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276 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "Wbayda then said, '0 Messenger of God, if Abii Talib could only see me, he would know that it was to me his words applied, "We will serve him until we are laid out before him, uncaring even of our sons and our wives."' "He then, God be pleased with him, died, and the Messenger of God (SAAS) said, 'I bear witness that you are a martyr!"' Al-Shxfici, God bless him, related this. The first Muslim killed in the battle was Mihjac, the freed-man of Wmar b. al-Kharcab; he was shot with an arrow. Ibn Ishzq stated, "He was the first man killed. Then Haitha b. Sumqa, one of the Bana 'Adi h. al-Najja, was shot at as he drank from the cistern. An arrow hit him in the throat, and so he died." It is established in the jahih collections, from Anas, that Haitha h.Suraqa was hilled at Badr. He was in the vanguard and was struck by a stray arrow which hilled him. His mother later came to the Messenger of God (SAAS) and said, "0 Messenger of God, tell me about Haritha. If he is in heaven, I will be content. Otherwise, let God show me what to do." That is, to engage in mourning for him, a practice not yet forbidden. The Messenger of God (SAAS) replied, "Have you gone crazy? There are eight gardens there, and your son has earned the very highest of paradise!" Ibn Ishxq stated, "The forces moved slowly towards one another. The Messenger of God (SAAS) had told his men not to attack until he gave them the order. He said, 'If the enemy should surround you, then force them back with arrows.'" In his jahih collection, d-Bukhari quotes Aba Usayd as saying, "The Messenger of God (SAAS), told us at the battle of Badr, 'If they close in on you' -meaning the polytheists - 'then shoot at them and gather up your arrows."' Al-Bayhaqi stated, "Al-Hakim informed us, quoting al-Asamm, that Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Jabbar related to us, from Yanus b. Bukayr, from Aba Ish~q, quoting 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr, as follows, 'The Messenger of God (SAAS) made the battle-cry of the Emigrants at Badr, "0 Bana 'Abd al-Rahman!" (that is, "0 tribe of the worshipper of the All-Merciful") and that of d-Khazraj, L'O Bann of 'Abd Allah" (that is "0 tribe of the worshipper of God"), that of al-Aws, "0 Bann Wbayd All&" (that is, "0 tribe of the slaves of God"). He named his cavalry "God's horsemen."'" Ibn Hisha stated that the war cry used at Badr by the jahliba, the Companions, was "One! One!" Ibn Ishaq stated, "While the Messenger of God (SAAS) was in the shelter with Aba Bakr, God bless him, he called out to God the Almighty and Glorious for help. As the Almighty stated, 'When you sought aid from your Lord, and he answered you, saying, will help you with 1,000 angels, following after one another. And God made of it nothing but glad tidings, to ease your hearts by it. And victory comes only from God. God is powerful, wise""' (sarat al-Anfzl; VIII, v.9, 10).
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA~L IBN KATHiR 277 Imxm Ahmad stated that Aha Nah Qurad related to hi, quoting 'Ikrima h. 'Ammar, quoting S i d al-Hanafi, father of Zumayl, quoting Ibn 'Ahhas, quoting Wmar b. al-Khattab, as follows, "At the battle of Badr, the Messenger of God (SAAS) looked over at his force numbering some 300 and viewed the polytheists, totalling more than 1,000. He then turned in the direction of the qzbla, wearing his shawl and pants and spoke the words, '0 God, fulfil what you promised me; 0 God, if this force perishes You will never again be worshipped on earth.' "He kept up his appeals and prayers to his Lord until his mantle fell down. Ahii Bakr then came and replaced it, remaining close behind hi. He then said, 'Let your appeals to your Lord he enough now. He will fulfil what He has promised you.' And so God revealed, 'When you sought aid from your Lord, and He answered you, saying, "I will help you with 1,000 angels, following after one another""' (sprat al-Anfzl; VIII, v.9). He then related the conclusion of the hadith as will come hereafter. Muslim, Aha Da'ad, al-Tidhi, Ibn Jarir and others all related this, from a hadith of 'Ikrima b. 'Ammar al-Yamani. 'Ali h. al-Madini and al-Tirmidhi declared it authentic. Others also stated, from Ihn 'Ahb%, alSuddi, Ibn Jarir and others, that this verse was revealed concerning the prayers said by the Prophet at Badr. Al-Umawi and others stated that the Muslims shouted out loudly to God, Almighty and Glorious is He, seeking His aid. As for the words of the Lord "with 1,000 angels, following after one another", it implies that "they are following on towards you and giving aid to your party". AILCAwfi related this hadith from Ihn 'Ahbzs along with Muj&id, Ihn Kathir, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Zayd and others. Aba Kudayna stated, from Qahns, from Ihn 'Ahbs, that the word murd$n, i.e. "following after one another", meant that each angel was followed by another one. In another account from him, with the same chain of authorites murdrfin is taken to imply that each came immediately after the other. Aha Zahysn, al-Dahhak and Qatada said this. 'Ali h. Ahii Talb al-Witlihi related from Ihn 'Abhs, who said, "God provided His Prophet and the believers with 1,000 angels. Gabriel was there with one wing of 500, while Michael had another wing of 500. This is very well known." However, Ihn Jarir stated, "Al-MuthannB related to me, quoting Ishaq, quoting Ya'qiih h. Muhammad al-Zuhri, quoting 'Ahd al-'Aaz h. 'Immn, from al-Raha'i, from Aha al-Huwayrith, from Muhammad h. Juhayr, from 'Ali, who said, "Gabriel came down along with 1,000 angels on the right flank of the Prophet (SAAS) where Aha Bakr was, while Michael came down with 1,000 angels on the left flank of the Prophet (SAAS) where I was."' Al-Bayhaqi related this in his work Dal&'zl (The Sagns), from a hadith of Muhammad b. Juhayr, from 'Ali. He added the words, "And Israfil came down with 1,000 angels." He related in that account that he was stabbed that day by a lance, with the result that his armpit was reddened with blood, and that 3,000 angels came down.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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