Sahih al-Bukhari — Military Expeditions

Narrated Abu Burda:Abu Musa said, "We went out in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) for a Ghazwa and we were six persons having one camel which we rode in rotation. So, (due to excessive walking) our feet became thin and my feet became thin and my nail dropped, and we used to wrap our feet with the pieces of cloth, and for this reason, the Ghazwa was named Dhat-ur-Riqa as we wrapped our feet with rags." When Abu- Musa narrated this (Hadith), he felt regretful to do so and said, as if he disliked to have disclosed a good deed of his

حدثنا محمد بن العلاء، حدثنا ابو اسامة، عن بريد بن عبد الله بن ابي بردة، عن ابي بردة، عن ابي موسى رضى الله عنه قال خرجنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في غزاة ونحن ستة نفر بيننا بعير نعتقبه، فنقبت اقدامنا ونقبت قدماى وسقطت اظفاري، وكنا نلف على ارجلنا الخرق، فسميت غزوة ذات الرقاع، لما كنا نعصب من الخرق على ارجلنا، وحدث ابو موسى بهذا، ثم كره ذاك، قال ما كنت اصنع بان اذكره. كانه كره ان يكون شىء من عمله افشاه

Narrated Salih bin Khawwat:Concerning those who witnessed the Fear Prayer that was performed in the battle of Dhat-ur-Riqa' in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ); One batch lined up behind him while another batch (lined up) facing the enemy. The Prophet (ﷺ) led the batch that was with him in one rak`a, and he stayed in the standing posture while that batch completed their (two rak`at) prayer by themselves and went away, lining in the face of the enemy, while the other batch came and he (i.e. the Prophet) offered his remaining rak`a with them, and then, kept on sitting till they completed their prayer by themselves, and he then finished his prayer with Taslim along with them

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، عن مالك، عن يزيد بن رومان، عن صالح بن خوات، عمن شهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم ذات الرقاع صلى صلاة الخوف ان طايفة صفت معه، وطايفة وجاه العدو، فصلى بالتي معه ركعة، ثم ثبت قايما، واتموا لانفسهم ثم انصرفوا، فصفوا وجاه العدو، وجاءت الطايفة الاخرى فصلى بهم الركعة التي بقيت من صلاته، ثم ثبت جالسا، واتموا لانفسهم، ثم سلم بهم

Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair:Jabir said, "We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) at Nakhl," and then he mentioned the Fear prayer. Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the Fear prayer in the Ghazwa of Banu Anmar

وقال معاذ حدثنا هشام، عن ابي الزبير، عن جابر، قال كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بنخل. فذكر صلاة الخوف. قال مالك وذلك احسن ما سمعت في صلاة الخوف. تابعه الليث عن هشام عن زيد بن اسلم ان القاسم بن محمد حدثه صلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في غزوة بني انمار

Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma:(describing the Fear prayer): The Imam stands up facing the Qibla and one batch of them (i.e. the army) (out of the two) prays along with him and the other batch faces the enemy. The Imam offers one rak`a with the first batch, then they themselves stand up alone and offer one bowing and two prostrations while they are still in their place, and then go away to relieve the second batch, and the second batch comes (and takes the place of the first batch in the prayer behind the Imam) and he offers the second rak`a with them. So he completes his two-rak`at and then the second batch bows and prostrates two prostrations (i.e. complete their second rak`a and thus all complete their prayer). (This hadith has also been narrated through two other chains by Sahl b. Abi Hathma)

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى بن سعيد القطان، عن يحيى بن سعيد الانصاري، عن القاسم بن محمد، عن صالح بن خوات، عن سهل بن ابي حثمة، قال يقوم الامام مستقبل القبلة، وطايفة منهم معه وطايفة من قبل العدو، وجوههم الى العدو، فيصلي بالذين معه ركعة، ثم يقومون، فيركعون لانفسهم ركعة ويسجدون سجدتين في مكانهم، ثم يذهب هولاء الى مقام اوليك فيركع بهم ركعة، فله ثنتان، ثم يركعون ويسجدون سجدتين. حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يحيى، عن شعبة، عن عبد الرحمن بن القاسم، عن ابيه، عن صالح بن خوات، عن سهل بن ابي حثمة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم. حدثني محمد بن عبيد الله، قال حدثني ابن ابي حازم، عن يحيى، سمع القاسم، اخبرني صالح بن خوات، عن سهل، حدثه قوله

Narrated Ibn `Umar:I took part in a Ghazwa towards Najd along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and we clashed with the enemy, and we lined up for them

حدثنا ابو اليمان، اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، قال اخبرني سالم، ان ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال غزوت مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل نجد، فوازينا العدو فصاففنا لهم

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led the Fear-prayer with one of the two batches of the army while the other (batch) faced the enemy. Then the first batch went away and took places of their companions (i.e. second batch) and the second batch came and he led his second rak`a with them. Then he (i.e. the Prophet: finished his prayer with Taslim and then each of the two batches got up and completed their remaining one rak`a)

حدثنا مسدد، حدثنا يزيد بن زريع، حدثنا معمر، عن الزهري، عن سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر، عن ابيه، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى باحدى الطايفتين، والطايفة الاخرى مواجهة العدو، ثم انصرفوا، فقاموا في مقام اصحابهم، فجاء اوليك فصلى بهم ركعة، ثم سلم عليهم، ثم قام هولاء فقضوا ركعتهم، وقام هولاء فقضوا ركعتهم

Narrated Sinan and Abu Salama:Jabir mentioned that he had participated in a Ghazwa towards Najd in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)

حدثنا ابو اليمان، حدثنا شعيب، عن الزهري، قال حدثني سنان، وابو سلمة ان جابرا، اخبر انه، غزا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل نجد

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:That he fought in a Ghazwa towards Najd along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) returned, he too, returned along with him. The time of the afternoon nap overtook them when they were in a valley full of thorny trees. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the thorny trees, seeking the shade of the trees. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took shelter under a Samura tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) suddenly called us, and we went to him, to find a bedouin sitting with him. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This (bedouin) took my sword out of its sheath while I was asleep. When I woke up, the naked sword was in his hand and he said to me, 'Who can save you from me?, I replied, 'Allah.' Now here he is sitting." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not punish him (for that)

حدثنا اسماعيل، قال حدثني اخي، عن سليمان، عن محمد بن ابي عتيق، عن ابن شهاب، عن سنان بن ابي سنان الدولي، عن جابر بن عبد الله رضى الله عنهما اخبره انه، غزا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل نجد، فلما قفل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قفل معه، فادركتهم القايلة في واد كثير العضاه، فنزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وتفرق الناس في العضاه يستظلون بالشجر، ونزل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تحت سمرة، فعلق بها سيفه، قال جابر فنمنا نومة، ثم اذا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يدعونا، فجيناه فاذا عنده اعرابي جالس فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان هذا اخترط سيفي، وانا نايم فاستيقظت، وهو في يده صلتا، فقال لي من يمنعك مني قلت الله. فها هو ذا جالس ". ثم لم يعاقبه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

(through another group of narrators) Jabir said:"We were in the company of the Prophet (during the battle of) Dhat-ur-Riqa', and we came across a shady tree and we left it for the Prophet (to take rest under its shade). A man from the pagans came while the Prophet's sword was hanging on the tree. He took it out of its sheath secretly and said (to the Prophet (ﷺ) ), 'Are you afraid of me?' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'No.' He said, 'Who can save you from me?' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, Allah.' The companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) threatened him, then the Iqama for the prayer was announced and the Prophet (ﷺ) offered a two rak`at Fear prayer with one of the two batches, and that batch went aside and he offered two rak`a-t with the other batch. So the Prophet (ﷺ) offered four rak`at but the people offered two rak`at only." (The subnarrator) Abu Bishr added, "The man was Ghaurath bin Al-Harith and the battle was waged against Muharib Khasafa

وقال ابان حدثنا يحيى بن ابي كثير، عن ابي سلمة، عن جابر، قال كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بذات الرقاع، فاذا اتينا على شجرة ظليلة تركناها للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فجاء رجل من المشركين وسيف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم معلق بالشجرة فاخترطه فقال تخافني قال " لا ". قال فمن يمنعك مني قال " الله ". فتهدده اصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، واقيمت الصلاة فصلى بطايفة ركعتين، ثم تاخروا، وصلى بالطايفة الاخرى ركعتين، وكان للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اربع وللقوم ركعتين. وقال مسدد عن ابي عوانة عن ابي بشر اسم الرجل غورث بن الحارث، وقاتل فيها محارب خصفة

Jabir added, "We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) at Nakhl and he offered the Fear prayer." Abu Huraira said, "I offered the Fear prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) during the Ghazwa (i.e. the battle) of Najd." Abu Huraira came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during the day of Khaibar

وقال ابو الزبير عن جابر، كنا مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بنخل فصلى الخوف. وقال ابو هريرة صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم غزوة نجد صلاة الخوف. وانما جاء ابو هريرة الى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ايام خيبر

Narrated Ibn Muhairiz:I entered the Mosque and saw Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and sat beside him and asked him about Al-Azl (i.e. coitus interruptus). Abu Sa`id said, "We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for the Ghazwa of Banu Al-Mustaliq and we received captives from among the Arab captives and we desired women and celibacy became hard on us and we loved to do coitus interruptus. So when we intended to do coitus interruptus, we said, 'How can we do coitus interruptus before asking Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who is present among us?" We asked (him) about it and he said, 'It is better for you not to do so, for if any soul (till the Day of Resurrection) is predestined to exist, it will exist

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، اخبرنا اسماعيل بن جعفر، عن ربيعة بن ابي عبد الرحمن، عن محمد بن يحيى بن حبان، عن ابن محيريز، انه قال دخلت المسجد فرايت ابا سعيد الخدري فجلست اليه فسالته عن العزل،، قال ابو سعيد خرجنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في غزوة بني المصطلق، فاصبنا سبيا من سبى العرب، فاشتهينا النساء واشتدت علينا العزبة، واحببنا العزل، فاردنا ان نعزل، وقلنا نعزل ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بين اظهرنا قبل ان نساله فسالناه عن ذلك فقال " ما عليكم ان لا تفعلوا، ما من نسمة كاينة الى يوم القيامة الا وهى كاينة

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:We took part in the Ghazwa of Najd along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and when the time for the afternoon rest approached while he was in a valley with plenty of thorny trees, he dismounted under a tree and rested in its shade and hung his sword (on it). The people dispersed amongst the trees in order to have shade. While we were in this state, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called us and we came and found a bedouin sitting in front of him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "This (Bedouin) came to me while I was asleep, and he took my sword stealthily. I woke up while he was standing by my head, holding my sword without its sheath. He said, 'Who will save you from me?' I replied, 'Allah.' So he sheathed it (i.e. the sword) and sat down, and here he is." But Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not punish him

حدثنا محمود، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، اخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، عن ابي سلمة، عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم غزوة نجد، فلما ادركته القايلة وهو في واد كثير العضاه، فنزل تحت شجرة واستظل بها وعلق سيفه، فتفرق الناس في الشجر يستظلون، وبينا نحن كذلك اذ دعانا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجينا، فاذا اعرابي قاعد بين يديه، فقال " ان هذا اتاني وانا نايم، فاخترط سيفي فاستيقظت، وهو قايم على راسي، مخترط صلتا، قال من يمنعك مني قلت الله. فشامه، ثم قعد، فهو هذا ". قال ولم يعاقبه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari:I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) offering his Nawafil prayer on his Mount facing the East during the Ghazwa of Anmar

حدثنا ادم، حدثنا ابن ابي ذيب، حدثنا عثمان بن عبد الله بن سراقة، عن جابر بن عبد الله الانصاري، قال رايت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في غزوة انمار يصلي على راحلته، متوجها قبل المشرق متطوعا

Narrated `Aisha:Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots amongst his wives, and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to take with him the one on whom lot fell. He drew lots amongst us during one of the Ghazwat which he fought. The lot fell on me and so I proceeded with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) after Allah's order of veiling (the women) had been revealed. I was carried (on the back of a camel) in my howdah and carried down while still in it (when we came to a halt). So we went on till Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had finished from that Ghazwa of his and returned. When we approached the city of Medina he announced at night that it was time for departure. So when they announced the news of departure, I got up and went away from the army camps, and after finishing from the call of nature, I came back to my riding animal. I touched my chest to find that my necklace which was made of Zifar beads (i.e. Yemenite beads partly black and partly white) was missing. So I returned to look for my necklace and my search for it detained me. (In the meanwhile) the people who used to carry me on my camel, came and took my howdah and put it on the back of my camel on which I used to ride, as they considered that I was in it. In those days women were light in weight for they did not get fat, and flesh did not cover their bodies in abundance as they used to eat only a little food. Those people therefore, disregarded the lightness of the howdah while lifting and carrying it; and at that time I was still a young girl. They made the camel rise and all of them left (along with it). I found my necklace after the army had gone. Then I came to their camping place to find no call maker of them, nor one who would respond to the call. So I intended to go to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would miss me and come back to me (in my search). While I was sitting in my resting place, I was overwhelmed by sleep and slept. Safwan bin Al-Muattal As-Sulami Adh-Dhakwani was behind the army. When he reached my place in the morning, he saw the figure of a sleeping person and he recognized me on seeing me as he had seen me before the order of compulsory veiling (was prescribed). So I woke up when he recited Istirja' (i.e. "Inna li l-lahi wa inna llaihi raji'un") as soon as he recognized me. I veiled my face with my head cover at once, and by Allah, we did not speak a single word, and I did not hear him saying any word besides his Istirja'. He dismounted from his camel and made it kneel down, putting his leg on its front legs and then I got up and rode on it. Then he set out leading the camel that was carrying me till we overtook the army in the extreme heat of midday while they were at a halt (taking a rest). (Because of the event) some people brought destruction upon themselves and the one who spread the Ifk (i.e. slander) more, was `Abdullah bin Ubai Ibn Salul." (Urwa said, "The people propagated the slander and talked about it in his (i.e. `Abdullah's) presence and he confirmed it and listened to it and asked about it to let it prevail." `Urwa also added, "None was mentioned as members of the slanderous group besides (`Abdullah) except Hassan bin Thabit and Mistah bin Uthatha and Hamna bint Jahsh along with others about whom I have no knowledge, but they were a group as Allah said. It is said that the one who carried most of the slander was `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul." `Urwa added, "`Aisha disliked to have Hassan abused in her presence and she used to say, 'It was he who said: My father and his (i.e. my father's) father and my honor are all for the protection of Muhammad's honor from you."). `Aisha added, "After we returned to Medina, I became ill for a month. The people were propagating the forged statements of the slanderers while I was unaware of anything of all that, but I felt that in my present ailment, I was not receiving the same kindness from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as I used to receive when I got sick. (But now) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would only come, greet me and say,' How is that (lady)?' and leave. That roused my doubts, but I did not discover the evil (i.e. slander) till I went out after my convalescence, I went out with Um Mistah to Al-Manasi' where we used to answer the call of nature and we used not to go out (to answer the call of nature) except at night, and that was before we had latrines near our houses. And this habit of our concerning evacuating the bowels, was similar to the habits of the old 'Arabs living in the deserts, for it would be troublesome for us to take latrines near our houses. So I and Um Mistah who was the daughter of Abu Ruhm bin Al-Muttalib bin `Abd Manaf, whose mother was the daughter of Sakhr bin 'Amir and the aunt of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and whose son was Mistah bin Uthatha bin `Abbas bin Al-Muttalib, went out. I and Um Mistah returned to my house after we finished answering the call of nature. Um Mistah stumbled by getting her foot entangled in her covering sheet and on that she said, 'Let Mistah be ruined!' I said, 'What a hard word you have said. Do you abuse a man who took part in the battle of Badr?' On that she said, 'O you Hantah! Didn't you hear what he (i.e. Mistah) said? 'I said, 'What did he say?' Then she told me the slander of the people of Ifk. So my ailment was aggravated, and when I reached my home, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me, and after greeting me, said, 'How is that (lady)?' I said, 'Will you allow me to go to my parents?' as I wanted to be sure about the news through them. Allah's Apostle allowed me (and I went to my parents) and asked my mother, 'O mother! What are the people talking about?' She said, 'O my daughter! Don't worry, for scarcely is there a charming woman who is loved by her husband and whose husband has other wives besides herself that they (i.e. women) would find faults with her.' I said, 'Subhan-Allah! (I testify the uniqueness of Allah). Are the people really talking in this way?' I kept on weeping that night till dawn I could neither stop weeping nor sleep then in the morning again, I kept on weeping. When the Divine Inspiration was delayed. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called `Ali bin Abi Talib and Usama bin Zaid to ask and consult them about divorcing me. Usama bin Zaid said what he knew of my innocence, and the respect he preserved in himself for me. Usama said, '(O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!) She is your wife and we do not know anything except good about her.' `Ali bin Abi Talib said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Allah does not put you in difficulty and there are plenty of women other than she, yet, ask the maid-servant who will tell you the truth.' On that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called Barira (i.e. the maid-servant) and said, 'O Barira! Did you ever see anything which aroused your suspicion?' Barira said to him, 'By Him Who has sent you with the Truth. I have never seen anything in her (i.e. Aisha) which I would conceal, except that she is a young girl who sleeps leaving the dough of her family exposed so that the domestic goats come and eat it.' So, on that day, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up on the pulpit and complained about `Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul) before his companions, saying, 'O you Muslims! Who will relieve me from that man who has hurt me with his evil statement about my family? By Allah, I know nothing except good about my family and they have blamed a man about whom I know nothing except good and he used never to enter my home except with me.' Sa`d bin Mu`adh the brother of Banu `Abd Al-Ashhal got up and said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I will relieve you from him; if he is from the tribe of Al-Aus, then I will chop his head off, and if he is from our brothers, i.e. Al-Khazraj, then order us, and we will fulfill your order.' On that, a man from Al-Khazraj got up. Um Hassan, his cousin, was from his branch tribe, and he was Sa`d bin Ubada, chief of Al-Khazraj. Before this incident, he was a pious man, but his love for his tribe goaded him into saying to Sa`d (bin Mu`adh). 'By Allah, you have told a lie; you shall not and cannot kill him. If he belonged to your people, you would not wish him to be killed.' On that, Usaid bin Hudair who was the cousin of Sa`d (bin Mu`adh) got up and said to Sa`d bin 'Ubada, 'By Allah! You are a liar! We will surely kill him, and you are a hypocrite arguing on the behalf of hypocrites.' On this, the two tribes of Al-Aus and Al Khazraj got so much excited that they were about to fight while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was standing on the pulpit. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) kept on quietening them till they became silent and so did he. All that day I kept on weeping with my tears never ceasing, and I could never sleep. In the morning my parents were with me and I wept for two nights and a day with my tears never ceasing and I could never sleep till I thought that my liver would burst from weeping. So, while my parents were sitting with me and I was weeping, an Ansari woman asked me to grant her admittance. I allowed her to come in, and when she came in, she sat down and started weeping with me. While we were in this state, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came, greeted us and sat down. He had never sat with me since that day of the slander. A month had elapsed and no Divine Inspiration came to him about my case. Allah's Apostle then recited Tashah-hud and then said, 'Amma Badu, O `Aisha! I have been informed so-and-so about you; if you are innocent, then soon Allah will reveal your innocence, and if you have committed a sin, then repent to Allah and ask Him for forgiveness for when a slave confesses his sins and asks Allah for forgiveness, Allah accepts his repentance.' When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished his speech, my tears ceased flowing completely that I no longer felt a single drop of tear flowing. I said to my father, 'Reply to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on my behalf concerning what he has said.' My father said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) .' Then I said to my mother, 'Reply to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on my behalf concerning what he has said.' She said, 'By Allah, I do not know what to say to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).' In spite of the fact that I was a young girl and had a little knowledge of Qur'an, I said, 'By Allah, no doubt I know that you heard this (slanderous) speech so that it has been planted in your hearts (i.e. minds) and you have taken it as a truth. Now if I tell you that I am innocent, you will not believe me, and if I confess to you about it, and Allah knows that I am innocent, you will surely believe me. By Allah, I find no similitude for me and you except that of Joseph's father when he said, '(For me) patience is the most fitting against that which you assert; it is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought.' Then I turned to the other side and lay on my bed; and Allah knew then that I was innocent and hoped that Allah would reveal my innocence. But, by Allah, I never thought that Allah would reveal about my case, Divine Inspiration, that would be recited (forever) as I considered myself too unworthy to be talked of by Allah with something of my concern, but I hoped that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) might have a dream in which Allah would prove my innocence. But, by Allah, before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) left his seat and before any of the household left, the Divine inspiration came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). So there overtook him the same hard condition which used to overtake him, (when he used to be inspired Divinely). The sweat was dropping from his body like pearls though it was a wintry day and that was because of the weighty statement which was being revealed to him. When that state of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was over, he got up smiling, and the first word he said was, 'O `Aisha! Allah has declared your innocence!' Then my Mother said to me, 'Get up and go to him (i.e. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)). I replied, 'By Allah, I will not go to him, and I praise none but Allah. So Allah revealed the ten Verses:- - "Verily! They who spread the slander Are a gang, among you............." (24.11-20) Allah revealed those Qur'anic Verses to declare my innocence. Abu Bakr As-Siddiq who used to disburse money for Mistah bin Uthatha because of his relationship to him and his poverty, said, 'By Allah, I will never give to Mistah bin Uthatha anything after what he has said about Aisha.' Then Allah revealed:-- "And let not those among you who are good and wealthy swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, those in need, and those who have left their homes for Allah's cause, let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful." (24.22) Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said, 'Yes, by Allah, I would like that Allah forgive me.' and went on giving Mistah the money he used to give him before. He also added, 'By Allah, I will never deprive him of it at all.' Aisha further said:." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) also asked Zainab bint Jahsh (i.e. his wife) about my case. He said to Zainab, 'What do you know and what did you see?" She replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I refrain from claiming falsely that I have heard or seen anything. By Allah, I know nothing except good (about `Aisha).' From amongst the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) Zainab was my peer (in beauty and in the love she received from the Prophet) but Allah saved her from that evil because of her piety. Her sister Hamna, started struggling on her behalf and she was destroyed along with those who were destroyed. The man who was blamed said, 'Subhan-Allah! By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, I have never uncovered the cover (i.e. veil) of any female.' Later on the man was martyred in Allah's Cause

Narrated Az-Zuhri:Al-Walid bin `Abdul Malik said to me, "Have you heard that `Ali' was one of those who slandered `Aisha?" I replied, "No, but two men from your people (named) Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman and Abu Bakr bin `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Harith have informed me that Aisha told them that `Ali remained silent about her case

حدثني عبد الله بن محمد، قال املى على هشام بن يوسف من حفظه اخبرنا معمر، عن الزهري، قال قال لي الوليد بن عبد الملك ابلغك ان عليا، كان فيمن قذف عايشة قلت لا. ولكن قد اخبرني رجلان من قومك ابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن وابو بكر بن عبد الرحمن بن الحارث ان عايشة رضى الله عنها قالت لهما كان علي مسلما في شانها. فراجعوه فلم يرجع وقال مسلما بلا شك فيه وعليه كان في اصل العتيق كذلك

Narrated Masruq bin Al-Ajda:Um Ruman, the mother of `Aisha said that while `Aisha and she were sitting, an Ansari woman came and said, "May Allah harm such and-such a person!" Um Ruman said to her, What is the matter?" She replied, "My son was amongst those who talked of the story (of the Slander)." Um Ruman said, "What is that?" She said, "So-and-so..." and narrated the whole story. On that `Aisha said, "Did Allah's Apostle hear about that?" She replied, "Yes." `Aisha further said, "And Abu Bakr too?" She replied, "Yes." On that, `Aisha fell down fainting, and when she came to her senses, she had got fever with rigors. I put her clothes over her and covered her. The Prophet (ﷺ) came and asked, "What is wrong with this (lady)?" Um Ruman replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! She (i.e. `Aisha) has got temperature with rigors." He said, "Perhaps it is because of the story that has been talked about?" She said, "Yes." `Aisha sat up and said, "By Allah, if I took an oath (that I am innocent), you would not believe me, and if I said (that I am not innocent), you would not excuse me. My and your example is like that of Jacob and his sons (as Jacob said ): 'It is Allah (Alone) Whose Help can be sought against that you assert.' Um Ruman said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) then went out saying nothing. Then Allah declared her innocence. On that, `Aisha said (to the Prophet), "I thank Allah only; thank neither anybody else nor you

حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا ابو عوانة، عن حصين، عن ابي وايل، قال حدثني مسروق بن الاجدع، قال حدثتني ام رومان وهى ام عايشة رضى الله عنها قالت بينا انا قاعدة انا وعايشة اذ ولجت امراة من الانصار فقالت فعل الله بفلان وفعل. فقالت ام رومان وما ذاك قالت ابني فيمن حدث الحديث. قالت وما ذاك قالت كذا وكذا. قالت عايشة سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت نعم. قالت وابو بكر قالت نعم. فخرت مغشيا عليها، فما افاقت الا وعليها حمى بنافض، فطرحت عليها ثيابها فغطيتها. فجاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " ما شان هذه ". قلت يا رسول الله اخذتها الحمى بنافض. قال " فلعل في حديث تحدث به ". قالت نعم. فقعدت عايشة فقالت والله لين حلفت لا تصدقوني، ولين قلت لا تعذروني، مثلي ومثلكم كيعقوب وبنيه، والله المستعان على ما تصفون، قالت وانصرف ولم يقل شييا، فانزل الله عذرها قالت بحمد الله لا بحمد احد ولا بحمدك

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:`Aisha used to recite this Verse:-- 'Ida taliqunahu bi-alsinatikum' (24.15) "(As you tell lie with your tongues.)" and used to say "Al-Walaq" means "telling of a lie. "She knew this Verse more than anybody else as it was revealed about her

حدثني يحيى، حدثنا وكيع، عن نافع بن عمر، عن ابن ابي مليكة، عن عايشة رضى الله عنها كانت تقرا {اذ تلقونه بالسنتكم} وتقول الولق الكذب. قال ابن ابي مليكة وكانت اعلم من غيرها بذلك لانه نزل فيها

Narrated Hisham's father:I started abusing Hassan in front of `Aisha. She said, "Do not abuse him as he used to defend Allah's Apostle (against the infidels). `Aisha added, "Once Hassan took the permission from the Prophet (ﷺ) to say poetic verses against the infidels. On that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'How will you exclude my forefathers (from that)? Hassan replied, 'I will take you out of them as one takes a hair out of the dough." Hisham's father added, "I abused Hassan as he was one of those who spoke against `Aisha

حدثنا عثمان بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا عبدة، عن هشام، عن ابيه، قال ذهبت اسب حسان عند عايشة فقالت لا تسبه، فانه كان ينافح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. وقالت عايشة استاذن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في هجاء المشركين قال " كيف بنسبي ". قال لاسلنك منهم كما تسل الشعرة من العجين. وقال محمد حدثنا عثمان بن فرقد، سمعت هشاما، عن ابيه، قال سببت حسان، وكان ممن كثر عليها

Narrated Masruq:We went to `Aisha while Hassan bin Thabit was with her reciting poetry to her from some of his poetic verses, saying "A chaste wise lady about whom nobody can have suspicion. She gets up with an empty stomach because she never eats the flesh of indiscreet (ladies)." `Aisha said to him, "But you are not like that." I said to her, "Why do you grant him admittance, though Allah said:-- "and as for him among them, who had the greater share therein, his will be a severe torment." (24.11) On that, `Aisha said, "And what punishment is more than blinding?" She, added, "Hassan used to defend or say poetry on behalf of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (against the infidels)

حدثني بشر بن خالد، اخبرنا محمد بن جعفر، عن شعبة، عن سليمان، عن ابي الضحى، عن مسروق، قال دخلنا على عايشة رضى الله عنها وعندها حسان بن ثابت ينشدها شعرا، يشبب بابيات له وقال: حصان رزان ما تزن بريبة وتصبح غرثى من لحوم الغوافل فقالت له عايشة لكنك لست كذلك. قال مسروق فقلت لها لم تاذنين له ان يدخل عليك. وقد قال الله تعالى {والذي تولى كبره منهم له عذاب عظيم}. فقالت واى عذاب اشد من العمى. قالت له انه كان ينافح او يهاجي عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Narrated Zaid bin Khalid:We went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the year of Al-Hudaibiya. One night it rained and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led us in the Fajr prayer and (after finishing it), turned to us and said, "Do you know what your Lord has said?" We replied, "Allah and His Apostle know it better." He said, "Allah said:-- "(Some of) My slaves got up believing in Me, And (some of them) disbelieving in Me. The one who said: We have been given Rain through Allah's Mercy and Allah's Blessing and Allah's Bounty, then he is a believer in Me, and is a disbeliever in the star. And whoever said: We have been given rain because of such and- such star, then he is a believer in the star, and is a disbeliever in Me

حدثنا خالد بن مخلد، حدثنا سليمان بن بلال، قال حدثني صالح بن كيسان، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الله، عن زيد بن خالد رضى الله عنه قال خرجنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عام الحديبية، فاصابنا مطر ذات ليلة، فصلى لنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الصبح، ثم اقبل علينا فقال " اتدرون ماذا قال ربكم ". قلنا الله ورسوله اعلم. فقال " قال الله اصبح من عبادي مومن بي وكافر بي، فاما من قال مطرنا برحمة الله وبرزق الله وبفضل الله. فهو مومن بي، كافر بالكوكب. واما من قال مطرنا بنجم كذا. فهو مومن بالكوكب، كافر بي