Volume 4, 56 Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)
Hadith Number 3020
(154) Chapter: The Burning of Houses and Date-Palms
Narrated Jarir: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to me,
“Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?”
Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath’am called Al-Ka`ba Al-Yamaniya. So, I proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet (ﷺ) struck me on the chest until I saw the marks of his fingers and said,
“O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.”
Jarir then proceeded towards that house, dismantled it, and burnt it. Then he sent a messenger to inform the Prophet (ﷺ). The messenger said,
“By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you until I had left it like a scabby camel (i.e. completely destroyed).”
Jarir added, “The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for Allah’s blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas five times.”
3021
(154) Chapter: The Burning of Houses and Date-Palms
Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) burnt the date-palms of Bani An-Nadir.
3022
(155) Chapter: Killing a Sleeping Mushrik
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent a group of Ansari men to kill Abu Rafi`. One of them set out and entered their fort. He said: “I hid myself in a stable for their animals. They locked the fort. Later, they lost a donkey and went out searching for it. I joined them pretending to search too. When they found it and entered the fort again, I entered with them. They locked the gate and put the keys in a small window. When they slept, I took the keys, opened the gate, and went to Abu Rafi and called out, 'O Abu Rafi.’ He replied. I followed his voice and struck him. He screamed. I went out and returned, pretending to be a helper and changed my voice saying, ‘What happened, O Abu Rafi?' He replied, 'I don’t know who struck me!' Then I drove my sword into his belly and pressed until it reached the bone. I left, confused, and tried to descend a ladder but fell and injured my foot. I returned to my companions and said, 'I won't leave until I hear the women mourning.' Then I heard the wailing of the women for Abu Rafi, the merchant of Hijaz, and left. We went back to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him.”
3023
(155) Chapter: Killing a Sleeping Mushrik
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent a group of the Ansar to Abu Rafi. Abdullah bin Atik entered his house at night and killed him while he was sleeping.
3024
(156) Chapter: Do Not Wish to Meet the Enemy
Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr (the freed slave of ‘Umar bin ‘Ubaidullah): I was Umar’s clerk. Once Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote a letter to Umar when he proceeded to Al-Haruriya. I read in it:
“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), in one of his expeditions, waited till the sun declined. Then he stood and said:
‘O people! Do not wish to meet the enemy, and ask Allah for safety. But when you face them, be patient. And know that Paradise is under the shade of swords.’
Then he invoked, ‘O Allah, the Revealer of the Book, the Mover of clouds, and the Defeater of the clans, defeat them and grant us victory over them.’”
3025
(156) Chapter: Do Not Wish to Meet the Enemy
Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“O people! Do not wish to meet the enemy. Ask Allah for safety, but when you meet them, be patient. Know that Paradise is under the shade of swords.”
3026
(156) Chapter: Do Not Wish to Meet the Enemy
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you face them, be patient.”
3027-3028
(157) Chapter: War is Deceit
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Khosrau will be ruined, and there will be no Khosrau after him. Caesar will surely be ruined and there will be no Caesar after him. You will spend their treasures in Allah’s cause.”
He added,
“War is deceit.”
3029
(158) Chapter: Telling lies in war
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said,
“War is deceit.”
3030
(158) Chapter: Telling lies in war
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“War is deceit.”
3031
(158) Chapter: Telling lies in war
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, **"Who is ready to kill Kab bin Al-Ashraf who has really hurt Allah and His Apostle?”**
Muhammad bin Maslama said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Do you like me to kill him?”
He replied in the affirmative. So, Muhammad bin Maslama went to him (Kab) and said, "This person (the Prophet) has put us to task and asked us for charity." Kab replied, “By Allah, you will get tired of him.” Muhammad said to him, “We have followed him, so we dislike to leave him till we see the end of his affair.” Muhammad bin Maslama kept talking to him until he got the chance to kill him.
3032
(159) Chapter: Killing non-Muslim warriors secretly
Narrated Jabir: The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Who is ready to kill Ka`b bin Ashraf (a Jew)?”
Muhammad bin Maslama replied, “Do you like me to kill him?”
The Prophet (ﷺ) replied in the affirmative. Muhammad bin Maslama said, “Then allow me to say what I like.” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “I do (allow you).”
3033
(160) Chapter: What tricks and means of security may be adopted
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Umar (ra): Once, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), accompanied by Ubai bin Ka’b, set out to Ibn Saiyyad. Ibn Saiyyad was in a garden of date palms. The Prophet (ﷺ) hid behind the trunks of the palms while Ibn Saiyyad was covered with a velvet sheet with murmurs from under it. Ibn Saiyyad’s mother saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Saf! This is Muhammad.” Ibn Saiyyad got up. The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“If she had left him (in his state), the truth would have been clear.”
3034
(161) Chapter: The recitation of poetic verses in the war
Narrated Al-Bara: I saw Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on the day of the Battle of the Trench carrying earth until the hair of his chest was covered with dust. He was a hairy man. He was reciting verses of `Abdullah (bin Rawaha):
“O Allah, were it not for You, we would not have been guided, nor would we have given in charity, nor prayed. So, bestow on us calmness, and when we meet the enemy, make our feet firm, for indeed, if they want to put us in affliction, we would not flee but withstand them.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to raise his voice while reciting these verses. (See Hadith No. 432, Vol. 5).