Hadith 4043

The Ghazwā of Uḥud(1).

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4043 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 94

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4043. Narrated Al-Barā': رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: We faced Al-Mushrikūn [polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allāh and in His Messenger Muḥammad ﷺ] on that day (of the battle of Uhud) and the Prophet ﷺ placed a batch of archers (at a special place) and appointed 'Abdullāh (bin Jubair) as their commander and said, "Do not leave this place; and if you should see us conquering the enemy, do not leave this place, and if you should see them conquering us, do not (come to) help us." So, when we faced the enemy, they took to their heel till I saw their women running towards the mountain, lifting up their clothes from their legs, revealing their leg-bangles. The Muslims started saying, "The booty, the booty!" 'Abdullāh bin Jubair said, "The Prophet ﷺ had taken a firm promise from me not to leave this place." But his companions refused (to stay). So when they refused (to stay there), (Allāh) confused them so that they could not know where to go, and they suffered seventy casualties. Abū Sufyān ascended a high place and said, "Is Muḥammad (ﷺ) present amongst the people?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not answer him." Abū Sufyān said, "Is the son of Abū Quḥāfa present among the people?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not answer him." Abū Sufyān said, "Is the son of Al-Khaṭṭāb amongst the people?" He then added, "All these people have been killed, for, were they alive, they would have replied." On that, 'Umar could not help saying, "You are a liar, O enemy of Allāh! Allāh has kept what will make you unhappy." Abū Sufyān said, "High may be Hubal!"(1) On that the Prophet ﷺ said (to his Companions), "Reply to him." They asked, "What may we say?" He said, "Say: Allāh is More High and More Majestic!" Abū Sufyān said, "We have (the idol) Al-'Uzza, whereas you have no 'Uzza!" The Prophet ﷺ said (to his Companions), "Reply to him." They asked, "What may we say?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Say: Allāh is our Maulā (Helper) and you have no Maulā (helper)." Abū Sufyān said, "(This) day compensates for our loss at Badr and (in) the battle (the victory) is always undecided and shared in turns by the belligerents. You will see some of your dead men mutilated, but neither did I urge this action, nor am I sorry for it."

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4043 - حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ البَرَاءِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: لَقِينَا المُشْرِكِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَأَجْلَسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشًا مِنَ الرُّمَاةِ، وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، وَقَالَ: «لاَ تَبْرَحُوا، إِنْ رَأَيْتُمُونَا ظَهَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلاَ تَبْرَحُوا، وَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ ظَهَرُوا عَلَيْنَا فَلاَ تُعِينُونَا» فَلَمَّا لَقِينَا هَرَبُوا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ النِّسَاءَ يَشْتَدِدْنَ فِي الجَبَلِ، رَفَعْنَ عَنْ سُوقِهِنَّ، قَدْ بَدَتْ خَلاَخِلُهُنَّ، فَأَخَذُوا يَقُولُونَ: الغَنِيمَةَ الغَنِيمَةَ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لاَ تَبْرَحُوا، فَأَبَوْا، فَلَمَّا أَبَوْا صُرِفَ وُجُوهُهُمْ، فَأُصِيبَ سَبْعُونَ قَتِيلًا، وَأَشْرَفَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالَ: أَفِي القَوْمِ مُحَمَّدٌ؟ فَقَالَ: «لاَ تُجِيبُوهُ» فَقَالَ: أَفِي القَوْمِ ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ تُجِيبُوهُ» فَقَالَ: أَفِي القَوْمِ ابْنُ الخَطَّابِ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ قُتِلُوا، فَلَوْ كَانُوا أَحْيَاءً لَأَجَابُوا، فَلَمْ يَمْلِكْ عُمَرُ نَفْسَهُ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ يَا عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ، أَبْقَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ مَا يُخْزِيكَ، قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: اعْلُ هُبَلُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَجِيبُوهُ» قَالُوا: مَا نَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: " قُولُوا: اللَّهُ أَعْلَى وَأَجَلُّ " قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: لَنَا العُزَّى وَلاَ عُزَّى لَكُمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَجِيبُوهُ» قَالُوا: مَا نَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: «قُولُوا اللَّهُ مَوْلاَنَا، وَلاَ مَوْلَى لَكُمْ» قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ: يَوْمٌ بِيَوْمِ بَدْرٍ، وَالحَرْبُ سِجَالٌ، وَتَجِدُونَ مُثْلَةً، لَمْ آمُرْ بِهَا وَلَمْ تَسُؤْنِي

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