This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.

Sha'bi reported that the scribe of al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: Mu'awiyah wrote to Mughira: Write for me something which you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); and he wrote: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. Verily Allah disapproves three things for you: irrelevant talk, wasting of wealth and persistent questioning.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdul Rahman bin Abu Bakra (RA) through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Salama bin Kuhail through different chains of transmitters. In their ahadith, it is three years, except in the hadith of Hammid bin Salama it is two years or three years. In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Sufyan and Zaid bin Abu Unaisa and Hammid bin Salama (the words are): "If someone comes and informs you about the number (of articles) of the bag and the straps, then give that to him." Sufyan has made this addition in the narration of Waki': "Otherwise it is like your property." And in the narration of Ibn Numair the words are: "Otherwise make use of that."

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of words.

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It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Musa that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) deputed any of his Companions on a mission, he would say: Give tidings (to the people); do not create (in their minds) aversion (towards religion); show them leniency and do not be hard upon them.

It has also been narrated by Sa'd bin Abu Burda through his father through his grandfather that the Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah (ﷺ) sent him and Mu'adh (on a mission) to the Yemen, and said (by way of advising them): Show leniency (to the people); don't be hard upon them; give them glad tidings (of Divine favours in this world and the Hereafter); and do not create aversion. Work in collaboration and don't be divided.

Narrated to us by ‘Ubaydullah ibn Mu‘adh al-‘Anbari, narrated to us by my father, narrated to us by Shu‘bah, from Abu al-Tayyah, from Anas.
And narrated to us by Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, narrated to us by ‘Ubaydullah ibn Sa‘id.
And narrated to us by Muhammad ibn al-Walid, narrated to us by Muhammad ibn Ja‘far, both from Shu‘bah, from Abu al-Tayyah, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
"Make things easy and do not make them difficult, and give tranquility and do not drive people away."

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah will gather together, on the Day of Judgment, all the earlier and later generations of mankind, a flag will be raised (to mark off) every person guilty of breach of faith, and it will be announced that this is the perfidy of so and so, son of so and so (to attract the attention of people to his guilt).

It has been narrated on the authority of'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There will be for every perfidious person on the Day of Judgment a flag by which he will be recognised. It will be announced: Here is the breach of faith of so and so.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abu Aufa with a slight variation of words.

It is narrated by Ibn 'Umar that a woman was found killed in one of these battles; so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the killing of women and children.

It has been narrated by Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent an expedition to Najd, and I (also) went with the troops. We got camels and goats as spoils of war, and our share amounted to twelve camels per head, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave an extra camel to each of us.

It has been narrated on the authority of Umar, who said: The properties abandoned by Banu Nadir were the ones which Allah bestowed upon His Apostle (ﷺ) for which no expedition was undertaken either with cavalry or camelry. These properties were particularly meant for the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) . He would meet the annual expenditure of his family from the income thereof, and would spend what remained for purchasing horses and weapons as preparation for Jihad.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri who said: The people of Quraiza surrendered accepting the decision of Sa'd bin Mu'adh about them. Accordingly, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent for Sa'd who came to him riding a donkey. When he approached the mosque, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the Ansar: Stand up to receive your chieftain. Then he said (to Sa'd): These people have surrendered accepting your decision. He (Sa'd) said: You will kill their fighters and capture their women and children. (Hearing this), the Propbet (may peace he upon him) said: You have adjudged by the command of God. The narrator is reported to have said: Perhaps he said: You have adjuged by the decision of a king. Ibn Muthanna (in his version of the tradition) has not mentioned the alternative words.

It has been narrated on the authority of A'isha who said: Sa'd was wounded on the day of the Battle of the Ditch. A man from the Quraish called Ibn al-Ariqah shot at him an arrow which pierced the artery in the middle of his forearm. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pitched a tent for him in the mosque and would inquire after him being in close proximity. When he returned from the Ditch and laid down his arms and took a bath, the angel Gabriel (ؑ) appeared to him and he was removing dust from his hair (as if he had just returned from the battle). The latter said: You have laid down arms. By God, we haven't (yet) laid them down. So march against them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked: Where? He pointad to Banu Quraiza. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace he upon him) fought against them. They surrendered at the command of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , but he referred the decision about them to Sa'd who said: I decide about them that those of them who can fight be killed, their women and children taken prisoners and their properties distributed (among the Muslims).

It has been narrated by Anas that (after his migration to Madinah) a person placed at the Prophet's (ﷺ) disposal some date-palms growing on his land until the lands of Quraiza and Nadir were conquered. Then he began to return to him whatever he had received. (In this connection) my people told me to approach the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and ask from him what his people had given him or a portion thereof, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had bestowed those trees upon Umm Aiman. So I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he gave them (back) to me. Umm Aiman (also) came (at this time). She put the cloth round my neck and said: No, by Allah, we will not give to you what he has granted to me. The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Umm Aiman, let him have them and for you are such and such trees instead. But she said: By Allah, there is no god besides Him. No, never! The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) continued saying: (You will get) such and such until he had granted her ten times or nearly ten times more (than the original gift).

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Amr who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) besieged the people of Ta'if, but did get victory over them. He said: God willing, we shall return. His Companions said: Shall we depart without having conquered it? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: (All right) make a raid in the morning. They did so and were wounded (with the arrows showered upon them). So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: We shall depart tomorrow. (The narrator says): (Now) this (announcement) pleased them, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed at (their waywardness).

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas that when (the news of) the advance of Abu Sufyan (RA) (at the head of a force) reached him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) held consultations with his Companions. The narrator said: Abu Bakr (RA) spoke (expressing his own views), but he (the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him. Then spoke 'Umar (expressing his views), but he (the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him (too). Then Sa'd bin 'Ubadah stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, you want us (to speak). By God in Whose control is my life, if you order us to plunge our horses into the sea, we would do so. If you order us to goad our horses to the most distant place like Bark al-Ghimad, we would do so. The narrator said: Now the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called upon the people (for the encounter). So they set out and encamped at Badr. (Soon) the water-carriers of the Quraish arrived. Among them was a black slave belonging to Banu al-Hajjaj. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) caught him and interrogated him about Abu Sufyan (RA) and his companions. He said: I know nothing about Abu Sufyan (RA) , but Abu Jahl, Utba, Shaiba and Umayya bin Khalaf are there. When he said this, they beat him. Then he said: All right, I will tell you about Abu Sufyan (RA) . They would stop beating him and then ask him (again) about Abu Sufyan (RA) . He would again say, I know nothing about Abu Sufyan (RA) , but Abu Jahl, 'Utba, Shaiba and Umayya bin Khalaf are there. When he said this, they beat him likewise. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was standing in prayer. When he saw this he finished his prayer and said: By Allah in Whose control is my life, you beat him when he is telling you the truth, and you let him go when he tells you a lie. The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the place where so and so would be killed. He placed his hand on the earth (saying) here and here; (and) none of them fell away from the place which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had indicated by placing his hand on the earth.

It has been narrated by Ibn'Abdullah who said: The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkah. There were three hundred and sixty idols around the Ka’bah. He began to thrust them with the stick that was in his hand saying: "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Lo! falsehood was destined to vanish" (xvii. 8). Truth has arrived, and falsehood can neither create anything from the beginning nor can it restore to life

It has been narrated on the authority of'Abdullah bin Muti' who heard from his father and said: I heard the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) say on the day of the Conquest of Makkah: No Quraishite will be killed hound hand and foot from this day until the Day of Judgment.

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas that the Quraish made peace with the Prophet (ﷺ) . Among them was Suhail bin Amr. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to 'Ali (RA) : Write "In the name of Allah, most Gracious and most Merciful." Suhail said: As for "Bismillah," we do not know what is meant by "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim" (In the name of Allah most Gracious and most Merciful). But write what we understand, i. e. Bi ismika allahumma (in thy name. O Allah). Then, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Write: "From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah." They said: If we knew that thou were the Messenger of Allah, we would follow you. Therefore, write your name and the name of your father. So the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: Write "From Muhammad bin 'Abdullah." They laid the condition on the Prophet (ﷺ) that anyone who joined them from the Muslims, the Makkahns would not return him, and anyone who joined you (the Muslims) from them, you would send him back to them. The Companions said: Messenger of Allah, should we write this? He said: Yes. One who goes away from us to join them-may Allah keep him away! and one who comes to join us from them (and is sent back) Allah will provide him relief and a way of escape.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Wa'il who said: Sahal bin Hunaif stood up on the Day of Siffin and said: O ye people, blame yourselves (for want of discretion); we were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Hudaibiya. If we had thought it fit to fight, we could fight. This was in the truce between the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the polytheists. Umar bin Khattab came, approached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, aren't we fighting for truth and they for falsehood? He replied: By all means. He asked: Are not those killed from our side in Paradise and those killed from their side in the Fire? He replied: Yes. He said: Then why should we put a blot upon our religion and return, while Allah has not decided the issue between them and ourselves? He said: Son of Khattab, I am the Messenger of Allah. Allah will never ruin me. (The narrator said): Umar went away, but he could not contain himself with rage. So he approached Abu Bakr (RA) and said: 'Abu Bakr, aren't we fighting for truth and they for falsehood? He replied: Yes. He asked: Aren't those killed from our side in Paradise and those killed from their side in the Fire? He replied: Why not? He (then) said: Why should we then disgrace our religion and return while God has not yet decided the issue between them and ourselves? Abu Bakr (RA) said: Son of Khattab, verily, he is the Messenger of Allah, and Allah will never ruin him. (The narrator continued): At this (a Sura of) the Qur'an (giving glad tidings of the victory) was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . He sent for Umar and made him read it. He asked: Is (this truce) a victory? He (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) replied: Yes. At this Umar was pleased, and returned.

It has been reported on the authority of Hudbaifa bin al-Yaman who said: Nothing prevented me from being present at the Battle of Badr except this incident. I came out with my father Husail (to participate in the Battle), but we were caught by the disbelievers of Quraish. They said: (Do) you intend to go to Muhammad? We said: We do not intend to go to him, but we wish to go (back) to Madinah. So they took from us a covenant in the name of God that we would turn back to Madinah and would not fight on the side of Muhammad (ﷺ) . So, we came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and related the incident to him. He said: Both, of you proceed (to Madinah); we will fulfil the covenant made with them and seek God's help against them.

The same tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sahl bin Sa'd through a different chain of transmitters with a slight difference in the wording.

A version of the tradition with a slightly different wording has been narrated by another chain of transmitters.

Abu Ishiq has narrated a similar tradition through a different chain of transmitters and has added: He (the Messenger of Allah) (ﷺ) loved to repeat the supplication thrice. He was saying: O Allah, it is for Thee to deal with the Quraish (repeating these words thrice). And among the Quraish, he mentioned (the names of) al-Walid bin 'Utba and Umayya bin Khalaf. (The narrator says there is no doubt about the names of these persons but he has forgotten the name of the seventh man)

It has been narrated on the authority of Aswad bin Qais who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in a cave (or raid) when his finger was hurt.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Aswad bin Qais with the same chain of transmitters.

It has been narrated (through another chain of transmitters) on the authority of the same narrator (i. e. Anas) who said: I was riding behind Abu Talha on the day of the Battle of Khaibar (and we were riding so close to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) that) my foot would touch his. We encountered the people at sunrise when they had come out with their axes, spades and strings driving their cattle along. They shouted (in surprise): Muhammad has come along with his force! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Khaibar shall face destruction. Behold! when we descend in the city-square of a people, it is a bad day for those who have been warned (but have not taken heed). Allah, the Glorious and Majestic, inflicted defeat upon them.

Hashim bin Qasim, Abu Amir ‘Uqdi, and Abu ‘Ali ‘Ubaydullah bin ‘Abd al-Majid Hanafi narrated a hadith from ‘Ikrimah bin ‘Ammar, who said: Iyas bin Salamah (bin Akwa‘) narrated a hadith to me, who said: My father (Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, whose real name was Sinan bin ‘Amr) narrated a hadith to me, who said: We came to Hudaybiyyah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we were fourteen hundred in number, and at that (well of Hudaybiyyah) fifty goats (would drink water from it) and it would not quench their thirst. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the edge of the well, supplicated, or spat into it, and the water began to gush forth (increased and rose up). We (ourselves and our animals) drank and filled (our vessels) with water. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called us to pledge allegiance at the roots (near the base) of the tree, so I was the first among the people to pledge allegiance to him, then people began to pledge allegiance one by one, until when you (peace and blessings be upon him) reached half the people, you said: “Salamah! Pledge allegiance.” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me unarmed—that is, I had no weapon with me—so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a small leather shield or something similar, and you began to take the pledge again until when you were at the end (of the people), you said: “Salamah! Will you not pledge allegiance?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning and in the middle with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” I pledged allegiance to you a third time, then you asked me: “Salamah! Where is that leather shield I gave you?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! My uncle ‘Amir (bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him) met me unarmed, so I gave it to him. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed and said: “Your example is like that of the person who said (in earlier times): O Allah! Grant me a friend who is dearer to me than my own soul.” Then the polytheists exchanged messages of reconciliation with us until we went to each other and made peace. He said: I was under the service of Talhah bin ‘Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him), I would water his horse, groom it, serve him, and eat at his place. I had left my home and wealth migrating to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: When we and the people of Makkah made peace and began to meet each other, I went to a tree, cleared its (fallen) thorns, and lay down at its trunk. Then four polytheists from the people of Makkah came to me and began to speak against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I felt great aversion to them, so I went to another tree. They hung their weapons and lay down. While they were in that state, someone called out from the valley: O Muhajirun! Beware! Ibn Zunayn has been killed. (Upon hearing this) I drew my sword, then attacked those four while they were asleep, seized their weapons, bundled them together in my hand, and said: By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Whoever among you raises his head, I will strike that part of him with my sword in which his two eyes are (i.e., his skull). Then I drove them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: My uncle ‘Amir also brought a man from the family of ‘Abalat, called Makriz, dragging him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was among seventy polytheists, mounted on a horse covered with a felt armor (both the rider and the horse were armed for battle). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Let them go, so that the breaking of the treaty begins from their side, and the second time also from their side.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forgave them. (On this occasion) Allah revealed this verse: “And He it is Who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He had given you victory over them.” The whole verse was revealed. Then we returned to Madinah, and on the way we stopped at a place where there was a mountain between us and the polytheists of Banu Lihyan. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for the one who would climb that mountain at night and keep watch over you and your companions. Salamah said: I climbed that mountain two or three times at night (and kept watch), then we reached Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave his she-camels to his slave Rabah, and I was with him, taking Talhah’s horse to the pasture along with those she-camels. When morning came, ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī (a polytheist) raided and drove away the she-camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and killed the shepherd. I said: O Rabah! Take this horse and go to Talhah and inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that the disbelievers have raided his she-camels. Then I stood on a hillock, faced Madinah, and called out three times: “Ya Sabahah!” After that, I set out in pursuit of the raiders, shooting arrows and reciting rajaz: “I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked.” Then I would approach someone and shoot an arrow into his saddle, which would reach his shoulder (piercing the saddle), and say: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. By Allah! I kept shooting and wounding them, and whenever a rider turned back towards me, I would take shelter under a tree at its root and shoot an arrow, wounding the rider, until they entered a narrow mountain pass and I climbed the mountain. From there, I began to throw stones and kept pursuing them until there was not a single camel created by Allah that belonged to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except that I had recovered it from them (i.e., Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, recovered all the camels from the raiders). Salamah said: Then I continued to pursue them, shooting arrows, until I seized more than thirty cloaks and more than thirty spears from them. They were lightening themselves (to escape), and whatever they threw away, I would mark it with a stone so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions would recognize it (as spoils of war and take it). Until they came to a narrow pass and there they met the son of Badr Fazarī, who sat with them to have breakfast, and I sat on the top of a small hill. Fazarī said: Who is this man? They said: This man has troubled us, by Allah! He has been with us since the dark night, continuously shooting arrows at us until he has taken everything we had. Fazarī said: Four of you go and kill him. Hearing this, four men climbed the mountain towards me. When they came close enough to hear me, I said: Do you know me? They said: No. I said: I am Salamah, the son of Akwa‘ (Akwa‘ was his grandfather, but he attributed himself to his grandfather due to fame, and Salamah’s father’s name was ‘Amr, and ‘Amir was his uncle because he was the son of Akwa‘). By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I will kill whomever I wish among you (with an arrow), and none of you can kill me. One of them said: It seems so, then they all turned back. I had not left from there when the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared, riding through the trees. At the front was Akhram Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), behind him Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and behind him Miqdad bin Aswad Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him). I took hold of Akhram’s horse’s reins, and seeing this, the raiders fled. I said: O Akhram! Stay back from them, lest they kill you before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions arrive. He said: O Salamah! If you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and you know that Paradise is true and Hell is true, then do not prevent me from martyrdom (i.e., at most, I will be martyred at their hands, and what could be better than that). I let him go, and he confronted ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī, Akhram wounded his horse, and ‘Abd al-Rahman killed Akhram with a spear and mounted Akhram’s horse. Meanwhile, Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), arrived and killed ‘Abd al-Rahman with a spear. By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I kept pursuing them, running on foot so fast that I saw none of the companions behind me, nor their dust, until the raiders reached a valley with water before sunset, called Dhu Qarad. They dismounted to drink water, being thirsty, then saw me, as I was running after them. I drove them away from the water, so they could not drink a single drop, and they ran towards another valley. I also ran and, catching up with one of them, shot an arrow into his shoulder blade, and said: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. He said: (May the son of Akwa‘ die and) may his mother weep for him, is he the same Akwa‘ who was with me in the morning? I said: Yes, O enemy of your own soul! It is the same Akwa‘ who was with you in the morning. Salamah bin Akwa‘ said: Two of the raiders’ horses collapsed (from running), and they left them in a valley. I brought those horses, dragging them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). There I met ‘Amir with a water skin of milk mixed with water and a water skin of water. I performed ablution and drank the milk (Allahu Akbar! The courage of Salamah bin Akwa‘, running from early morning till night, horses got tired, camels got tired, people died, goods were left behind, but Salamah did not tire, and he ate or drank nothing all day, it was Allah’s help). Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was at the water where I had driven away the raiders. I saw that you (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken all the camels and all the things I had seized from the polytheists, all the spears and cloaks, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) had slaughtered one of the camels I had seized, and he was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! Permit me to select a hundred men from the army, then I will pursue the raiders so that none of them remains to inform his people (i.e., I will kill them all). Upon hearing this, you (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed until your molars became visible in the light of the fire. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Salamah! Can you do this?” I said: Yes! By the One who honored you. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “They have now reached the border of Ghatafan, where they are being hosted.” Meanwhile, a man from Ghatafan came and said: So-and-so had slaughtered a camel for them, they were skinning it, when they saw dust rising, and said: People have come, so they fled from there as well. When morning came, you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The best horseman among us today is Abu Qatadah, and the best footman is Salamah bin Akwa‘.” Salamah said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me two shares, one share for a horseman and one share for a footman, and both were given to me. After that, you (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me with you on ‘Adhba’ (your she-camel) on the return to Madinah. We were traveling when an Ansari, who was not left behind by anyone in running, said: Is there anyone who can outrun me to Madinah? And he kept repeating this. When I heard him, I said: You do not honor the elder nor fear the elder? He said: No, but I honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, let me go, I will outrun this man. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Alright, if you wish.” Then I said: I am coming to you, and I bent my foot and leapt, then I ran, and when one or two ascents remained, I caught my breath, then ran and caught up with him, until I punched him between his shoulders and said: By Allah! Now I have gone ahead, then I reached Madinah before him (i.e., competition is permissible without reward, but not with reward). By Allah! We stayed only three nights, then set out towards Khaybar with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then my uncle ‘Amir began to recite rajaz: “By Allah! If Allah had not guided us, we would not have found the way, nor given charity, nor prayed. And by Your grace, we are not independent, so keep our feet firm if we meet the disbelievers, and send down Your mercy and tranquility upon us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who is this?” The people said: ‘Amir. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “May Allah forgive him.” Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically sought forgiveness for someone, he would surely be martyred. So Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) called out while on his camel: O Prophet of Allah! Why did you not let us benefit from ‘Amir? Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then when we reached Khaybar, its king Marhab came out brandishing his sword and reciting rajaz: “Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab.” That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Hearing this, my uncle ‘Amir came out to face him and recited this rajaz: “Khaybar knows that I am ‘Amir, fully armed, one who plunges into battle.” Then both struck a blow each; Marhab’s sword struck my uncle ‘Amir’s shield, and ‘Amir tried to strike from below, but his sword struck himself and cut his jugular vein, and thus he was martyred. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I came out and saw some companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: ‘Amir’s deeds have become void, he killed himself. Hearing this, I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Have ‘Amir’s deeds become void? You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who says so?” I said: Your companions say so. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who said so has lied, rather he has double the reward.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), whose eyes were sore. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I will give the standard to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, or Allah and His Messenger love him.” (In Ibn Hisham’s narration, it is added: Allah will grant victory at his hands, and he is not one who flees.) Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I went to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and brought him, his eyes were sore, until I brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). You (peace and blessings be upon him) put your saliva in his eyes, and he was cured at once. Then you (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the standard, and Marhab came out and said: (Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab) That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: (Ana alladhi sammatni ummi Haydara, kalaythi ghabatin karihi al-manzara, awfihim bi al-sa‘i kayla al-sandara) That is, I am the one whom my mother named Haydar, like a lion of the forests, fierce in appearance (such that seeing him causes fear), I repay them with a measure greater than theirs (Sandarah is a measure larger than Sa‘, meaning they attack me lightly, but I finish them off completely). Then he struck Marhab on the head with his sword and killed him, and (the victory of Khaybar) was achieved at his hands.

It has been narrated on the authority of Anas that, on the Day of Hunain, Umm Sulaim took out a dagger she had in her possession. Abu Talha saw her and said: Messenger of Allah, this is Umm Sulaim. She is holding a dagger. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked (her): What for are you holding this dagger? She said: I took it up so that I may tear open the belly of a polytheist who comes near me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began to smile (at these words). She said: Messenger of Allah, kill all those people-other than us-whom thou hast declared to be free (on the day of the Conquest of Makkah). (They embraced Islam because) they were defeated at your hands (and as such their Islam is not dependable). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Umm Sulaim. God is sufficient (against the mischief of the polytheists) and He will be kind to us (so you need not carry this dagger).

This tradition has been narrated by the game authority (Yazid bin Hurmus) through a different chain of transmitters with the following difference in the elucidation of one of the points raised by Najda in his letter to Ibn Abbas (RA) : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used not to kill the children, so thou shouldst not kill them unless you could know what Khadir had known about the child he killed, or you could distinguish between a child who would grow up to be a believer (and a child who would grow up to be a non-believer), so that you killed the (prospective) non-believer and left the (prospective) believer aside.

It has been narrated on the authority of Umm 'Atiyya, the Ansarite, who said: I took part with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in seven battles. I would stay behind in the camp of men, cook their food, treat the wounded and nurse the sick.

It has been narrated on the authority of Zaid bin Arqam that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fought nineteen battles and after the Migration performed only one Pilgrimage called Hajjat-ul-Wada'.

It has been narrated on the authority of Buraida (who heard the tradition from his father) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) conducted nineteen military campaigns and he (actually) fought in eight of them.

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir bin ahadeeth that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said: This order will continue to be dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. The narrator says: Then he said something which I could not understand, and I said to my father: What did he say? My father told me that he said that all of them (Caliphs) would be from the Quraish.

It has been narrated on the authority of Amir bin Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas who said: I wrote (a letter) to Jabir bin ahadeeth and sent it to him through my servant Nafi', asking him to inform me of something he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . He wrote to me (in reply): I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say on Friday evening, the day on which al-Aslami was stoned to death (for committing adultery): The Islamic religion will continue until the Hour has been established, or you have been ruled over by twelve Caliphs, all of them being from the Quraish. also heard him say: A small force of the Muslims will capture the white palace, the police of the Persian Emperor or his descendants. I also heard him say: Before the Day of Judgment there will appear (a number of) impostors. You are to guard against them. I also heard him say: When God grants wealth to any one of you, he should first spend it on himself and his family (and then give it in charity to the poor). I heard him (also) say: I will be your forerunner at the Cistern (expecting your arrival).

It has been narrated by Abu Musa who said: Two of my cousins and I entered the apartment of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) . One of them said: Messenger of Allah, appoint us rulers of some lands that the Almighty and Glorious God has entrusted to thy care. The other also said something similar. He said: We do not appoint to this position one who asks for it nor anyone who is covetous for the same.