Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3081
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْيَمَامِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ نَظَرَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ وَأَصْحَابُهُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَبِضْعَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً فَاسْتَقْبَلَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقِبْلَةَ ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ " اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ آتِنِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تُعْبَدُ فِي الأَرْضِ " . فَمَا زَالَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ مَادًّا يَدَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبْلَةِ حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ مِنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ كَفَاكَ مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : (إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ ) فَأَمَدَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِالْمَلاَئِكَةِ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي زُمَيْلٍ وَأَبُو زُمَيْلٍ اسْمُهُ سِمَاكٌ الْحَنَفِيُّ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ هَذَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: ‘The Prophet of Allah looked at the polytheists, who numbered one thousand, while his Companions numbered three hundred and ten and some. The Prophet faced the qiblah, stretched out his hands, and called fervently upon his Lord: “O Allah, fulfill what You promised me! O Allah, grant me what You promised me! O Allah, if You destroy this band of Muslims, You will not be worshipped on earth.” He continued calling upon his Lord with his hands outstretched and facing the qiblah until his cloak fell from his shoulders. Abu Bakr came, picked up the cloak, placed it back over his shoulders, embraced him from behind, and said, “Prophet of Allah, you have pleaded enough with your Lord; He will surely fulfill what He promised you.” Then Allah revealed: “When you called upon your Lord for help, He answered you: ‘I will reinforce you with a thousand angels, one after another’” (Qur’an 8:9). Allah reinforced them with angels.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih gharib and said it is known from ‘Umar only through ‘Ikrimah ibn ‘Ammar, from Abu Zumayl. Abu Zumayl was named Simak al-Hanafi. This took place at Badr.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source gives the Muslim force as three hundred and some additional men, while the opposing force numbered one thousand; the count is not specified more exactly.
The report explicitly identifies the event as the Battle of Badr and notes the uncommon transmission route.