1417 - غَزوَةُ الأحزابِ وبَني قُرَيظَةَ

1417. THE BATTLE OF AHZAB¹ AND BANi QURAY?A

4771.يزيد بن الأصم : لَمّا كَشَفَ اللَّهُ الأحزابَ ورَجَعَ النبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إلى‏ بَيتِهِ يَغسِلُ رَأسَهُ ، أتاهُ جِبرِيلُ فقالَ : عَفا اللَّهُ عنكَ ! وَضَعتَ السلاحَ ولم تَضَعْهُ ملائكةُ السماءِ ! اِئتِنا عندَ حِصنِ بَني قُريظَةَ ، فَنادَى رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله فَأتاهُم عِندَ الحِصنِ .²

4771. Yazid b. al-Asamm narrated: ‘When Allah, Mighty and Exalted, exposed the factions [to be vanquished by the Muslims], the Prophet (SAWA) returned home to wash his head, when Gabriel came to him, saying, ‘May Allah pardon you! You put down your weapons whilst the angels of the heavens have not! Come and join us at the fortress of Bani Quray?a.’ So the Prophet (SAWA) called [his companions] and they joined them at the fortress.’³

4772.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (يقولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مالاً لُبَداً)⁴ - : هو عَمرُو بنُ عبدِ وَدٍّ حينَ عَرَضَ علَيهِ عليُّ بنُ أبيِ طالبٍ الإسلامَ يومَ الخَندَقِ وقالَ : فَأينَ ما أنفَقتُ فيكُم مالاً لُبَداً ؟! وكانَ أنفَقَ مالاً في‏الصَّدِّ عن سبيلِ اللَّهِ ، فَقَتَلَهُ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام .⁵

4772. Imam al-Baqir (AS), with regards to the verse: “He says, I have squandered immense wealth”⁶ , said, ‘This refers to Amr b. Abd Wudd when Ali b. Abu Talib proposed to him to submit to Allah [i.e. embrace Islam] on the day of al-Khandaq [the trench], to which he retorted, ‘And what about the immense wealth I have spent on you?!’ for he had spent great wealth in obstructing the cause of Allah, so Ali (AS) killed him.’⁷

4773.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لَمّا حَفَرَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله الخَندَقَ مَرُّوا بِكُديَةٍ ، فَتَناوَلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله المِعوَلَ مِن يَدِ أميرِ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام أو مِن يَدِ سلمانَ رضى اللَّه عنه فَضَرَبَ بها ضَربَةً فَتَفَرَّقَت بثلاثِ فِرَقٍ ، فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَقَد فُتِحَ عَلَيَّ في ضَربَتي هذِهِ كُنُوزُ كِسرى‏ وقَيصرَ ، فقالَ أحَدُهُما لصاحِبِهِ : يَعِدُنا بكُنُوزِ كِسرى‏ وقَيصرَ وما يَقدِرُ أحَدُنا أن يَخرُجَ يَتَخَلّى‏ !⁸

4773.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘When the Prophet (SAWA) was digging the trench [with his companions], they hit upon a large rock, so the Prophet (SAWA) took the pickaxe from the Commander of the Faithful Ali (AS)’s hand or Salman’s hand and hit the rock with a blow that shattered it into three pieces. So the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘With this blow of mine, the treasures of the Khosrau and the Caesar have been opened to me’, upon which one man said to his companions, ‘He gives us promises of the treasures of the Khosrau and the Caesar [with his strength], whilst neither one of us even has the ability to go and relieve himself.’⁹

1416 - غَزوَةُ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ‏

1416. THE BATTLE OF DHAT AL-RIQA

4770.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَزَلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في غزوةِ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ تَحتَ شَجرَةٍ على‏ شَفيرِ وادٍ ، فَأقبَلَ سَيلٌ فَحالَ بَينَهُ وبَينَ أصحابِهِ ، فَرآهُ رَجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ ؛ والمسلمونَ قِيامٌ علَى شَفيرِ الوادِي يَنتَظِرُونَ متَى يَنقَطِعُ السَّيلُ ، فقالَ رجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ لقومِهِ : أنا أقتُلُ محمّداً ! فَجاءَ وشَدَّ على‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بالسَّيفِ ، ثُمَّ قالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا محمّدُ ؟! فقالَ : رَبّي ورَبُّكَ ، فَنَسَفَهُ جَبرَئيلُ عليه السلام عن فَرَسِهِ فَسَقَطَ على‏ ظَهرِهِ ، فقامَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وأخَذَ السَّيفَ وجَلَسَ على‏ صَدرِهِ ، وقالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا غَورثُ ؟ فقالَ : جُودُكَ وكَرَمُكَ يا محمّدُ ، فَتَرَكَهُ ، فقامَ وهُو يَقولُ : واللَّهِ لَأنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي وأكرَمُ .¹

4770.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘In the battle of Dhat al-Riqa, the Prophet (SAWA) descended under a tree on the side of a valley when a flood came and separated him from his companions. A man from among the polytheists saw him whilst the Muslims were standing on the side of the valley waiting for the flood to subside. One of the polytheists said to his people, ‘I will kill Muhammad! So he came and drew his sword against the Prophet (SAWA), saying, ‘Who will save you now from me O Muhammad?!’ to which he replied, ‘My Lord and your Lord’, upon which the archangel Gabriel (AS) threw him down from his horse and he fell onto his back. The Prophet (SAWA) then stood up, took the sword and sat on his chest, saying, ‘Who will save you now from me, O Ghawrith?’ to which he replied, ‘Your magnanimity and generosity O Muhammad’ at which he left him. The man stood up, saying, ‘By Allah, you are indeed better and nobler than me.’²