Chapter 45: Keeping a horse for Jihad - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدًا الْمَقْبُرِيَّ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" مَنِ احْتَبَسَ فَرَسًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِيمَانًا بِاللَّهِ وَتَصْدِيقًا بِوَعْدِهِ، فَإِنَّ شِبَعَهُ وَرِيَّهُ وَرَوْثَهُ وَبَوْلَهُ فِي مِيزَانِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If somebody keeps a horse 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."
(from his father) Abu Qatada went out (on a journey) with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 opener before he could see it. When they saw the opener, 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 opener and slaughtered it. He ate of
its meat and his companions ate, too, but they regretted their eating. When they met the Prophet (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 (ﷺ) took and ate it.
I was a companion rider of the Prophet (ﷺ) on a donkey called 'Ufair. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "O Mu`adh! 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 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 slave's right on Allah is that He should
not punish him who worships none besides Him." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Should I not inform the
people of this good news?" He said, "Do not inform them of it, lest they should depend on it
(absolutely).
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 108
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Chapter 46: To name a horse and a donkey - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لَنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ. فَقَالَ
" مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا ".
Once there was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (ﷺ) borrowed a horse belonging to us called
Mandub (and he rode away on it). (When the Prophet (ﷺ) returned) he said, "I have not seen anything of
fright and I found it (i.e. this horse) very fast."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 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 pretense and
showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was
asked about donkeys, he replied, "Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique,
comprehensive Verse: "Then anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of good shall see it;
And anyone who does an atom's (or a small ant's) weight of evil, shall see it.' (101.7-8)
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 112
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Chapter 49: Whoever beats somebody else's animal during the battle (intending to help its rider) - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Muslim from Abu `Aqil from Abu Al-Mutawakkil An-Naji:
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيُّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيَّ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ حَدِّثْنِي بِمَا، سَمِعْتَ مِنْ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ سَافَرْتُ مَعَهُ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ ـ قَالَ أَبُو عَقِيلٍ لاَ أَدْرِي غَزْوَةً أَوْ عُمْرَةً ـ فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَقْبَلْنَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَتَعَجَّلَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَلْيُعَجِّلْ ". قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَأَقْبَلْنَا وَأَنَا عَلَى جَمَلٍ لِي أَرْمَكَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ شِيَةٌ، وَالنَّاسُ خَلْفِي، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذْ قَامَ عَلَىَّ، فَقَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا جَابِرُ اسْتَمْسِكْ ". فَضَرَبَهُ بِسَوْطِهِ ضَرْبَةً، فَوَثَبَ الْبَعِيرُ مَكَانَهُ. فَقَالَ " أَتَبِيعُ الْجَمَلَ ". قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَسْجِدَ فِي طَوَائِفِ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ، وَعَقَلْتُ الْجَمَلَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْبَلاَطِ. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ هَذَا جَمَلُكَ. فَخَرَجَ، فَجَعَلَ يُطِيفُ بِالْجَمَلِ وَيَقُولُ " الْجَمَلُ جَمَلُنَا ". فَبَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوَاقٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَقَالَ " أَعْطُوهَا جَابِرًا ". ثُمَّ قَالَ " اسْتَوْفَيْتَ الثَّمَنَ ". قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ " الثَّمَنُ وَالْجَمَلُ لَكَ ".
I called on Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari and said to him, "Relate to me what you have heard from
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ." 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 (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 Medina, and the Prophet (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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.' ''
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 113
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Chapter 50: Riding on an unmanageable animal or a stallion horse - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَزَعٌ، فَاسْتَعَارَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ، يُقَالُ لَهُ مَنْدُوبٌ فَرَكِبَهُ، وَقَالَ
" مَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْ فَزَعٍ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْنَاهُ لَبَحْرًا ".
There was a feeling of fright in Medina, so the Prophet (ﷺ) 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."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 115
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Chapter 52: Leading somebody else's animal during the battle - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Abu 'Is-haq:
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ،. قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَفَرَرْتُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ لَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَفِرَّ، إِنَّ هَوَازِنَ كَانُوا قَوْمًا رُمَاةً، وَإِنَّا لَمَّا لَقِينَاهُمْ حَمَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَانْهَزَمُوا، فَأَقْبَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَى الْغَنَائِمِ وَاسْتَقْبَلُونَا بِالسِّهَامِ، فَأَمَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَفِرَّ، فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَإِنَّهُ لَعَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا، وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ ".
Somebody asked Al-Bar-a bin `Azib, "Did you flee deserting Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during the battle of
Hunain?" Al-Bara replied, "But Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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 pagans faced us with arrows, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not flee. No doubt, I
saw him on his white mule and Abu Sufyan was holding its reins and the Prophet (ﷺ) was saying, 'I am
the Prophet (ﷺ) in truth: I am the son of `Abdul Muttalib.' "
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 117
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Chapter 54: The riding of an unsaddled horse - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas:
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه اسْتَقْبَلَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى فَرَسٍ عُرْىٍ، مَا عَلَيْهِ سَرْجٌ، فِي عُنُقِهِ سَيْفٌ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) met them (i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung
over his shoulder.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 118
Hadith 2867
Chapter 55: A slow horse - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ أَهْلَ، الْمَدِينَةِ فَزِعُوا مَرَّةً، فَرَكِبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَسًا لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ كَانَ يَقْطِفُ ـ أَوْ كَانَ فِيهِ قِطَافٌ ـ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ قَالَ
" وَجَدْنَا فَرَسَكُمْ هَذَا بَحْرًا ". فَكَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ لاَ يُجَارَى.
Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet (ﷺ) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it
ran slowly, or was of narrow 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..'
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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 mad.? 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 Thaniya and the mosque of Bani Zuraiq is one mile."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 120
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Chapter 57: Idmar (the preparation) of horses for racing - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُضَمَّرْ، وَكَانَ أَمَدُهَا مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ. وَأَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ سَابَقَ بِهَا.
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ أَمَدًا غَايَةً فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمْ الْأَمَدُ
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.").
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 122
Hadith 2871
Chapter 59: The she-camel of the Prophet saws - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ كَانَتْ نَاقَةُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُقَالُ لَهَا الْعَضْبَاءُ.
The she camel of the Prophet (ﷺ) was called Al-Adba.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 123
Hadith 2872
Chapter 59: The she-camel of the Prophet saws - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Anas:
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاقَةٌ تُسَمَّى الْعَضْبَاءَ لاَ تُسْبَقُ ـ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ أَوْ لاَ تَكَادُ تُسْبَقُ ـ فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ عَلَى قَعُودٍ فَسَبَقَهَا، فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ، حَتَّى عَرَفَهُ فَقَالَ
" حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لاَ يَرْتَفِعَ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ وَضَعَهُ ". طَوَّلَهُ مُوسَى عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Prophet (ﷺ) had a she camel called Al Adba which could not be excelled in a race. (Humaid, a subnarrator
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 (ﷺ)
noticed their distress. He then said, "It is Allah's Law that He brings down whatever rises high in the
world."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 124
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Chapter 61: The white mule of the Prophet saws - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated `Amr bin Al-Harith:
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ مَا تَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ بَغْلَتَهُ الْبَيْضَاءَ وَسِلاَحَهُ وَأَرْضًا تَرَكَهَا صَدَقَةً.
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.
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Chapter 61: The white mule of the Prophet saws - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated Al-Bara:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا عُمَارَةَ وَلَّيْتُمْ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ قَالَ لاَ، وَاللَّهِ مَا وَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَكِنْ وَلَّى سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ، فَلَقِيَهُمْ هَوَازِنُ بِالنَّبْلِ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ الْبَيْضَاءِ، وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِهَا، وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لاَ كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبْ"
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 (ﷺ) did not flee but the hasty people fled and the people of the Tribe of
Hawazin attacked them with arrows, while the Prophet (ﷺ) was riding his white mule and Abu Sufyan bin
Al-Harith was holding its reins, and the Prophet (ﷺ) was saying, 'I am the Prophet (ﷺ) in truth, I am the son of
`Abdul Muttalib.' "
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Chapter 62: The Jihad of women - كتاب الجهاد والسير
Narrated `Aisha:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْجِهَادِ. فَقَالَ
" جِهَادُكُنَّ الْحَجُّ ". وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بِهَذَا.
the mother of the faithful believers, I requested the Prophet (ﷺ) permit me to participate in Jihad, but he
said, "Your Jihad is the performance of Hajj."
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Narrated `Aisha:
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ، بِهَذَا. وَعَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَأَلَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ عَنِ الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ
" نِعْمَ الْجِهَادُ الْحَجُّ ".
the mother of the faithful believers: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked by his wives about the Jihad and he
replied, "The best Jihad (for you) is (the performance of) Hajj."
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went to the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up)
smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! What makes you smile?" He replied, (I dreamt that) some
people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on
thrones." She said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "O Allah! Let
her be 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, Mu'awiya'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.