Raiding them and attacking them at night

Ibn Awn (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I wrote a letter to Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him), asking him about inviting the polytheists. He (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote back to me that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) informed him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) attacked Banu al-Mustaliq while they were unaware and their livestock were being watered at the water. And Sayyidah Juwayriyah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) was among the spoils obtained from there. And Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "And I was among the cavalry."

Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we went with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) on a military expedition against the tribe of Hawazin. We came to a watering place of Banu Fazarah and spent the night there, until when morning came, we launched a sudden attack upon them.

Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to a town called Yubna. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Reach it in the morning, then burn it."

Iyas bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that his father, Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), stated: We went with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) on a military expedition against the tribe of Hawazin. We came upon the people of a watering place, attacked them by night, and killed nine or seven households of them.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for Khaybar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached it at night. And whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came upon a people at night, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not attack them until he (peace and blessings be upon him) had reached the morning.

Abu Imran (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a man stated: "We used to attack the polytheists and obtain property from them, while Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) could hear our voices."

Al-Nadr bin Arabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) used to write to the commanders of the armies, forbidding them from attacking in winter.