Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that on the day of the Trench, I went out following the footprints of the people. Then I heard the sound of people behind me. I turned my attention and saw that it was Sa’d bin Ubadah, and with him was his nephew Harith bin Aws, who was carrying his shield. So I sat down on the ground. She says: Then Sa’d passed by, and he was wearing armor, and its edges were protruding. And I was afraid of Sa’d’s edges. She says: This man was among the people of large stature and tall. She says: Then he passed by reciting rajaz poetry and saying: “Wait a little, let the battle intensify. When the appointed time comes, how good is death.” 2. She says: Then I stood up and entered a small garden, where there were a few Muslims, among whom was Umar bin Khattab, and among them was a man who was wearing a helmet. The narrator says… Umar said: Strange! What has brought you here? Strange! What has brought you here? By Allah! You are very bold. What has made you secure from flight and trial? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Umar kept reproaching me until I wished that the earth would split open and I would enter it. She says: Then the (other) man removed his helmet from his face, and he was Talha bin Ubaidullah. The narrator says: He said: O Umar! Woe to you, today you have reproached a lot. To whom can there be flight and trial except Allah? 3. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A man from the polytheists of Quraysh, who was called Hibban bin al-‘Arqah, shot an arrow at Sa’d and said: Take this, I am Ibn al-‘Arqah. The arrow struck Sa’d in the vein of his arm and cut that vein. Sa’d prayed to Allah: O Allah! Do not let me die until You cool my eyes with Banu Qurayza. These people were Sa’d’s allies and companions in the days of ignorance. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the blood from his wound stopped. And Allah Almighty sent wind upon the polytheists. “And Allah sufficed the believers in fighting, and Allah is Strong, Mighty.” So Abu Sufyan joined the region of Tihamah, and Uyainah bin Badr bin Hisn and his companions joined the region of Najd, and Banu Qurayza returned and fortified themselves in their forts, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Madinah and ordered that a tent be set up for Sa’d in the mosque, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) put down his weapons, etc. 4. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then Jibreel came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Have you put down your weapons? By Allah! The angels have not put down their weapons. So go to Banu Qurayza and fight them. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the march, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) put on his battle gear and set out. And (when) he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Banu Ghanm… these people were neighbors of the mosque… he asked: Who has passed by you? They replied: Dihyah Kalbi has passed by us. Dihyah’s beard and face resembled Jibreel. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Banu Qurayza and besieged them for twenty-five days. When the siege of Banu Qurayza became severe and the calamity upon them became intense, it was said to them: Submit to the decision of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They consulted Abu Lubabah, and he indicated to them with his hand that the decision would be slaughter. Banu Qurayza said: We submit to the decision of Ibn Mu’adh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Submit to the decision of Sa’d bin Mu’adh. So they submitted. 5. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to Sa’d, and he was mounted on a donkey with a saddle of palm fiber, and his people surrounded him, saying: O Abu Amr! (These people) are your allies and your companions, and people of your acquaintance. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Sa’d did not answer them anything until when Sa’d reached near their houses, he said: Now the time has come for Sa’d that he does not care for the blame of any blamer for the sake of Allah. 6. Then when he was before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Sa’id says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Stand up for your chief and bring him...