Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that the incident of Badr took place on a Friday, on the seventeenth of Ramadan.

Hazrat Amir bin Rabi’ah Badri narrates that the incident of Badr took place on Monday, the seventeenth of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah: The noble companions set out for Badr eleven nights before the rising of the moon.

Amr bin Shibah narrates that I asked Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman: On which night did the incident of Badr occur? He replied: On the night of Friday, and on the seventeenth of Ramadan.

Hazrat Aamir narrates that at (the place of) Badr, there was a well belonging to a man. That man's name was also Badr.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that the angels fought only on the day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq and I were told on the day of Badr that Gabriel is with one of you and Michael is with the other, and Israfil, the great angel, is also present in the battle. Or he said: He is also standing in the ranks.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Amr narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Badr, until when he reached the place of Rauha, he delivered a sermon to the people and asked, "What is your opinion, O people?" Hazrat Abu Bakr replied, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have received news that they are at such-and-such place and in such-and-such numbers." The narrator says, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again delivered a sermon to the people and asked, "What is your opinion?" So Hazrat Umar also replied in the same manner as Hazrat Abu Bakr. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon and asked, "What is your opinion?" So Hazrat Sa'd bin Mu'adh replied, "Do you mean us? By the One who has honored you and revealed the Book upon you, I have never walked this path before, nor do I have knowledge of it. But if you were to proceed to the place of Dhi Yaman, even as far as Bark Ghamad, we would certainly accompany you. And we will not be like those people among the Children of Israel who said to Musa: { اذْہَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّک فَقَاتِلاَ ، إِنَّا ہَاہُنَا قَاعِدُونَ }. Rather, (we will say) you and your Lord go and fight, and we will be followers with you. And it may be that you set out for one purpose, and Allah brings about another matter for you. So you should see to the matter that Allah brings about for you, and you should fulfill that. So make ties with whom you wish, and sever ties with whom you wish, and make peace with whom you wish, and make enmity with whom you wish. And take from our wealth whatever you wish." Upon the words of Hazrat Sa'd, this Quranic verse was revealed: { کَمَا أَخْرَجَک رَبُّکَ مِنْ بَیْتِکَ بِالْحَقِّ ، وَإِنَّ فَرِیقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لَکَارِہُونَ سے لے کر وَیَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْکَافِرِینَ }. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to take the wealth present with Abu Sufyan as spoils of war, but Allah brought about the incident of battle for His Prophet.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when it was the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever does such and such will have such and such (reward). The narrator says: Upon hearing this, the young men began to show eagerness, and only the elderly remained under the banners. Then, when the spoils (were gathered), these young men came to take their (appointed) reward. The elders said: You are not more deserving than us, for we were your helpers and we were under the banners. If you had retreated, you would have retreated towards us. Thus, they began to dispute among themselves. So Allah Almighty revealed these verses, from { یَسْأَلُونَک عَنِ الأَنْفَالِ } to { وَأَطِیعُوا اللَّہَ وَرَسُولَہُ إِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِینَ }.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says in the explanation of the Quranic verse { سَیُہْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ }: This incident took place on the Day of Badr. The disbelievers said, "We are all united and victorious." Then this verse was revealed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Alia regarding the interpretation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { سَیُہْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَیُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ }. He says: This was the day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { حَتَّی إِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَیْہِمْ بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِیدٍ ، إِذَا ہُمْ فِیہِ مُبْلِسُونَ } that this refers to the incident of the Day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that on the day of Badr, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing armor and, expressing happiness, was saying: "The armies will be defeated, the armies will be defeated."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that indeed, I saw ourselves (i.e., the companions) on the day of Badr taking shelter behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was the closest of all of us to the enemy.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said on the day of Badr: This is Jibreel, holding the head of his horse, and upon him are the instruments of war.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umair bin Ishaq that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Mark (your animals), for the angels have also marked. The narrator says that on that day, wool was used for the first time.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Badr, the distinguishing mark of the companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was white wool.

Hazrat Amir narrates that when it was the day of Badr, the Muslims began to say: "Kharz bin Jabir is helping the polytheists." This was hard on the Muslims. Upon this, this verse was revealed: { بَلَی إِنْ تَصْبِرُوا وَتَتَّقُوا وَیَأْتُوکُمْ مِنْ فَوْرِہِمْ ہَذَا ، یُمْدِدْکُمْ رَبُّکُمْ بِخَمْسَۃِ آلاَفٍ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِکَۃِ مُسَوِّمِینَ }. Allah Almighty said: "If Kharz helps the polytheists, then I will help you through these angels." Then Kharz did not help the polytheists.

Hazrat Sha'bi and Sa'id bin Musayyib say regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَیُنَزِّلُ عَلَیْکُمْ مِنَ السَّمَائِ مَائً لِیُطَہِّرَکُمْ بِہِ } that it refers to the light rain on the Day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir that on the day of Badr, I was drawing water for my companions.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that he said regarding the Quranic verse { یَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَۃَ الْکُبْرَی }: that this is the day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Tha'laba 'Uzri that Abu Jahl said on the day of Badr: "O Allah! Whichever of us is more guilty of severing ties of kinship and committing more acts of evil, destroy him." The narrator says: This was Abu Jahl's way of seeking victory. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: {إِنْ تَسْتَفْتِحُوا فَقَدْ جَائَ کُمُ الْفَتْحُ ، وَإِنْ تَنْتَہُوا فَہُوَ خَیْرٌ لَکُمْ }

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to Abu Jahl on the day of Badr while there was still a slight breath left in him. So Ibn Masood said: Indeed, Allah Almighty has humiliated you. Abu Jahl said: Among those whom you have killed, I am the most important.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf that on the day of Badr, I was standing in the row. I looked to my right and left and saw two young boys. I disliked their standing there. One of these boys secretly said to me from his companion, "O uncle! Please show me Abu Jahl." Abdur Rahman bin Auf says, I asked, "What do you want with him?" The boy replied, "I have vowed in the name of Allah that if I see him, I will kill him." Abdur Rahman bin Auf says, the other boy also secretly said to me from his companion, "O uncle! Please show me Abu Jahl." Abdur Rahman says, I asked, "What do you want with him?" This boy replied, "I have vowed in the name of Allah that if I see him, I will kill him." Abdur Rahman says, (upon hearing this) I did not like anyone else to be in their place. He says, I said, "That is Abu Jahl." He says, I pointed out Abu Jahl to both of them. So both of them rushed at him as if they were falcons. And both of them were the sons of Afraa. Until they killed Abu Jahl.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: O Allah! Seize the Quraysh. Three times. Seize Abu Jahl bin Hisham, seize Utbah bin Rabi’ah, seize Shaybah bin Rabi’ah, seize Walid bin Utbah, seize Umayyah bin Khalaf, and seize Uqbah bin Abi Mu’it. The narrator says: Hazrat Abdullah states that I saw these disbelievers killed in the well of Badr.

The freed slave of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), Hazrat Ikrimah, narrates that when the Muslims camped at Badr and the polytheists appeared before them, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Utbah bin Rabi’ah. He was mounted on his red camel. So he said: If there is any good (in the matter) among the disbelievers, it is with the one who owns that red camel. If these disbelievers accept his word, they will be well off. Utbah said (to the people): Listen to me and do not fight these people (the Muslims), because if you fight, this matter will remain in your hearts forever. That is, a man will see the killer of his brother and his father (alive) before him. Put the blame of cowardice for this battle on me and return. The narrator says: This reached Abu Jahl, so he said: By God! Utbah has become a coward ever since he saw Muhammad and his companions. By God! (What he is saying) is not the case. Rather, the matter is that his son is with them. Even though he knows that if we fight Muhammad and his companions, they are few in number. The narrator says: Utbah said: Soon the one who will make his buttocks yellow will know who among his people is the real coward and the one who causes corruption. By God! I am seeing beneath those garments a people who will surely strike you in such a way that they will call Baqi’ for you. Do you not see that their heads are raised like the heads of snakes and their faces are like swords? The narrator says: Then he called his brother and his son and began to walk between them until, when he left the ranks, he called for single combat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when we came to Madinah and ate the fruits there, they did not suit us and we suffered from severe fever. And the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was inquiring about Badr. The narrator says: When news reached us that the polytheists were coming, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Badr. Badr is the name of a well. So we reached Badr before the polytheists and found two men there from among the polytheists. One man was from the Quraysh and the other was a freed slave of Uqbah bin Abi Mu’ait. The one from the Quraysh ran towards the Quraysh, and the freed slave was captured by us. We began to ask him: How many people are there? He replied: By Allah! They are very many in number, and their grip is very strong. When he said this, the Muslims began to beat him until they brought him to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: How many people are there? The man replied: By Allah! They are very many in number and very severe in their grip. So the people tried hard to make him tell the number of the polytheists, but the man persistently refused.

2. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: How many camels do you slaughter? The man replied: Every day they slaughter ten camels. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These people are a thousand in number. Each camel suffices for about a hundred people.

3. Then at night we felt a light rain, so we walked towards the trees and shields to protect ourselves from the rain. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept praying that night. When dawn broke, he announced: O servants of Allah! Be mindful of prayer. So the people came out from among the trees and shields, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer and encouraged us towards battle. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The group of Quraysh is present near that red triangle of the mountains.

4. Then when these people came near us and we arranged our ranks, one man among them, riding a red camel, was moving among the polytheists. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)! Call Hamzah on my behalf. They were closer to the polytheists. Who is this man on the red camel and what is he saying? Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people: If there is any good among the people (the polytheists), perhaps it is this man on the red camel. Then Hazrat Hamzah came and said: This man is Utbah bin Rabi’ah, and he is forbidding the people from fighting and saying to them: O my people! I see a people who desire death, and you cannot reach them in such a state that there is any good (i.e., victory) for you. O my people! Put the blame on me and say: Utbah has become a coward, although you know that I am not more cowardly than you.

5. When Abu Jahl heard this, he said: Are you saying this? If anyone other than you had said this, I would have had him killed. Surely your lungs and belly are filled with fear. Utbah said: O you who make your buttocks yellow! You taunt me. Soon, today you will know which of us is more cowardly.

6. The narrator says: Then Utbah, his brother Shaybah, and his son Walid, out of pride, came forward and said: Who will come out to face us? So six young men from the Ansar came out, but Utbah said: We have nothing to do with these people. Rather, let someone from our cousins, from Banu Abd al-Muttalib, come out against us. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)! Stand up. O Hamzah! Stand up. O Ubaydah bin al-Harith! Stand up.” So Allah Almighty destroyed Utbah bin Rabi’ah, Shaybah bin Rabi’ah, and Walid bin Utbah, and Ubaydah bin al-Harith was wounded. And we killed seventy of the polytheists and captured seventy.

7. The narrator says: Then a short-statured man from the Ansar brought Abbas as a prisoner. Abbas said: By Allah! This Ansari did not capture me. Rather, I was captured by a bald man with a very handsome face, riding a horse with white and black spots. I do not see this man in your army. The Ansari said: O Messenger...

Hazrat Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrates from his father that on the day of Badr, I found a sword and I liked it. I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Please give it to me as a gift." Upon this, the following verse was revealed: { یَسْأَلُونَک عَنِ الأَنْفَالِ }.

Narrated from Hazrat Zuhri: Abu Jahl was the one who demanded victory on the day of Badr and said: O Allah! Among us, whoever is more sinful and more one who severs ties of kinship, destroy him today (on the day of Badr). Upon this, Allah Almighty revealed these verses. {إِنْ تَسْتَفْتِحُوا ، فَقَدْ جَائَ کُمُ الْفَتْحُ }.

Hazrat Iyzar bin Harith narrates that on the day of Badr, the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made a proclamation: None among the people (the polytheists) has safety except Abu al-Bukhtari. So whoever has captured Abu al-Bukhtari should release him, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has granted him protection. Then the people found him killed.

It is narrated from Qais bin Abad that I heard Abu Dharr swear and say that these (upcoming) verses were revealed on the day of Badr about these six individuals: Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Hamza, and Ubaidah bin Al-Harith, and Utbah bin Rabi’ah, Shaybah bin Rabi’ah, and Walid bin Utbah. (The verses are) { ہَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِی رَبِّہِمْ }.

Narrated from Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, he states: When the day of Badr came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards his companions. They were a little more than three hundred, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the polytheists, and they were a little more than one thousand. So, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face towards the Qiblah, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stretched out both his hands. And at that time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing his cloak and waist-wrapper. He (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: O Allah! Where is what You promised me? O Allah! If this group of Muslims is destroyed, then You will never be worshipped on this earth again. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to seek help from his Lord and kept praying to Allah until his blessed cloak fell off. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr came to him. The narrator says: Hazrat Abu Bakr took hold of his cloak and put it back on him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Hazrat Abu Bakr stood behind him and said: O Messenger of Allah! What you have asked from your Lord is sufficient for you. Your Lord will soon fulfill the promise He made to you. So Allah revealed this verse {إِذْ تَسْتَغِیثُونَ رَبَّکُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَکُمْ أَنِّی مُمِدُّکُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِکَۃِ مُرْدِفِینَ }.

2. Then when this day (of Badr) came and the two sides confronted each other, Allah defeated the polytheists. Seventy of them were killed and seventy were taken captive. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) consulted Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, and Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with them). Hazrat Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! These (captives) are our cousins, our people, and our brothers. My opinion is that you take ransom from them. What we take from them as ransom will be a strength against the disbelievers, and perhaps Allah will guide them, so they will become our helpers.

3. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O son of Khattab! What is your opinion? I said: By Allah! My opinion is not the same as Abu Bakr’s. But my opinion is that you hand over so-and-so, a relative of Umar, to me so that I may strike his neck. And hand over Aqeel to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) so that he may strike his neck, so that Allah may know that there is no compassion in our hearts for the polytheists. These people are the chiefs, leaders, and guides of the polytheists.

4. What Hazrat Abu Bakr had presented pleased the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but what I had said did not please him. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took ransom from the polytheists.

5. Then the next day, Hazrat Umar says: I presented myself to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the morning, and he and Hazrat Abu Bakr were both sitting and weeping. He says: I asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Tell me, what is making you and your companion weep? If I know the reason for weeping, I will also weep, otherwise, I will weep just because you both are weeping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The opinion your companions presented to me regarding ransom—verily, the punishment was brought before me closer than this tree (he pointed to a nearby tree). And Allah revealed these verses: from { مَا کَانَ لِنَبِیٍّ أَنْ یَکُونَ لَہُ أَسْرَی حَتَّی یُثْخِنَ فِی الأَرْضِ ، تُرِیدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْیَا } to { لَوْلاَ کِتَابٌ مِنَ اللہِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّکُمْ فِیمَا أَخَذْتُمْ }, that is, ransom { عَذَابٌ عَظِیمٌ}. Then the spoils of war were made lawful for the companions.

6. Then when the next year, the day of Uhud came, the companions were recompensed for the ransom they had taken on the day of Badr. Thus, seventy companions were martyred, and the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fled, and the front tooth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was broken, and the helmet on his blessed head was broken, and blood flowed on his blessed face.

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), passed away while he (peace and blessings be upon him) had set out towards Badr. She was the wife of Hazrat Uthman. So Hazrat Uthman and Hazrat Usama bin Zaid stayed behind that day. Then, when they were burying her, during that time Hazrat Uthman heard the sound of takbeer. So Hazrat Uthman said: O Usama! What is this sound of takbeer? Hazrat Usama looked and it was Hazrat Zaid bin Harithah, who was riding the jad‘a (nose-cut) she-camel of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was giving the people of Badr the glad tidings of the destruction of the polytheists. (Upon this) the hypocrites said: By Allah! This is not (a credible) thing. This is nothing but a lie. Until the polytheists were brought, bound and tightly secured.

Hazrat Ubaidah Aslami narrates that on the day of Badr, seventy individuals from among the polytheists were taken captive and seventy polytheists were killed. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gathered the Ansar and gave them the choice (regarding the captives) and said: Whatever you wish (will happen). If you wish, you may kill them, and an equal number from among you will be killed. And if you wish, you may take ransom, so that you may gain strength in the way of Allah through it. The Ansar said: O Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him! We will take ransom, through which we will gain strength in the way of Allah, and an equal number from among us will be killed. The narrator says: Thus, on the day of Uhud, an equal number of the Companions were killed as the number of the disbelievers.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrates a hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) similar to the hadith of Abdur Rahim.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Yathi’ that on the day of Badr, Hazrat Abu Bakr was with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a shelter. The narrator says: The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to supplicate and said: “O Allah! Help this group. If You do not help, then Your worship will not be performed on the earth.” Hazrat Abu Bakr submitted: These are your supplications with your Lord. By Allah! Allah Almighty will surely fulfill the promise made to you.

Narrated from Hazrat Yahya bin Abdullah that the captives of Badr were brought. At that time, the wife of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Saudah bint Zam’ah, was sitting with the women mourning for the sons of Afra, Auf and Mu’awwidh, along with the family of Afra. This incident took place before the command of hijab for women was revealed. Saudah says: The captives were brought. So I came towards my house and suddenly, in the corner of the chamber, I saw Suhail bin Amr, while both his hands were tied to his neck. When I saw him, I could not control myself and I said, “Abu Yazid! You have surrendered yourself with your own hands. Why did you people not die an honorable death?” Hazrat Saudah says: By Allah! No one warned me except the voice coming from the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying, “O Saudah! Is there anything above Allah and His Messenger?” I said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! By Allah! When I saw Abu Yazid, I could not control myself, and what I said, I said.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that when it was the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What is your opinion regarding the captives of Badr? Hazrat Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (These people) are your own people and tribe. You should seek their survival and their repentance. Perhaps Allah Almighty will turn towards them (i.e., grant them guidance). And Hazrat Umar said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! These people denied you and expelled you (from the city). Bring them forward so that we may strike their necks. And Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You are in a valley where there is plenty of wood. So kindle a fire in this valley upon them, then throw them into that blazing fire. (Upon this) Abbas said: May Allah sever your ties of kinship. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent and did not give any answer to the companions, then he stood up and went inside. People began to say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) will accept the opinion of Abu Bakr, and (some) people said: He will accept the opinion of Umar, and (some) people said: He will accept the opinion of Abdullah bin Rawaha. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and said: “Indeed, Allah Almighty has softened the hearts of some men regarding these (captives), so much so that they have become softer than milk. And He has hardened the hearts of some people regarding them, so much so that they have become harder than stone. And O Abu Bakr! Your example is like that of Ibrahim, he said: { فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِی فَإِنَّہُ مِنِّی ، وَمَنْ عَصَانِی فَإِنَّکَ غَفُورٌ رَحِیمٌ}. And your example, O Abu Bakr! is like that of Isa, he said: {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْہُمْ فَإِنَّہُمْ عِبَادُکَ ، وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَہُمْ فَإِنَّکَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِیزُ الْحَکِیمُ }. And your example, O Umar! is like that of Musa, he said: { رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَی أَمْوَالِہِمْ ، وَاشْدُدْ عَلَی قُلُوبِہِمْ ، فَلاَ یُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّی یَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الأَلِیمَ }. And O Umar! your example is like that of Nuh, he said: { رَبِّ لاَ تَذَرْ عَلَی الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْکَافِرِینَ دَیَّارًا }. You people are poor at this time, so none of them will be released except with ransom or by execution.” Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Exempt Suhail bin Bayda, for I have heard him mention Islam. Ibn Mas’ud says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. “So I have never feared on any day as much as I feared that day that (perhaps) stones might fall upon me from the sky.” Until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Suhail bin Bayda is exempted. (Upon this) Allah Almighty revealed this verse: { مَا کَانَ لِنَبِیٍّ أَنْ یَکُونَ لَہُ أَسْرَی حَتَّی یُثْخِنَ فِی الأَرْضِ } to the end of the verse.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hakam. He says: On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) killed only ‘Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘ayt after capturing him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Badr imprisoned and executed three men: Uqbah bin Abi Mu'ait, Nadr bin Harith, and Tu'aymah bin Adi. And Nadr bin Harith was captured by Miqdad.