صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب المغازيThe Book of Al- Maghazi
بَابُ قِصَّةُ غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ:Chapter. The story of the Ghazwa of Badr.
Hadith 3951
اُردوEn
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى : وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍ وَأَنْتُمْ أَذِلَّةٌ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ { 123 } إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَنْ يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَنْ يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ مُنْزَلِينَ { 124 } بَلَى إِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَيَأْتُوكُمْ مِنْ فَوْرِهِمْ هَذَا يُمْدِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِخَمْسَةِ آلافٍ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ { 125 } وَمَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ إِلا بُشْرَى لَكُمْ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ قُلُوبُكُمْ بِهِ وَمَا النَّصْرُ إِلا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ { 126 } لِيَقْطَعَ طَرَفًا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْ يَكْبِتَهُمْ فَيَنْقَلِبُوا خَائِبِينَ { 127 } سورة آل عمران آية 123-127 .
And the statement of Allah, "And indeed Allah helped you at Badr when you were weak. So fear Allah so that you may be grateful. O Prophet! Remember when you said to the believers, 'Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?' Yes, if you remain patient and fear Allah, and they come upon you suddenly, your Lord will help you with five thousand marked angels. And Allah did this only so that you may rejoice and your hearts be at ease thereby. And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. And this help was so that He might cut off a part of the disbelievers or subdue them so that they turn back disappointed." Wahshi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him) killed Tu‘aymah bin ‘Adi bin Khiyar in the battle of Badr. And the statement of Allah (in Surah Al-Anfal), "And remember when Allah promised you one of the two parties would fall to you," to the end.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ، قَالَ :سَمِعْتُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : " لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا إِلَّا فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ غَيْرَ أَنِّي تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ ، وَلَمْ يُعَاتَبْ أَحَدٌ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا , إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدُ عِيرَ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى جَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ عَدُوِّهِمْ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ " .
Narrated Ka`b bin Malik: I never failed to join Allah's Apostle in any of his Ghazawat except in the Ghazwa of Tabuk. However, I did not take part in the Ghazwa of Badr, but none who failed to take part in it, was blamed, for Allah's Apostle had gone out to meet the caravans of (Quraish, but Allah caused them (i.e. Muslims) to meet their enemy unexpectedly (with no previous intention) .
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Although Ka'b (radi Allahu anhu) did not participate in the Battle of Badr either, since in Badr the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not set out with the intention of battle, he did not make it obligatory for everyone to go out. In contrast, in the Battle of Tabuk, there was a command for all Muslims to go along; therefore, those who did not go were reproached for this reason.
Although Ka'b (radi Allahu anhu) did not participate in the Battle of Badr either, since in Badr the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not set out with the intention of battle, he did not make it obligatory for everyone to go out. In contrast, in the Battle of Tabuk, there was a command for all Muslims to go along; therefore, those who did not go were reproached for this reason.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 3951
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned a portion of the hadith of Ka'b bin Malik radi Allahu anhu. Its detailed mention will come later; however, at this point, the background of the Battle of Badr is intended to be explained: the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not set out with the intention of battle, but rather, his purpose was only to intercept the caravan of Abu Sufyan, which was returning from the region of Syria after purchasing weapons. When the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam received news of this, he devised a plan to seize the military equipment from them, because in such emergency situations, seizing weapons from the enemy is the best military strategy; on the contrary, showing leniency in such circumstances is a political mistake.
2.
Allah, the Exalted, had promised the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that He would grant him success over one of the two groups—the trade caravan or the army—but the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in preferred success over Abu Sufyan's caravan, because there was hope of obtaining military equipment without fighting. Abu Sufyan took the coastal route and succeeded in getting his caravan past the Muslims safely. Meanwhile, Abu Jahl set out from Makkah with a force of one thousand to aid this caravan, and thus, at the place of Badr, a great battle between truth and falsehood took place.
3.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not set out from Madinah Tayyibah with the intention of war. Therefore, Allah, the Exalted, did not express any displeasure towards those who did not participate in the Battle of Badr. However, the matter of the Battle of Tabuk was different from this. In that instance, all Muslims were commanded to go out for battle, so those who did not go were subjected to reproach, among whom was Ka'b bin Malik radi Allahu anhu as well.
1.
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has mentioned a portion of the hadith of Ka'b bin Malik radi Allahu anhu. Its detailed mention will come later; however, at this point, the background of the Battle of Badr is intended to be explained: the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not set out with the intention of battle, but rather, his purpose was only to intercept the caravan of Abu Sufyan, which was returning from the region of Syria after purchasing weapons. When the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam received news of this, he devised a plan to seize the military equipment from them, because in such emergency situations, seizing weapons from the enemy is the best military strategy; on the contrary, showing leniency in such circumstances is a political mistake.
2.
Allah, the Exalted, had promised the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that He would grant him success over one of the two groups—the trade caravan or the army—but the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum ajma'in preferred success over Abu Sufyan's caravan, because there was hope of obtaining military equipment without fighting. Abu Sufyan took the coastal route and succeeded in getting his caravan past the Muslims safely. Meanwhile, Abu Jahl set out from Makkah with a force of one thousand to aid this caravan, and thus, at the place of Badr, a great battle between truth and falsehood took place.
3.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not set out from Madinah Tayyibah with the intention of war. Therefore, Allah, the Exalted, did not express any displeasure towards those who did not participate in the Battle of Badr. However, the matter of the Battle of Tabuk was different from this. In that instance, all Muslims were commanded to go out for battle, so those who did not go were subjected to reproach, among whom was Ka'b bin Malik radi Allahu anhu as well.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3951
