Hadith 18933

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ أَيَّامَ حُنَيْنٍ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَفْعَلُهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ نَبِيًّا كَانَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ أَعْجَبَتْهُ أُمَّتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : لَنْ يَرُومَ هَؤُلاَءِ شَيْءٌ ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ خَيِّرْهُمْ بَيْنَ إِحْدَى ثَلَاَثٍ ، إِمَّا أَنْ أُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَهُمْ ، أَوْ الْجُوعَ أَوْ الْمَوْتَ " ، قَالَ : " فَقَالُوا : أَمَّا الْقَتْلُ أَوْ الْجُوعُ ، فَلَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَلَكِنْ الْمَوْتُ " قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَمَاتَ فِي ثَلَاثٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا " ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : " فَأَنَا أَقُولُ الَآْنَ اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أُحَاوِلُ ، وَبِكَ أَصُولُ ، وَبِكَ أُقَاتِلُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Suhaib (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Battle of Hunayn, the blessed lips of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) kept moving; never before had he (peace be upon him) done this. Later, he said that among the previous nations, there was a prophet who became content and pleased with the number of his followers, and from his mouth came the sentence: "These people can never be defeated." Allah Almighty then sent revelation to him and gave him the choice of one of three things: either I will impose an enemy upon them who will shed their blood, or I will impose hunger upon them, or death? He said: "We do not have the strength for killing and hunger, but let death be imposed upon us." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In just three days, seventy thousand of their people died." Therefore, now I say: "O Allah! I seek strategy only with Your help, I attack only with Your help, and I fight only with Your help."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 18933
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح