“I saw a man asking my
father
about a man who goes out to fight and buys and sells and trades
during his campaign. My father said to him: ‘We were with the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in Tabuk, and we bought and sold, and he saw
us and did not forbid us (to do that).’”
“For me to hive a good send-off to
a
warrior who is going to fight in the cause of Allah, and to guard
his
goods when he goes out in the morning or evening, is dearer to me
than this world and everything in it.”
“When the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
would dispatch troops, he would say to the leader: ‘I commend to
Allah’s keeping your religious commitment, your dignity and the end
of
your deeds.’”
“O Aktham! Fight alongside
people other than your own, it will improve your attitude and make
you
generous to your companions. O Aktham, the best number of
companions
is four, the best number of troops on an expedition is
four hundred,
the best number of an army is four thousand, and twelve
thousand will
never be overpowered because of their small number.”
“We were talking about
how,
on the Day of Badr, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
numbered three hundred ten and something, the same number as the
Companions of (Talut) who crossed the river with him, and no one
crossed the river with him but a believer.”
“I heard Abul-Ward, the
Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), say: ‘Beware of the
troop
which, when it meets (the enemy) it flees, and when it takes
spoils of
war, it steals from it.’”
“I asked
the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the food of the Christians and he
said: ‘Do not have any doubt about food, (thereby) following the
way
of the Christians in that.’”
“I came to the
Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) and asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Can
we cook in the
vessels of the idolaters?’ He said: ‘Do not cook
in them.’ I said:
‘What if we need them and cannot find anything
else?’ He said: ‘Wash
them well, then cook and eat.’”
“I heard Abu Dharr
swearing
that these verses were revealed concerning those six people
on the
Day of Badr: ‘These two opponents (believers and disbelievers)
dispute with each other about their Lord.”[22:19] to the words
“Verily, Allah does what he wills.’[22:14] (that is) Hamzah bin
‘Abdul-Muttalib, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Harith,
‘Utbah
bin Rabi’ah, Shaibah bin Rabi’ah and Al-Walid bin
‘Utbah. They argued
with one another on the Day of Badr.”
It was
narrated from Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatadah
(from Abu
Qatadah) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awarded him the
spoils of
a man whom he killed on the Day of Hunain.
“Sa’b bin Jaththamah said: ‘The
Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about the polytheists who are attacked at
night, and their women and children are killed.’ He said: ‘They
are
from among them.’”
“We
attacked Hawazin, with Abu Bakr, during the time of the
Prophet
(ﷺ), and we arrived at an oasis belonging to Bani Fazarah
during
the last part of the night. We attacked at dawn, raiding the
people
of the oasis, and killed them, nine or seven households.”
Chapter 30: Making a sudden raid at night and the killing of women and children - كتاب الجهاد
It was
narrated that Hanzalah Al-Katib said:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْمُرَقَّعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ الْكَاتِبِ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَرَرْنَا عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ مَقْتُولَةٍ قَدِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهَا النَّاسُ فَأَفْرَجُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ (مَا كَانَتْ هَذِهِ تُقَاتِلُ فِيمَنْ يُقَاتِلُ) . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ (انْطَلِقْ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُكَ يَقُولُ لاَ تَقْتُلَنَّ ذُرِّيَّةً وَلاَ عَسِيفًا).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْمُرَقَّعِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَبَاحِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ. قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ يُخْطِئُ الثَّوْرِيُّ فِيهِ.
“We went out to fight
alongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we passed by a slain
woman
whom the people had gathered around. They parted (to let the
Prophet
(ﷺ) through) and he said: ‘This (woman) was not one of
those who
were fighting.’ Then he said to a man: ‘Go to Khalid
bin Walid and
tell him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commands
you: “Do not kill
any children or women, or any (farm) laborer.’”
Another chain reports a similar hadith.
Chapter 31: Burning the lands of the enemy - كتاب الجهاد
It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
burned
the palm trees of Banu Nadir, and cut down Buwairah (the name
of
their garden). Then Allah revealed the words:
“We
attacked, Hawazin at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with
Aby Bakr. He awarded me a slave girl from Banu Fazarah, among the
most
beautiful of the Arabs, who was wearing an animal skin of hers.
I did
not divest her of her clothing until I reached Al-Madinah. Then
the
Prophet (ﷺ) met me in the marketplace, and said: ‘By Alla,
give her
to me.’ So I gave her to him, and he sent her as a ransom
for some of
the Muslim prisoners who were in Makkah.”
Chapter 33: What the enemy captures then the Muslims defeat them - كتاب الجهاد
It was
narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said that a horse of his went out and the
enemy captured it. Then the Muslims defeated them and it was returned
to him. (That was) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
He said:
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ ذَهَبَتْ فَرَسٌ لَهُ فَأَخَذَهَا الْعَدُوُّ فَظَهَرَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي زَمَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ وَأَبَقَ عَبْدٌ لَهُ فَلَحِقَ بِالرُّومِ فَظَهَرَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَرَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
“And a slave of his absconded and joined up with the Romans, then the Muslims defeated them, and Khalid bin Walid returned him to me, after the death of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”