Hadith 4101

حَدَّثَنَا خَلَّادُ بْنُ يَحْيَى , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ أَيْمَنَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ جَابِرًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ , فَقَالَ : " إِنَّا يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ نَحْفِرُ فَعَرَضَتْ كُدْيَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ , فَجَاءُوا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالُوا : هَذِهِ كُدْيَةٌ عَرَضَتْ فِي الْخَنْدَقِ , فَقَالَ : " أَنَا نَازِلٌ " , ثُمَّ قَامَ وَبَطْنُهُ مَعْصُوبٌ بِحَجَرٍ , وَلَبِثْنَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ لَا نَذُوقُ ذَوَاقًا , فَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمِعْوَلَ فَضَرَبَ , فَعَادَ كَثِيبًا أَهْيَلَ أَوْ أَهْيَمَ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ , فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي : رَأَيْتُ بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا مَا كَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ صَبْرٌ , فَعِنْدَكِ شَيْءٌ , قَالَتْ : عِنْدِي شَعِيرٌ وَعَنَاقٌ , فَذَبَحَتِ الْعَنَاقَ وَطَحَنَتِ الشَّعِيرَ حَتَّى جَعَلْنَا اللَّحْمَ فِي الْبُرْمَةِ , ثُمَّ جِئْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْعَجِينُ قَدِ انْكَسَرَ وَالْبُرْمَةُ بَيْنَ الْأَثَافِيِّ قَدْ كَادَتْ أَنْ تَنْضَجَ , فَقُلْتُ : طُعَيِّمٌ لِي فَقُمْ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ أَوْ رَجُلَانِ , قَالَ : " كَمْ هُوَ " , فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ , قَالَ : " كَثِيرٌ طَيِّبٌ " , قَالَ : " قُلْ لَهَا لَا تَنْزِعِ الْبُرْمَةَ وَلَا الْخُبْزَ مِنَ التَّنُّورِ حَتَّى آتِيَ " , فَقَالَ : قُومُوا فَقَامَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ , فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ : وَيْحَكِ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ وَمَنْ مَعَهُمْ , قَالَتْ : هَلْ سَأَلَكَ , قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ , فَقَالَ : " ادْخُلُوا وَلَا تَضَاغَطُوا فَجَعَلَ يَكْسِرُ الْخُبْزَ وَيَجْعَلُ عَلَيْهِ اللَّحْمَ وَيُخَمِّرُ الْبُرْمَةَ وَالتَّنُّورَ إِذَا أَخَذَ مِنْهُ وَيُقَرِّبُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ , ثُمَّ يَنْزِعُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَكْسِرُ الْخُبْزَ وَيَغْرِفُ حَتَّى شَبِعُوا وَبَقِيَ بَقِيَّةٌ , قَالَ : " كُلِي هَذَا وَأَهْدِي فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ أَصَابَتْهُمْ مَجَاعَةٌ " .
Narrated Jabir: We were digging (the trench) on the day of (Al-Khandaq ( i.e. Trench )) and we came across a big solid rock. We went to the Prophet and said, "Here is a rock appearing across the trench." He said, "I am coming down." Then he got up, and a stone was tied to his belly for we had not eaten anything for three days. So the Prophet took the spade and struck the big solid rock and it became like sand. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to go home." (When the Prophet allowed me) I said to my wife, "I saw the Prophet in a state that I cannot treat lightly. Have you got something (for him to eat?" She replied, "I have barley and a she goat." So I slaughtered the she-kid and she ground the barley; then we put the meat in the earthenware cooking pot. Then I came to the Prophet when the dough had become soft and fermented and (the meat in) the pot over the stone trivet had nearly been well-cooked, and said, "I have got a little food prepared, so get up O Allah's Apostle, you and one or two men along with you (for the food)." The Prophet asked, "How much is that food?" I told him about it. He said, "It is abundant and good. Tell your wife not to remove the earthenware pot from the fire and not to take out any bread from the oven till I reach there." Then he said (to all his companions), "Get up." So the Muhajirn (i.e. Emigrants) and the Ansar got up. When I came to my wife, I said, "Allah's Mercy be upon you! The Prophet came along with the Muhajirin and the Ansar and those who were present with them." She said, "Did the Prophet ask you (how much food you had)?" I replied, "Yes." Then the Prophet said, "Enter and do not throng." The Prophet started cutting the bread (into pieces) and put the cooked meat over it. He covered the earthenware pot and the oven whenever he took something out of them. He would give the food to his companions and take the meat out of the pot. He went on cutting the bread and scooping the meat (for his companions) till they all ate their fill, and even then, some food remained. Then the Prophet said (to my wife), "Eat and present to others as the people are struck with hunger."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب المغازي / 4101
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
In the narration, the digging of the Trench (Ghazwah Khandaq) is mentioned, but many other matters have also been included in the account.
There is also an explicit mention of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) tying a stone to his stomach due to severe hunger.
Some people have interpreted the tying of the stone.
The occurrence of blessing (barakah) in the food was a miracle of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), from whom such miracles have appeared many times.
It is this same Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) who, after the martyrdom of his father, sought the supplications of the Noble Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) in order to pay off the debts to the creditors.
In this context, when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) came to the house and was about to leave, despite Jabir’s refusal, his wife requested: “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), please make supplication of goodness for my husband before you leave.”
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made supplication for both of them, and that woman said that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) should come to their house, for it is possible that they might not even be able to request supplication from him.
(Fath)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4101
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
It is narrated from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib radi Allahu anhu, he said: When we were digging the trench, suddenly a rock appeared upon which the pickaxe had no effect. We presented this to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, so he took the pickaxe in his hand, recited Bismillah, and struck it upon the rock, and a third of it broke off.
He said Allahu Akbar and said:
“I have been given the keys to al-Sham (Greater Syria).
By Allah! At this moment I am seeing its red palaces.”
Then he struck it a second time, and another third of it broke off.
He said Allahu Akbar and said:
“I have been handed the keys to Persia. By Allah! I am now seeing the white palaces of that land.”
Then, taking the name of Allah, he struck it a third time, and the entire rock broke apart.
He said Allahu Akbar and said:
“I have been given the keys to Yemen.
By Allah! Standing at this place, I am seeing the gates of Sana’a.”
(Musnad Ahmad: 4/303)

2.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has written, referencing al-Tabarani, that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam formed groups of ten Companions each, and assigned one group the responsibility of digging ten hands’ length of the trench. While digging, they encountered a hard rock that broke their pickaxes.
The Companions radi Allahu anhum sent Salman radi Allahu anhu to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam so that this situation could be addressed. Accordingly, he took the pickaxe and struck the rock, causing cracks to appear in it and a flash of light to emerge from it.
The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam raised the slogan of takbir, and the Companions radi Allahu anhum also said Allahu Akbar with him. He said:
“In that flash, I saw the palaces of al-Sham (Greater Syria).
Jibril came to me and said:
One day, your ummah will take possession of those palaces.”
Thus, the Muslims were very pleased with this glad tiding.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/496)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4101