الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الجهاد
Book of Jihad
بَابُ الْأَوْقَاتِ الَّتِي يُسْتَحَبُّ فِيهَا الْخُرُوجُ إِلَى الْغَزْوِ وَالنُّهُوضُ إِلَى الْقِتَالِ وَتَرْتِيبِ
Chapter on the Recommended Times for Setting Out for Battle, Advancing to Combat, and Arranging
10 hadith
Hadith 4963
عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: لَقَلَّمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجُ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفْرًا إِلَّا يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to travel, he would rarely set out on any day other than Thursday.
Hadith 4964
(وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا) أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ
It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a Thursday for the Battle of Tabuk.
Hadith 4965
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Bless the early hours of the day for my Ummah.
Hadith 4966
عَنْ صَخْرٍ الْغَامِدِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهِمْ)) قَالَ: فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً بَعَثَهَا أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ، وَكَانَ صَخْرٌ رَجُلًا تَاجِرًا، وَكَانَ لَا يَبْعَثُ غِلْمَانَهُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ، فَكَثُرَ مَالُهُ حَتَّى كَانَ لَا يَدْرِي أَيْنَ يَضَعُ مَالَهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sakhr Ghamidi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Bless my Ummah in the early part of their day. Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out a detachment, he would send it in the early part of the day. Sayyiduna Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him) himself was a trader; he used to send his sons only in the early part of the day, and his wealth increased so much that he did not know where to keep his wealth.
Hadith 4967
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَنْهَضَ إِلَى عَدُوِّهِ عِنْدَ زَوَالِ الشَّمْسِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to begin fighting the enemy at the time of the sun’s decline.
Hadith 4968
عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ اسْتَعْمَلَ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ مُقَرِّنٍ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، قَالَ يَعْنِي النُّعْمَانَ: وَلَكِنِّي شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ إِذَا لَمْ يُقَاتِلْ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ أَخَّرَ الْقِتَالَ حَتَّى تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ، وَتَهُبَّ الرِّيَاحُ، وَيَنْزِلَ النَّصْرُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma’qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) appointed Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) as a governor, … then the rest of the hadith is mentioned … , Sayyiduna Nu’man (may Allah be pleased with him) said: But I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), if he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fight at the beginning of the day, then he would delay the battle until the sun had declined, the winds had started to blow, and the descent of support and help had begun.
Hadith 4969
عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: صَفَفْنَا يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ، فَبَدَرَتْ مِنَّا بَادِرَةٌ أَمَامَ الصَّفِّ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ((مَعِيَ مَعِيَ))
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: On the day of Badr, we formed rows, some people went ahead of the row, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them and said: Stay with me, stay with me (i.e., do not go ahead).
Hadith 4970
حَدَّثَنَا عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ جَدِّ أَبِيهِ الْمُخَارِقِ، قَالَ: لَقِيتُ عَمَّارًا يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ، وَهُوَ يَبُولُ فِي قَرْنٍ، فَقُلْتُ: أُقَاتِلُ مَعَكَ فَأَكُونُ مَعَكَ، قَالَ: قَاتِلْ تَحْتَ رَايَةِ قَوْمِكَ، فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَسْتَحِبُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ تَحْتَ رَايَةِ قَوْمِهِ
Uqbah bin Mughira narrates from his grandfather's father, Makharraq, who says: On the day of the Battle of Jamal, I met Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was urinating in a horn. I said: I want to fight alongside you so that I may be with you, but he said: Fight while remaining under your own tribe's banner, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) liked that a man should fight under his own tribe's banner.
Hadith 4971
عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّكُمْ سَتَلْقَوْنَ الْعَدُوَّ غَدًا وَإِنَّ شِعَارَكُمْ {هُمْ لَا يُنْصَرُونَ}))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: Surely, you will meet the enemies tomorrow, your slogan will be: {ھُمْ لَا یُنْصَرُوْنَ}.
Hadith 4972
عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ شِعَارُنَا لَيْلَةَ بَيَّتْنَا فِي هَوَازِنَ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَأَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ وَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدَيَّ لَيْلَتَئِذٍ سَبْعَةً أَهْلَ أَبْيَاتٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The night we attacked Hawazin with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), our slogan that day was "Amit" (Kill! Kill!). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) as our leader, and I killed seven people with my own hands that day.