbered three hundred ten and something, the same number as theCompanions of (Talut) who crossed the river with him, and no onecrossed the river with him but a believer.”
“I heard Abul-Ward, theCompanion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), say: ‘Beware of thetroopwhich, when it meets (the enemy) it flees, and when it takesspoils ofwar, it steals from it.’”
Chapter 26: Eating from the vessels of the polytheists
“I askedtheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the food of the Christians and hesaid: ‘Do not have any doubt about food, (thereby) following thewayof the Christians in that.’”
“I came to theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) and asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Canwe cook in thevessels of the idolaters?’ He said: ‘Do not cookin them.’ I said:‘What if we need them and cannot find anythingelse?’ He said: ‘Washthem well, then cook and eat.’”