Chapter 54 - Jihaad
Chapter 54 - Jihaad (Fighting for the cause of Allah)
Chapter 54 - Jihaad (Fighting for the cause of Allah)
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari
Hadith no: 46
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Masud
I asked Allah's Apostle (SAW), "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! What is the best deed?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is next in goodness?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents." I further asked, what is next in goodness?" He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." I did not ask Allah's Apostle (SAW) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would have told me more.
Hadith no: 47
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Abbas
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Makkah to Medina) after the Conquest (of Makkah), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately.
Hadith no: 48
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
(That she said), "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! We consider Jihad as the best deed. Should we not fight in Allah's Cause?" He said, "The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj-Mabrur (i.e. Hajj which is done according to the Prophet (SAW)'s tradition and is accepted by Allah)."
Hadith no: 49
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
A man came to Allah's Apostle (SAW) and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the battle-field, enter your mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and never break your fast?" The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu Huraira added, "The Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is rewarded even for the footsteps of his horse while it wanders about (for grazing) tied in a long rope."
Hadith no: 50
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Said Al-Khudri
Somebody asked, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Apostle (SAW) replied "A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief."
Hadith no: 51
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
I heard Allah's Apostle (SAW) saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause - and Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause - is like a person who observes Saum (fasts) and offers Salat (prayer) continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty."
Hadith no: 52
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle (SAW) used to visit Um Haram bint Milhan, who would offer him reals. Um-Haram was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah's Apostle (SAW), once visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah's Apostle (SAW) slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Um Haram asked, "What causes you to smile, O Allah's Apostle (SAW)?" He said. "Some of my followers who (in a dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah's Cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea cause me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is not sure as to which expression the Prophet (SAW) used.) Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Invoke Allah that he makes me one of them. Allah's Apostle (SAW) invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up smiling. Once again Um Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Allah's Apostle (SAW)?" He replied, "Some of my followers were presented to me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream. Um-Haram said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He said, "You are amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Muawlya bin Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died.
Hadith no: 53
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle (SAW), offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Shall we acquaint the people with this good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah has reserved for the Mujahidoon who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise." (i.e. The sub-narrator added, "I think the Prophet (SAW) also said, 'Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it originate the rivers of Paradise.' ")
Hadith no: 54
Narrated / Authority Of: Samura
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Last night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a tree and then admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I have never seen. One of them said, 'This house is the house of martyrs'."
Hadith no: 55
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (SAW) said, "A single endeavour (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the forenoon or in the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Hadith no: 56
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single endeavour in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets."
Hadith no: 57
Narrated / Authority Of: Sahl bin Sad
The Prophet (SAW) said, "A single endeavour in Allah's Cause in the afternoon and in the forenoon is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Hadith no: 58
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause)."
Hadith no: 59
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) said, "A single endeavour (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a woman (Hur etc) from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Hadith no: 60
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.
Hadith no: 61
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (SAW) delivered a Khutba (sermon) and said, "Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Jafar took the flag and was martyred, and then Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too, and then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah made him victorious." The Prophet (SAW) further added, "It would not please us to have them with us." Aiyub, a sub-narrator, added, "Or the Prophet (SAW), shedding tears, said, 'It would not please them to be with us."
Hadith no: 62
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Um Haram said, "Once the Prophet (SAW) slept in my house near to me and got up smiling. I said, 'What makes you smile?' He replied, 'Some of my followers who (i.e. in a dream) were presented to me sailing on this green sea like kings on thrones.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them.' " So the Prophet (SAW) invoked Allah for her and went to sleep again. He did the same (i.e. got up and told his dream) and Um Haram repeated her question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "You are among the first batch." Later on it happened that she went out in the company of her husband Ubada bin As-Samit who went for Jihad and it was the first time the Muslims undertook a naval expedition led by Muawiya. When the expedition came to an end and they were returning to Sham, a riding animal was presented to her to ride, but the animal let her fall and thus she died.
Hadith no: 63
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) sent seventy men from the tribe of Bani Sulaim to the tribe of Bani Amir. When they reached there, my maternal uncle said to them, "I will go ahead of you, and if they allow me to convey the message of Allah's Apostle (SAW) (it will be all right); otherwise you will remain close to me." So he went ahead of them and the Mushrikun (pagans) granted him security. But while he was reporting the message of the Prophet (SAW), they beckoned to one of their men who stabbed him to death. My maternal uncle said, "Allahu Akbar! (Allah is Greater) By the Lord of the Kaba, I am successful." After that they attached the rest of the party and killed them all except a lame man who went up to the top of the mountain. (Hammam, a sub-narrator said, "I think another man was saved along with him)." Jibril (Gabriel) informed the Prophet (SAW) that they (i.e the martyrs) met their Lord, and He was pleased with them and made them pleased. We used to recite, "Inform our people that we have met our Lord, He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased " Later on this Quranic Verse was abrogated. The Prophet (SAW) invoked Allah for forty days to curse the murderers from the tribe of Ril, Dhakwan, Bani Lihyan and Bani Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and his Apostle (SAW).
Hadith no: 64
Narrated / Authority Of: Jundub ibn Sufyan
In one of the holy battles, a finger of Allah's Apostle (SAW) (got wounded and) bled. He said, "You are just a finger that bled, and what you got is in Allah's Cause."
Hadith no: 65
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is! Whoever is wounded in Allah's Cause - and Allah knows well who gets wounded in His Cause - will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound having the colour of blood but the scent of musk."
Hadith no: 66
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Abbas
That Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you about the outcome of your battles with him (i.e. the Prophet (SAW)) and you told me that you fought each other with alternate success. So the Messengers are tested in this way but the ultimate victory is always theirs.
Hadith no: 67
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
My uncle Anas bin An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! I was absent from the first battle you fought against the Mushrikun (Pagans). (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight the Mushrikun (pagans), no doubt. Allah will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these Mushrikun (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Sad bin Muadh met him. He said "O Sad bin Muadh! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I am smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later on Sad said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers." We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah..." till the end if the verse (33.23) His sister Ar-Rubai broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle (SAW) ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."
Hadith no: 68
Narrated / Authority Of: Kharija bin Zaid
Zaid bin Thabit said, "When the Quran was compiled from various written manuscripts, one of the Verses of Surat Al-Ahzab was missing which I used to hear Allah's Apostle (SAW) reciting. I could not find it except with Khuzaima bin Thabit Al-Ansari, whose witness Allah's Messenger regarded as equal to the witness of two men. And the Verse was: "Among the believers are men who have been true their covenant with Allah..." (33.23)
Hadith no: 69
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Bara
A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armour) came to the Prophet (SAW) and said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet (SAW) said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, A Little work, but a great reward." [He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance]."
Hadith no: 70
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Umm Ar-Rubai bint Al-Bara, the mother of Haritha bin Suraqa came to the Prophet (SAW) and said, "O Allah's Prophet (SAW)! Will you tell me about Haritha?" Haritha has been killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow thrown by an unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient; otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother of Haritha! There are Gardens in Paradise and your son got the Firdaus Al-Ala (i.e. the best place in Paradise)."
Hadith no: 71
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Musa
A man came to the Prophet (SAW) and asked, "A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet (SAW) said, "He who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Islam) be superior, fights in Allah's Cause."
Hadith no: 72
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Abs
and he is Abdur Rahman bin Jabr: Allah's Apostle (SAW) said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with dust in Allah's Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire."
Hadith no: 73
Narrated / Authority Of: Ikrima
that Ibn Abbas told him and Ali bin Abdullah to go to Abu Said and listen to some of his narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Said and his brother irrigating a garden belonging to them. When he saw them, he came up to them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in his garment and said, "(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet (SAW)) we carried the adobe of the mosque, one brick at a time while Ammar used to carry two at a time. The Prophet (SAW) passed by Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, "May Allah be merciful to Ammar. He will be killed by a rebellious aggressive group. Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite him to the (Hell) fire."
Hadith no: 74
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
When Allah's Apostle (SAW) returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his arms and took a bath. Then Jibril (Gabriel) whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, "You have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet." Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Where (to go now)?" Jibril (Gabriel) said, "This way," pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah's Apostle (SAW) went out towards them.
Hadith no: 75
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
For thirty days Allah's Apostle (SAW) invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ril, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His Apostle (SAW). There was revealed about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Quranic Verse we used to recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was: "Inform our people that we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased"
Hadith no: 76
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
"Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on the same day)." Sufyan was asked, "(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?" He replied, "Such information does not occur in the narration."
Hadith no: 77
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir
My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet (SAW) and was placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of Amr. The Prophet (SAW) said, "Why is she crying?" Or said, "Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari asked Sadaqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may have said it.")
Hadith no: 78
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Mughira bin Shuba
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Nobody who enters Paradise likes to go back to the world even if he got everything on the earth, except a Mujahid who wishes to return to the world so that he may be martyred ten times because of the dignity he receives (from Allah)." Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shuba: Our Prophet (SAW) told us about the message of our Lord that "Whoever amongst us is killed will go to Paradise." Umar asked the Prophet (SAW), "Is it not true that our men who are killed will go to Paradise and their's (i.e. those of the Pagan's) will go to the (Hell) fire?" The Prophet (SAW) said, "Yes."
Hadith no: 79
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Abi Aufa
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords (Jihad in Allah's Cause)."
Hadith no: 80
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger said, "Once Sulaiman (Solomon), son of Dawud (David) said, '(By Allah!) Tonight I will have sexual intercourse with one hundred or ninety-nine women, each of whom will give birth to a knight who will fight in Allah's Cause.' On that his companion said: say: "Insha Allah (If Allah wills)", but he did not say it. So none except one of those women concieved and gave birth to a half-man. By Him Whose Hands Muhammad's soul is, if he had said, "Insha Allah", (he would have begotten sons) all of whom would have been knights striving in Allah's Cause."
Hadith no: 81
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) was the best, the bravest and the most generous of all the people. Once when the people of Medina got frightened, the Prophet (SAW) rode a horse and went ahead of them and said, "We found this horse very fast."
Hadith no: 82
Narrated / Authority Of: Muhammad bin Jubair
Jubair bin Mutim told me that while he was in the company of Allah's Apostle (SAW) with the people returning from Hunain, some people (bedouins) caught hold of the Prophet (SAW) and started begging of him so much so that he had to stand under a (kind of thorny tree (i.e. Samurah) and his cloak was snatched away. The Prophet (SAW) stopped and said, "Give me my cloak. If I had as many camels as these thorny trees, I would have distributed them amongst you and you will not find me a miser or a liar or a coward."
Hadith no: 83
Narrated / Authority Of: Amr bin Maimun Al-Audi
Sad used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Apostle (SAW) used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The words are: 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the Fitnah (trials and afflictions) of the world, and seek refuge with You from the punishments in the grave.'
Hadith no: 84
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (SAW) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from Fitnah (trials or afflictions) of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave."
Hadith no: 85
Narrated / Authority Of: As-Saib bin Yazid
I was in the company of Talha bin Ubaidullah, Sad, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and Abdur Rahman bin Auf and I heard none of them narrating anything from Allah's Apostle (SAW) but Talha was talking about the day (of the battle) of Uhud.
Hadith no: 86
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Abbas
On the day of the Conquest (of Makkah) the Prophet (SAW) said, "There is no emigration after the Conquest but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately." (See Hadith No. 47)
Hadith no: 87
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom kills the other and both of them enters paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the killer (who embraces Islam and) also gets martyred (in Allah's Cause)."
Hadith no: 88
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
I went to Allah's Apostle (SAW) while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen in the Muslims' hands. I said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Give me a share (from the land of Khaibar)." One of the sons of Said bin Al-As said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Do not give him a share." I said, "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The son of Said bin Al-As said, "Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has come down to us from the mountain of Qadum (i.e. grazing place of sheep) blames me for killing a Muslim who was given superiority by Allah because of me, and Allah did not disgrace me at his hands (i.e. was not killed as an infidel)." (The sub-narrator said "I do not know whether the Prophet (SAW) gave him a share or not.")
Hadith no: 89
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
In the life-time of the Prophet (SAW), Abu Talha did not fast because of the Jihad, but after the Prophet (SAW) died I never saw him without fasting except on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha.
Hadith no: 90
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of (1) plague, (2) abdominal disease, (3) drowning or (4) wrecking building etc., and (5) the martyrs in Allah's Cause."
Hadith no: 91
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Plauge is the cause of martyrdom of every Muslim (who dies because of it)."
Hadith no: 92
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Bara
When the Divine Inspiration: "Those of the believers who sit (at home)..., was revealed the Prophet (SAW) sent for Zaid (bin Thabit) who came with a shoulder-blade and wrote on it. Ibn Um-Maktum complained about his blindness and on that the following revelation came: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are blind or lame)..." (4.95)
Hadith no: 93
Narrated / Authority Of: Sahl bin Saad Al-Saidi
I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's Apostle (SAW) had dictated to him the Divine Verse: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah." (4.95) Zaid said, "Ibn Um-Maktum came to the Prophet (SAW) while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn Um Maktum said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad." He was a blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle (SAW) while his thigh was on mine and it became so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that state of the Prophet (SAW) was over after Allah revealed "...except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95)
Hadith no: 94
Narrated / Authority Of: Salim Abu An-Nadr
Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote... that Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy in the battlefield) then be patient."
Hadith no: 95
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
Allah's Apostle (SAW) went towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their fatigue and hunger he said, "O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live."
Hadith no: 96
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Muhajirun (Emigrants) and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their backs and saying, "We are those who have given the baia (pledge of allegiance) to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as we live." The Prophet (SAW) kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Muhajirun."
Hadith no: 97
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Bara
The Prophet (SAW) went on carrying (i.e. the earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance."
Hadith no: 98
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Bara
On the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (the confederates) I saw the Prophet (SAW) carrying earth, and the earth was covering the whiteness of his abdomen. And he was saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance, nor given in charity, nor offered salat (prayers). So please bless us with tranquility and make firm our feet when we meet our enemies. Indeed (these) people have rebelled against us but never shall we yield if they try to bring Fitnah (affliction, trial) upon us."
Hadith no: 99
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
We returned from the Ghazwa of Tabuk along with the Prophet (SAW). (See Hadith No. 100 below).
Hadith no: 100
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
While the Prophet (SAW) was in a Ghazwa he said, "Some people have remained behind us in Medina and we never crossed a mountain path or a valley, but they were with us (i.e. sharing the reward with us), as they have been held back by a (legal) excuse."
Hadith no: 101
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Said
I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying, "Whosoever observes Saum (fasts) for one day for Allah's Cause, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years."
Hadith no: 102
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Whoever spends two things in Allah's Cause, will be called by all the gate-keepers of Paradise who will be saying, 'O so-and-so! Come here.' " Abu Bakr said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Such persons will never be destroyed." The Prophet (SAW) said, "I hope you will be one of them."
Hadith no: 103
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Said Al-Khudri
Allah's Apostle (SAW) ascended the pulpit and said, "Nothing worries me as to what will happen to you after me, except the temptation of worldly blessings which will be conferred on you." Then he mentioned the worldly pleasures. He started with the one (i.e. the blessings) and took up the other (i.e. the pleasures). A man got up saying, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Can the good bring about evil?" The Prophet (SAW) remained silent and we thought that he was being inspired divinely, so all the people kept silent with awe. Then the Prophet (SAW) wiped the sweat off his face and asked, "Where is the present questioner?" "Do you think wealth is good?" he repeated thrice, adding, "No doubt, good produces nothing but good. Indeed it is like what grows on the banks of a stream which either kills or nearly kills the grazing animals because of gluttony except the vegetation-eating animal which eats till both its flanks are full (i.e. till it gets satisfied) and then stands in the sun and defecates and urinates and again starts grazing. This worldly property is sweet vegetation. How excellent the wealth of the Muslim is, if it is collected through legal means and is spent in Allah's Cause and on orphans, poor people and travellers. But he who does not take it legally is like an eater who is never satisfied and his wealth will be a witness against him on the Day of Resurrection."
Hadith no: 104
Narrated / Authority Of: Zaid bin Khalid
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, " He who prepares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward equal to that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi."
Hadith no: 105
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) used not to enter any house in Medina except the house of Um Sulaim besides those of his wives... when he was asked why, he said, "I take pity on her as her brother was killed in my company."
Hadith no: 106
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Aun
Once Musa bin Anas while describing the battle of Yamama, said, "Anas bin Malik went to Thabit bin Qais, who had lifted his clothes from his thighs and was applying Hanut to his body. Anas asked, 'O Uncle! What is holding you back (from the battle)?' He replied, 'O my nephew! I am coming just now,' and went on perfuming himself with Hanut, then he came and sat (in the row). Anas then mentioned that the people fled from the battlefield. On that Thabit said, 'Clear the way for me to fight the enemy. We would never do so (i.e. flee) in the company of Allah's Apostle (SAW). How bad the habits you have acquired from your enemies!' "
Hadith no: 107
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (Confederates)?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet (SAW) said again, "Who will bring me the information about the enemy?" Az-Zubair said again, "I will." The Prophet (SAW) said, "Every prophet had a Hawari (disciple) and my Hawari (disciple) is Az-Zubair."
Hadith no: 108
Narrated / Authority Of: Jabir bin Abdullah
When the Prophet (SAW) called the people (Sadaqa, a sub-narrator, said, "Most probably that happened on the day of Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a reconnoiterer). (The Prophet (SAW)) called the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The Prophet (SAW) then said, "Every prophet had a Hawari (disciple) and my disciple is Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam."
Hadith no: 109
Narrated / Authority Of: Malik bin Huwairth
On my departure from the Prophet (SAW) he said to me and to a friend of mine, "You two, pronounce the Adhan and the Iqama for the prayer and let the elder of you lead the prayer."
Hadith no: 110
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Umar
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the forelocks of horses till the Day of Resurrection."
Hadith no: 111
Narrated / Authority Of: Urwa bin Al-Jad
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the forelocks of horses (meant for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection."
Hadith no: 112
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "There is a blessing in the forelocks of horses (meant for Jihad)."
Hadith no: 113
Narrated / Authority Of: Urwa Al-Bariqi
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the forelocks of horses (meant for Jihad) till the Day of Resurrection, for they bring about a reward (in the Hereafter) or booty (in this world)."
Hadith no: 114
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "If somebody keeps a horse (for Jihad) in Allah's Cause motivated by his faith in Allah and his belief in His Promise, then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten or drunk and for its dung and urine as good deeds in his balance."
Hadith no: 115
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Abi Qatada
Abu Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's Apostle (SAW) but he was left behind with some of his companions who were in the state of Ihram. He himself was not in the state of Ihram. They saw an onagae before he could see it. When they saw the onager, they did not speak anything till Abu Qatada saw it. So, he rode over his horse called Al-Jarada and requested them to give him his lash, but they refused. So, he himself took it and then attacked the onager and slaughtered it. He ate of its meat and his companions ate, too, but they regretted their eating. When they met the Prophet (SAW) (they asked him about it) and he asked, "Have you some of its meat (left) with you?" Abu Qatada replied, "Yes, we have its leg with us." So, the Prophet (SAW) took and ate it.
Hadith no: 116
Narrated / Authority Of: Sahl
In our garden there was a horse belonging to the Prophet (SAW) called Al-Luhaif or Al-Lukhaif.
Hadith no: 117
Narrated / Authority Of: Muadh
I was a companion rider of the Prophet (SAW) on a donkey called Ufair. The Prophet (SAW) asked, "O Muadh! Do you know what Allah's right on His slaves is, and what the right of His slaves on Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle (SAW) know better." He said, "Allah's right on His slaves is that they should worship Him (Alone) and should not worship any besides Him. And slaves' right on Allah is that He should not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Should I not inform the people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it (solely)."
Hadith no: 118
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (SAW) borrowed a horse belonging to us called Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet (SAW) returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of fright and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast."
Hadith no: 119
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Umar
I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house."
Hadith no: 120
Narrated / Authority Of: Sahl bin Saad Al-Saidi
Allah's Apostle (SAW) said "If there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman, the horse and the house."
Hadith no: 121
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger said, " Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter (livelyhood) and for some others they are a source of sins. The one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah's Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and show-off and showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's Apostle (SAW) was asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique, comprehensive Verse: "'So whoever does a good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it. And whosever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.' " (99:7,8)
Hadith no: 122
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Aqil
Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji said: I called on Jabir bin Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard from Allah's Apostle (SAW) ." He said, "I accompanied him on one of the journeys." (Abu Aqil said, "I do not know whether that journey was for the purpose of Jihad or Umra.") "When we were returning," Jabir continued, "the Prophet (SAW) said, 'Whoever wants to return earlier to his family, should hurry up.' We set off and I was on a black red tainted camel having no defect, and the people were behind me. While I was in that state the camel stopped suddenly (because of exhaustion). On that the Prophet (SAW) said to me, 'O Jabir, wait!' Then he hit it once with his lash and it started moving on a fast pace. He then said, 'Will you sell the camel?' I replied in the affirmative when we reached Al-Medina, and the Prophet (SAW) went to the Mosque along with his companions. I, too, went to him after tying the camel on the pavement at the Mosque gate. Then I said to him, 'This is your camel.' He came out and started examining the camel and saying, 'The camel is ours.' Then the Prophet (SAW) sent some Awaq (i.e. an amount) of gold saying, 'Give it to Jabir.' Then he asked, 'Have you taken the full price (of the camel)?' I replied in the affirmative. He said, 'Both the price and the camel are for you.' "
Hadith no: 123
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (SAW) borrowed a horse called Mandub belonging to Abu Talha and mounted it. (On his return), he said, "I did not see anything of fright and I found this horse very fast."
Hadith no: 124
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger fixed two shares for the horse and one share for its rider (from the war booty).
Hadith no: 125
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Ishaq
Somebody asked Al-Bara bin Azib, "Did you flee deserting Allah's Apostle (SAW) during the battle of Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Allah's Apostle (SAW) did not flee. The people of the Tribe of Hawazin were good archers. When we met them, we attacked them, and they fled. When the Muslims started collecting the war booty, the al-Mushrikun (pagans) faced us with arrows, but Allah's Apostle (SAW) did not flee. No doubt, I saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet (SAW) was saying, 'I am the Prophet (SAW) without a lie: I am the son of Abdul Muttalib.' "
Hadith no: 126
Narrated / Authority Of: Ibn Umar
When the Prophet (SAW) put his feet in the stirrup and the she-camel got up carrying him he would start reciting Talbiya at the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifa.
Hadith no: 127
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) met them (i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung over his shoulder.
Hadith no: 128
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
Once, the people of Al-Madina were frightened, so the Prophet (SAW) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it ran slowly, or was of short paces. When he returned, he said, "I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse very fast. After that the horse could not be surpassed in running."
Hadith no: 129
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah bin Umar
The Prophet (SAW) arranged for a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean to take place between Al-Hafya and Thaniyat Al-Wada (i.e. names of two places) and the horses which had not been made lean from Ath-Thaniyat to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. I was also amongst those who took part in that horse race. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said, "The distance between Al-Hafya and Thaniya Al-Wada is five or six miles; and between Thaniyat and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile."
Hadith no: 130
Narrated / Authority Of: Abdullah
The Prophet (SAW) arranged for a horse race of the horses which had not been made lean; the area of the race was from Ath-Thaniya to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq. (The sub-narrator said, "Abdullah bin Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race.")
Hadith no: 131
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Ishaq
Musa bin Uqba said, Nafi said: Ibn Umar said, "Allah's Apostle (SAW) arranged a horse race amongst the horses that had been made lean, letting them start from Al-Hafya and their limit (distance of running) was up to Thaniyat-al-Wada. I asked Musa, 'What was the distance between the two places?' Musa replied, 'Six or seven miles. He arranged a race of the horses which had not been made lean sending them from Thaniyat-al-Wada, and their limit was up to the mosque of Bani Zuraiq.' I asked, 'What was the distance between those two places?' He replied 'One mile or so.' Ibn Umar was amongst those who participated in that horse race."
Hadith no: 132
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The she camel of the Prophet (SAW) was called Al-Adba.
Hadith no: 133
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
The Prophet (SAW) had a she camel called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a sub-narrator said, "Or could hardly be excelled.") Once a bedouin came riding a camel below six years of age which surpasses it (i.e. Al Adba) in the race. The Muslims felt it so much that the Prophet (SAW) noticed their distress. He then said, "It is incumbent upon Allah (or it is Allah's Law) that He lowers or brings down whatever rises high in the world."
Hadith no: 134
Narrated / Authority Of: Amr bin Al-Harith
The Prophet (SAW) did not leave anything behind him after his death except a white mule, his arms and a piece of land which he left to be given in charity.
Hadith no: 135
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Bara
that a man asked him. "O Abu Umara! Did you flee on the day (of the battle) of Hunain?" He replied, "No, by Allah, the Prophet (SAW) did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet (SAW) was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet (SAW) was saying, 'I am the Prophet (SAW) without a lie, I am the son of Abdul Muttalib.' "
Hadith no: 136
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
the mother of the faithful believers, I requested the Prophet (SAW) permit me to participate in Jihad, but he said, "Your Jihad is (the performance of) Hajj." (Pilgrimage to Makkah).
Hadith no: 137
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
the mother of the faithful believers: The Prophet (SAW) was asked by his wives about the Jihad and he replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance of) Hajj."
Hadith no: 138
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
Allah's Apostle (SAW) went to the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up) smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Messenger! (SAW) What makes you smile?" He replied, (In a dream I saw) some people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." Then he (slept again and woke up and) smiled. She asked him the same question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, "You will be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst the last." Later on she married Ubada bin As-Samit and then she sailed on the sea with bint Qaraza, Muawiya's wife (for Jihad). On her return, she mounted her riding animal, which threw her down breaking her neck, and she died on falling down.
Hadith no: 139
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
Whenever the Prophet (SAW) intended to proceed on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives and would take the one upon whom the lot fell. Once, before setting out for Jihad, he drew lots amongst us and the lot came to me; so I went with the Prophet (SAW); and that happened after the revelation of the Verse of Hijab (i.e. veiling).
Hadith no: 140
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
On the day (of the battle) of Uhad when (some) people retreated and left the Prophet (SAW), I saw Aisha bint Abu Bakr and Um Sulaim, with their robes tucked up so that the bangles around their ankles were visible (This event took place before the revelation of the Verses of Hijab [veiling], Fath-al-Bari Vol.6) hurrying with their water skins (in another narration it is said, "carrying the water skins on their backs"). Then they would pour the water in the mouths of the people, and return to fill the water skins again and came back again to pour water in the mouths of the people.
Hadith no: 141
Narrated / Authority Of: Thalaba bin Abi Malik
Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA) distributed some garments amongst the women of Al-Madina. One good garment remained, and one of those present with him said, "O chief of the believers! Give this garment to your wife, the (grand) daughter of Allah's Messenger (SAW)." They meant Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Ali. Umar said, Umm Salit has more right (to have it)." Umm Salit was amongst those Ansari women who had given the Baia (pledge) to Allah's Messenger (SAW).' Umar said, "She (i.e. Umm Salit) used to carry the water skins to provide us water on the day of Uhud."
Hadith no: 142
Narrated / Authority Of: Ar-Rubai bint Muawwidh
We were in the company of the Prophet (SAW) providing the wounded with water and treating them and bringing the killed and wounded (to Al-Madina from the battle field).
Hadith no: 143
Narrated / Authority Of: Ar-Rubai bint Muawwidh
We used to take part in holy battles with the Prophet (SAW) by providing the people with water and serving them and bringing the killed and the wounded back to Al-Madina.
Hadith no: 144
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Musa
Abu Amir was hit with an arrow in his knee, so I went to him and he asked me to remove the arrow. When I removed it, the water started dribbling from it. Then I went to the Prophet (SAW) and told him about it. He said, "O Allah! Forgive Ubaid Abu Amir."
Hadith no: 145
Narrated / Authority Of: Aisha
The Prophet (SAW) was vigilant one night and when he reached Al-Madina, he said, "Would that a pious man from my companions guard me tonight!" Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms. He said, "Who is that? " He (The new comer) replied, " I am Sad bin Abi Waqqas and have come to guard you." So, the Prophet (SAW) slept (that night).
Hadith no: 146
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Qatifa and Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased!"
Hadith no: 147
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, " Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham, of Qatifa and Khamisa perish as he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased. Let such a person perish and relapse, and if he is pierced with a thorn, let him not find anyone to take it out for him. Tuba (all kinds of happiness or a tree in Paradise) is for him who holds the reins of his horse to strive in Allah's Cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he is appointed in the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post of guarding, and if he is appointed in the rear guard, he accepts his post with satisfaction; (he is so simple and unambituous that) if he asks for permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted."
Hadith no: 148
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
I was in the company of Jarir bin Abdullah on a journey and he used to serve me though he was older than I. Jarir said, "I saw the Ansar doing a thing (i.e. showing great reverence to the Prophet (SAW)) for which I have vowed that whenever I meet any of them, I will serve him."
Hadith no: 149
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas bin Malik
I went along with the Prophet (SAW) to Khaibar so as to serve him. (Later on) when the Prophet (SAW) returned he, on seeing the Uhud mountain, said, "This is a mountain that loves us and is loved by us." Then he pointed to Al-Madina with his hand saying, "O Allah! I make the area which is in between Al-Madina's two mountains a sanctuary, as Ibrahim (Abraham) made Makkah a sanctuary. O Allah! Bless us in our Sa and Mudd (i.e. units of measuring)."
Hadith no: 150
Narrated / Authority Of: Anas
We were with the Prophet (SAW) (on a journey) and the only shade one could have was the shade made by one's own garment. Those who observed saum (fast) did not do any work and those who did not fast served the camels and brought the water on them and treated the sick and (wounded). So, the Prophet (SAW) said, "Today, those who were not fasting took (all) the reward."
Hadith no: 151
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Charity is obligatory everyday on every joint of a human being. If one helps a person in matters concerning his riding animal by helping him to ride it or by lifting his luggage on to it, all this will be regarded charity. A good word, and every step one takes to offer the compulsory Congregational Salat (prayer), is regarded as charity; and guiding somebody on the road is regarded as charity."