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Regarding The Virtue Of Keeping Watch In The Cause Of Allāh, The Mighty And Sublime

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2501 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 9

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2501. Sahl bin Al-Hanzaliyyah narrated that they traveled with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on the day of Hunain, so they traveled (in a caravan of camels) for a long time until evening came. (He said) "I attended a prayer along with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when a horseman came and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! I traveled ahead of you until I ascended such and such mountain, and I saw Hawāzin, all together with their women, cattle, and sheep gathered at Hunain.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ smiled and said: 'That will be spoils for the Muslims tomorrow, if Allāh wills.' Then he said: 'Who will stand guard for us tonight?' Anas bin Abī Marṭhad Al-Ganawī said: 'I will do it O Messenger of Allāh!' He said: 'Then mount.' So he mounted his horse and came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to him: 'Go through this mountain pass until you come to the peak. We should not be exposed to any danger from your direction tonight.' In the morning the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came out to his place of prayer and offered two Rak'ahs, then said: 'Have you seen any sign of your horseman?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! We have not heard from him.' The call for the prayer was made, and while the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was praying, he began to glance towards the mountain pass. After he finished the prayer and said the Salām, he said: 'Cheer up for your horseman has come.' We started to look through the trees in the ravine, and sure enough he had come. He stood by the side of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said the Salām to him, and said: 'I went until I reached the top of this mountain pass as ordered by the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. In the morning I checked both of the ravines but saw no one.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to him: 'Did you dismount during the night?'. He said: 'No, except to pray or to relive myself.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'You have earned (Paradise); if you do not do anything after today, you will not be blamed for it.'[1] (Hasan)

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2501 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَّامٍ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَّامٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي السَّلُولِيُّ أَبُو كَبْشَةَ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ سَهْلُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ، أَنَّهُمْ سَارُوا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَأَطْنَبُوا السَّيْرَ، حَتَّى كَانَتْ عَشِيَّةً فَحَضَرْتُ الصَّلَاةَ، عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَارِسٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ حَتَّى طَلَعْتُ جَبَلَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِهَوَازِنَ عَلَى بَكْرَةِ آبَائِهِمْ بِظُعُنِهِمْ، وَنَعَمِهِمْ، وَشَائِهِمْ، اجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى حُنَيْنٍ، فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَالَ: «تِلْكَ غَنِيمَةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ»، ثُمَّ، قَالَ: «مَنْ يَحْرُسُنَا اللَّيْلَةَ؟»، قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيُّ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: «فَارْكَبْ»، فَرَكِبَ فَرَسًا لَهُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اسْتَقْبِلْ هَذَا الشِّعْبَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِي أَعْلَاهُ، وَلَا نُغَرَّنَّ مِنْ قِبَلِكَ اللَّيْلَةَ»، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا، خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ، فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «هَلْ أَحْسَسْتُمْ فَارِسَكُمْ»، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَحْسَسْنَاهُ فَثُوِّبَ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي، وَهُوَ يَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الشِّعْبِ حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «أَبْشِرُوا فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ فَارِسُكُمْ»، فَجَعَلْنَا نَنْظُرُ إِلَى خِلَالِ الشَّجَرِ فِي الشِّعْبِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ جَاءَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى كُنْتُ فِي أَعْلَى هَذَا الشِّعْبِ حَيْثُ أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ اطَّلَعْتُ الشِّعْبَيْنِ كِلَيْهِمَا فَنَظَرْتُ، فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ نَزَلْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ؟» قَالَ: لَا، إِلَّا مُصَلِّيًا أَوْ قَاضِيًا حَاجَةً، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ فَلَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ لَا تَعْمَلَ بَعْدَهَا»

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