Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that a man captured Umayyah bin Khalaf. Then Hazrat Bilal saw him and killed him.

Sulaiman Taimi narrates that Anas related to him that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Who will see what has happened to Abu Jahl? The narrator says: Ibn Mas'ud set out and found him in such a state that the two sons of 'Afra had struck him so much that he had become lifeless. Ibn Mas'ud said: Are you Abu Jahl? And he took hold of his beard. I am the highest among those whom you have killed.

Ibn Sirin says that the death-dealing blow to Abu Jahl was struck by the two sons of Afraa, and finally, it was Ibn Mas'ud who put him to death.

It is narrated from Hazrat Thabit that Abu Jahl's companions said to Abu Jahl, while he was heading towards the Noble Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Badr, "Tell us also about your going towards Muhammad. Do you know that he is a Prophet?" Abu Jahl replied, "Yes! But since when have we been followers of Abd Manaf?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah, he says: On the day of Badr, I reached Abu Jahl while he had been struck on his leg and was in a semi-dead state, and he was pushing people away from himself with his sword. I said, "O enemy of Allah! All praise is for Allah who has disgraced you." He said: "He is a man whom his own people have killed." Abdullah says: Then I started striking him with my small sword, and when I reached his hand, his sword fell. I picked up that sword and struck Abu Jahl with it until he became cold (i.e., died). Then I left from there and presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as if I had been lifted from the ground (i.e., I went quickly), and I informed him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Really? By Him besides whom there is no deity?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this to me three times. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with me until he stood over him and said: "O enemy of Allah! All praise is for Allah who has disgraced you. This man was the Pharaoh of this Ummah." Hazrat Waki’ says: My father, through Abu Ishaq from Abu Ubaidah, has added that Abdullah says: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me his sword.

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah narrates from his father that indeed, on the day of Badr, (the disbelievers) were shown to our eyes in small numbers, to the extent that I asked a companion beside me: "In your opinion, how many are they? Do you think they are seventy?" He replied, "In my opinion, they are a hundred in number." Until we captured one of them and asked him, and he informed us that, "We are a thousand in number."

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib says, on the day of Badr, five emigrants from the Quraysh were killed: Hazrat Umar’s freed slave Mahja’. He attacked while saying, “I am Mahja’, and I rush towards my Lord in fear.” And Dhu’l-Shimalayn, Ibn Bayda’, Ubaidah bin Harith, and Amir bin Abi Waqqas were killed.

Hazrat Thabit says that on the day of Badr, Hazrat Umar had a spear. Whenever a prisoner was brought, Hazrat Umar would strike the spear into his mouth. The narrator says: When Abbas was captured, he said to his captor, "Do you know me?" The man replied, "No!" Abbas said, "I am the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So do not take me to Umar." The narrator says: The man stopped. Then Aqeel was captured, and he said to his captor, "Do you know me?" He replied, "No!" Aqeel said, "I am the cousin of the Messenger of Allah." The narrator says: Then the people stopped.

It is narrated from Hazrat Dhi’l-Jawshan that I came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after he had finished with the people of Badr, bringing with me a foal of one of my horses, whose name was al-Qarha’. I said, “O Muhammad! I have brought you this foal of Qarha’ so that you may take it.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “I have no need of it. If you wish to take in exchange for it a selected coat of mail from the coats of mail of Badr, then I can take it.” I said, “Today I will not take anything from you in exchange for this horse. I have no need of it.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O Dhu’l-Jawshan! Have you not embraced Islam so that you may be among the first in this matter (the religion)?” I replied, “No!” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Why?” I said, “I see your people are after you.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “What news has reached you about those who have been overthrown (the dead) among them?” I said, “That news has indeed reached me.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Then when will you be guided?” I said, “If you gain dominance over Mecca and are able to settle there.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Perhaps you will live to see that.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O Bilal! Take this man’s provision bag and give him some Ajwa dates in his provision.” Then, when I turned away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Beware! This is the best horseman of Banu Amir.” The narrator says: By God! I was at the place of ‘Awza with my family when a horseman appeared before me. I asked, “Where have you come from?” He replied, “From Mecca.” I asked, “What happened to the people there?” The man said, “By God! Muhammad has gained dominance over Mecca and has settled there.” I said, “May my mother lose me! If only I had embraced Islam that day, then I would have asked him for the kingdom of Hira and he would have given it to me. By God! I will never drink from a decanter, nor will a horse ever come under me.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) returned from Badr, it was said to him: "The caravan is incumbent upon you, nothing else." (Meaning, take control of the caravan as well.) Then Abbas called out to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)… he was shackled in chains… and said: "This is not correct." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) asked: "Why?" Abbas said: "Allah Almighty had promised you one of the two groups. So Allah Almighty has granted you His (promised) promise."

A man from among the descendants of Hazrat Zubair narrates that on the day of Badr, Hazrat Zubair was wearing a yellow turban and had its end covering his face. Thus, the angels also descended in such a state that they were wearing yellow turbans.

There is also such a narration from Hazrat Zubair.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood by the well of Badr and said: "Have you found true what your Lord promised you?" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These (dead) are hearing what I am saying at this moment."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hisham that on the day of Badr, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had two horses with him. Hazrat Zubair was on one of them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that on the day of Badr, I and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) were presented before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but we were considered too young, and we participated in Uhud.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) received news of Abu Sufyan’s arrival, he consulted (with the companions). The narrator says: Hazrat Abu Bakr spoke, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him. Then Hazrat Umar began to speak, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also turned away from him. Then Hazrat Sa’d bin Ubadah submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Do you mean us? By Him in Whose hand is my life, if you command us to drive our horses into the sea, we will surely drive them into the sea. And if you command us to race our horses to Bark Ghamad, we will also do that. The narrator says: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the people.

2. The narrator says: So the companions set out until they halted at Badr, and the camels of the Quraysh who came to fetch water reached them, and among them was a black slave of Banu Hajjaj. So the companions seized them. The companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him about Abu Sufyan and his companions. He replied: I have no knowledge of Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, Utbah, Shaybah, and Umayyah bin Khalaf (are coming). So when this slave would say this, the companions would beat him. And when the companions would beat him, he would say: Yes! I will tell you. Abu Sufyan (is coming). Then when the companions would leave him, he would again say: I have no knowledge of Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, Utbah, Shaybah, and Umayyah bin Khalaf are coming with the people. Then when he would say this, the companions would beat him again.

3. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing and offering prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw this situation, he turned and said: And when he lies to you, you leave him. The narrator says: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the place of so-and-so’s killing. He (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on the ground and said: Here, here. So, from the place specified by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), no disbeliever was killed elsewhere.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that we were sighting the moon between Makkah and Madinah with Hazrat Umar. My eyesight was sharp, so I saw the moon. I began to say to Hazrat Umar, "Did you not see the moon?" Hazrat Umar kept looking but he could not see it. Then he said, "I will soon see it too." I was lying flat on my bed. Then Hazrat Umar began to tell us about the people of Badr and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was shown the killing places of the people of Badr the night before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "InshaAllah, this place will be the killing place of such and such person tomorrow, and this place, InshaAllah, will be the killing place of such and such person." Hazrat Umar says: "By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the truth, those disbelievers were killed at those very spots. They did not miss the mark." Then the slain disbelievers were thrown into a well, one upon another. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went until he reached them and said: "O so-and-so son of so-and-so! O so-and-so son of so-and-so! Did you find true what Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) promised you?" Hazrat Umar submitted: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! How are you speaking to bodies in which there are no souls?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What I am saying, you are not hearing it more than they are, but they cannot reply to me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Qais bin Abad that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Hazrat Hamza, and Hazrat Ubaidah bin Al-Harith fought in single combat against Utbah bin Rabi’ah, Shaybah bin Rabi’ah, and Walid bin Utbah, so regarding them this verse was revealed. { ہَذَانِ خَصْمَانِ اخْتَصَمُوا فِی رَبِّہِمْ }.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Safar that on the day of Badr, the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called out that whoever has detained Umm Hakim bint Hizam should set her free, because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has granted her protection. An Ansari man had detained her and had tied her hands behind her back with her hair. So when he heard the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he set her free.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Nazrah: { وَمَنْ یُوَلِّہِمْ یَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَہُ إِلاَّ مُتَحَرِّفًا لِقِتَالٍ ، أَوْ مُتَحَیِّزًا إِلَی فِئَۃٍ } This verse was revealed on the Day of Badr, and there was no way of escape for the believers. And if they had fled, it would have been only towards the polytheists.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that on the day of Badr, my aunt's son Harithah went with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And this boy had gone merely to watch; he had not gone to fight. He was struck by an arrow, and it killed him. So his mother, who was my aunt, came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! If my son Harithah is in Paradise, then I will be patient and hope for reward. Otherwise, you will see what I do. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Umm Harithah! Listen! There are many gardens in Paradise, but Harithah is in the highest Firdaus (Paradise), may Allah be pleased with him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the reason I was prevented from being present at Badr was that Abu Haseel and I set out. He says: The disbelievers of Quraish caught us. And they said: Are you intending to go to Muhammad? We said: We do not intend to go to Muhammad. Our intention is only to go to Madinah. Upon this, the disbelievers took an oath from us in the name of Allah that we would definitely go to Madinah and would not fight alongside Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Then we came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of this. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Both of you go. We are sufficient for them. We seek help from Allah Almighty against them.

Hazrat Hamzah bin Abi Usaid narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Badr, when we had formed ranks against the Quraysh and the Quraysh had formed ranks against us, said: When they come near you, then attack them with spears.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the day of Badr, Talha was the standard-bearer from the side of the polytheists, so Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), son of Abu Talib, killed him in single combat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of Badr: Whoever among you meets the Banu Hashim, he should not kill them because they have been forced (into battle).

It is narrated from Ibrahim Taimi that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) killed a polytheist of the Quraysh on the day of Badr and hung him on a tree.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the people of Badr were three hundred and thirteen. Among them were seventy-five Muhajireen, and the defeat of the disbelievers at Badr occurred on the night of Friday, the seventeenth of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that they were a little over three hundred and ten, and among them the number of Muhajireen was seventy-six.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib that on the day of Badr, the number of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was a little over three hundred and ten, and we used to discuss among ourselves that their number was equal to the companions of Hazrat Talut who crossed the river with him. And only the believers crossed the river with Hazrat Talut.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubaidah: The number of those who were present at Badr with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was equal to those who crossed the river with Hazrat Talut, and their number was three hundred and thirteen.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa: On the day of Jalut, the number of Hazrat Talut's companions was a little over three hundred and ten.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib that the number of the noble companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (on the day of Badr) was a little over three hundred and ten. And the companions thought that they were in the same number as those who, on the day of Jalut, crossed the river with Hazrat Talut. And only the people of faith crossed the river with them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh bin Rifa'ah bin Rafi' Ansari that an angel came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: What is the status of the Companions of Badr among the Companions? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: They are the most virtuous people. The angel said: Among the angels, the same status is held by those angels who participated in the Battle of Badr.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, this is Hatib bin Abi Balta’ah, and he has participated in (the Battle of) Badr. And what do you know: perhaps Allah Almighty has looked into the hearts of the people of Badr and said: Do whatever you wish. Indeed, I have forgiven you.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is he (Hatib) not among the people of Badr? And what do you know, perhaps Allah has looked into the hearts of the people of Badr and said: Do whatever you wish. Indeed, Paradise has been made obligatory for you.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Umar: "What do you know, perhaps Allah looked into the hearts of the people of Badr and said: 'Do whatever you wish.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, Allah Almighty looked upon the people of Badr and said: Do whatever you wish, for surely I have forgiven you.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir that the slave of Hatib bin Abi Balta'ah came to the service of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to complain about Hazrat Hatib and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Hatib will surely be entered into the Fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You are lying. Hatib will not enter the Fire. (Because) indeed, he was present at Badr and Hudaybiyyah.

Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij narrates that Jibreel or another angel came to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked: How do you regard those who were present at Badr? The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied: We consider them the best among us. In response, he said: In the same way, those angels are the best among us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Dhahhak regarding { وَمَنْ یُوَلِّہِمْ یَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَہُ } that this command was specifically for the day of Badr.