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...

Narrated from Hazrat Asim bin Umar bin Qatadah that when night fell, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept, and then Jibreel came to him, or he said: an angel came and asked: Which man from your Ummah has passed away tonight? The inhabitants of the heavens are rejoicing at his death. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What happened to Sa’d? The companions informed him: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! He has passed away, and his people came and took him to their neighborhood. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Fajr prayer and then set out, and the people also set out with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made the people walk quickly, tiring them, until their sandal straps fell from their feet and their cloaks fell from their shoulders. A man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You have tired the people by making them walk quickly? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I feared that the angels might reach Sa’d before us, just as they reached Hanzalah before us.

2. Muhammad says: Ash’ath bin Ishaq informed me that then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached him while he was being washed. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew his knees together and said: An angel has come and there was no place for him to sit, so I made space for him. The mother of Sa’d was weeping and reciting poetry. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: All women who weep are liars except the mother of Sa’d.

3. Muhammad says: Some of our companions informed us that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for the funeral of Sa’d, some of the hypocrites said: How light is Sa’d’s bier, or they said: How light is Sa’d’s funeral! The narrator says: Sa’d bin Ibrahim narrated to me that on the day Sa’d passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, seventy thousand angels have descended who participated in Sa’d’s funeral. They had never set foot on the earth before that day.

4. Muhammad says: Then I heard Isma’il bin Muhammad bin Sa’d… when he entered our tent while we were burying Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d bin Mu’adh… he said: Shall I not tell you what I heard from my elders? I heard my elders say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of Sa’d’s death: Indeed, seventy thousand angels descended from the sky and participated in Sa’d’s funeral, who had never set foot on the earth before that day.

5. Muhammad says: My father narrated to me, from his father, from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that after the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions (Abu Bakr and Umar), or one of them, the Muslims never felt the loss of anyone more intensely than the loss of Sa’d bin Mu’adh.

6. Muhammad says: Muhammad bin Munkadir narrated to me from Muhammad bin Shurhabil that a man took a handful of earth from Sa’d’s grave on the day of burial, and later when he opened it, it was musk.

7. Muhammad says: And Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d also narrated to me. The narrator says: Waqid was among the handsome and tall people… Waqid says: I presented myself to Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to me: Who are you? I replied: I am Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d bin Mu’adh. Anas said: May Allah have mercy on Sa’d. You indeed resemble Sa’d. Then he said: May Allah have mercy on Sa’d. He was taller and more handsome than the (common) people. Anas said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a delegation to Akidar of Dumah, so he sent a silk robe woven with gold to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore that robe, then stood on the pulpit and then sat down, but he did not say anything. The people began to touch the robe and look at it with wonder. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you marvel at this robe? The people replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have never seen a garment more beautiful than this. You (peace and blessings be upon him)…

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gifted a silk garment, so people began to marvel at its softness. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What you are seeing, the handkerchiefs of Sa’d in Paradise are even softer than this.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says: I heard Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah—while he was mentioning the Haruriyyah and their night raids—say that the companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said on the day of the Trench: and (at that time) he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) feared that Abu Sufyan would launch a night raid. If a night raid is launched against you, then say: Ham La Yunṣarūn.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Saad met Allah Almighty, the Throne shook. That is, the throne... He said: { وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَیْہِ عَلَی الْعَرْشِ } The narrator says: The planks of the throne separated from each other. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the grave of Hazrat Saad and stayed there. Then when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, the people asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! For what reason did you stay inside? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: When Saad's grave was closed, I prayed to Allah for the removal of that condition.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the Throne shook at the death of Sa’d bin Mu’adh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Asma bint Yazid bin Sakan that when the funeral of Hazrat Sa'd was taken out, his mother cried out. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the mother of Sa'd: "Will your tears not stop and your grief not end? Whereas your son is the first person at whom Allah Almighty smiled, and because of him the Throne shook."

Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we came for Hajj or Umrah and were received at Dhul-Hulaifah. The children of the Ansar used to welcome their family members. People met Hazrat Usayd ibn Hudayr and informed him of the death of his wife. He covered his head with a cloth and began to weep. I said to him: May Allah forgive you. You are a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you have a distinguished position in precedence and seniority, and yet you are weeping over a woman? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: He uncovered his head and said: By my life! You have spoken the truth. After Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, no one deserves to be wept over. As for him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said what he said about him. I asked: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about him? He said: (He said) Indeed, at the death of Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, the Throne shook. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Usayd was walking between me and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Saeed narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, at the death of Saad bin Muadh, the Throne (Arsh) shook.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Hazrat Saad bin Muadh passed away, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The Throne shook with the soul of Hazrat Saad bin Muadh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that on the day of the Trench, the vein in Hazrat Saad's arm was wounded. He was struck by an arrow by a person named Ibn al-Arqah. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had him moved towards the mosque and a tent was set up for him so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) could visit him closely.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that {إِذْ جَائُ وکُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِکُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْکُمْ ، وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ الأَبْصَارُ ، وَبَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْحَنَاجِرَ } this was the situation on the day of the Battle of the Trench.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that on the day of the Trench, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged the ranks of the Muslims against the polytheists. The narrator says: It was a very difficult day. The Muslims had never seen a day like it. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated and Hazrat Abu Bakr was seated with him, and it was the season of dates. The narrator says: People would be very happy to see the season of dates because their lives depended on it. The narrator says: Then Abu Bakr raised his head and saw a date blossom. It was the first blossom to be seen. The narrator says: Out of happiness, he gestured with his hand and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A blossom. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at it and smiled. O Allah! Do not take away from us any good thing that You grant us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Shurahbil that when Hazrat Saad bin Muadh was struck by an arrow on the day of the Trench and his blood began to flow onto the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr came and said, "His back is broken." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Abu Bakr! Wait." Then Hazrat Umar came and said, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return."

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that among the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, there was a man who was called "Mas'ud." He was very much a talebearer. So, when it was the day of the Trench, Banu Qurayza sent a message to Abu Sufyan: "Send some men to us who will be stationed in our forts (as defenders), so that we may fight Muhammad from the (inner) side of Madinah, and you fight from the side of the trench." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, found it difficult to fight on two fronts. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Mas'ud: "O Mas'ud! We have sent a message to Banu Qurayza that they should send their men to Abu Sufyan. When Abu Sufyan sends his men to them, the people of Banu Qurayza will kill them." When Mas'ud heard this, he could not restrain himself and went and told this to Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan said, "By God! Muhammad has always spoken the truth and has never lied." Thus, he did not send anyone to Banu Qurayza. (This action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was part of a war strategy.)

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions dug the trench for three days in such a state that they had not even tasted food. Then the companions submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A very hard part of the mountain has come up." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Sprinkle water on it." So the companions sprinkled water on that part, then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, took a pickaxe or a spade in his hand and said, "In the name of Allah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck it three times, and that part turned into a heap of sand. Hazrat Jabir says: "Then I happened to glance at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that he had tied a stone to his blessed stomach."

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying earth on the day of the Trench, until the earth had covered the hair of his blessed chest. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reciting the rajaz of Abdullah bin Rawaha and saying: "O Allah! If it were not for You, we would not have been guided, nor would we have given charity, nor performed prayer." "So send down tranquility upon us, and make our feet firm if we meet (the enemy)." "Indeed, these people have rebelled against us, and if they seek mischief, we will refuse."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out on a cold morning. The Muhajirun and Ansar were digging the trench. When he, peace and blessings be upon him, saw them, he said: "Indeed, the real life is the life of the Hereafter. So (O Allah!) forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirun." The noble companions replied to him, peace and blessings be upon him: "We are those who have pledged allegiance to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). We will remain steadfast on the duty of Jihad as long as we live."

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abu Saeed Khudri narrates from his father that on the day of Khandaq, we were prevented from (performing) Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers, until Allah sufficed us from it. This is the meaning of the Divine command: { وَکَفَی اللَّہُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ الْقِتَالَ ، وَکَانَ اللَّہُ قَوِیًّا عَزِیزًا } Then the Noble Prophet stood up and ordered Hazrat Bilal. He gave the Iqamah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Zuhr prayer, just as he used to perform the Zuhr prayer before. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the Iqamah for Asr, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also performed the Asr prayer just as he used to perform the Asr prayer before. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the Iqamah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Maghrib prayer just as he used to perform the Maghrib prayer before. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the Iqamah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Isha prayer just as he used to perform the Isha prayer before. And this incident is from before the revelation of { فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالاً ، أَوْ رُکْبَانًا }.

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not offer the Zuhr and Asr prayers on the day of the Trench until sunset.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ma’shar that Harith bin ‘Awf and ‘Uyainah bin Hisn came and said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the general (Battle of the) Trench: “We will hold back Ghatafan from you on the condition that you give us the fruits of Madinah.” The narrator says: Then they bargained with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the matter was settled on half of the fruits of Madinah. They said: “Write an agreement between us and yourself.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for paper. The narrator says: Sa’d bin Mu’adh and Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah were both present. They turned to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “Has anything come to you from Allah regarding which we cannot turn away?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No! But I intend to turn these people away from myself, and I wish to free my face from them.” The narrator says: Both companions said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “In the days of our ignorance, the Arabs never took anything from us except by purchase or hospitality.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Trench: They (the polytheists) have prevented us from the middle prayer, that is, the Asr prayer. May Allah fill their houses and their graves with fire.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): On the day of the Trench, I was presented before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I was fifteen years old. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted me permission. In the narration of Ibn Idris, it is "I was presented."

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said on the day of the Trench: "Who will go and bring us news of Banu Qurayza?" Hazrat Zubair mounted his horse and brought news about Banu Qurayza. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, repeated this and said three times, "Who will bring me their news?" So Hazrat Zubair said, "Yes, I will." The narrator says: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gathered his parents for Hazrat Zubair and said, "May my mother and father be sacrificed for you," and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Hazrat Zubair: "Every prophet has a disciple, and my disciple is Zubair, the son of my paternal aunt."

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to dig the trench, a large rock appeared before us inside a mountain. Our pickaxes could not penetrate it. We complained about this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came. When he saw the rock, he took the pickaxe in his hand and put aside his garment. He said: "In the name of Allah." Then he struck it once, and a third of the rock broke. Then he said: "Allah is the Greatest! The keys of Syria have been granted. By Allah! I can see its red palaces at this moment." Then he struck it a second time, and another third of the rock broke. Then he said: "Allah is the Greatest! The keys of Persia have been granted. By Allah! I can see the white palace of Madain." Then he struck it a third time and said: "In the name of Allah!" The remaining part of the rock also broke, and he said: "Allah is the Greatest! The keys of Yemen have been granted. By Allah! I can see the gates of Sana'a."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that on the day of the Trench, the polytheists kept the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) occupied from four prayers until as much of the night passed as Allah willed. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Hazrat Bilal, who gave the call to prayer (adhan) and the call to commence (iqamah), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Zuhr prayer. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the iqamah and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Asr prayer. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the iqamah and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Maghrib prayer. Then Hazrat Bilal gave the iqamah and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Isha prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that Hazrat Safiyyah was with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of the Trench.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that on the day of the Trench, a man from among the polytheists stood up and asked: Who will come out to duel? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Zubair! Stand up. Hazrat Safiyyah submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! He is my son. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Zubair! Stand up. So Hazrat Zubair stood up, and the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among the two rises above his companion, let him kill the other. So Hazrat Zubair rose above him and killed him. Then Hazrat Zubair brought the belongings of the slain man, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted those belongings to him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ikrimah that on the day of the Trench, Naufal bin Naufal was thrown down by his horse and was killed. So Abu Sufyan sent his blood money, one hundred camels, to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refused and said: Seize it, for its blood money is impure and its corpse is also impure.