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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said “If there is any evil omen in anything, then it is in the woman, the horse and the
house.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) used not to enter any house in Medina except the house of Um Sulaim besides those of
his wives when he was asked why, he said, “I take pity on her as her brother was killed in my
company. ”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ” Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of
reward, for some others they are a means of shelter and for some others they are a source of sins. The
one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allah’s Cause (i.e. Jihad) tying
it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of
the meadow or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it
should break its rope and jump over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot marks will be
written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it even though he had
no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking. As for the man for whom
horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and pretense and
showing enmity for Muslims: such a horse will be a source of sins for him. When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was
asked about donkeys, he replied, “Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique,
comprehensive Verse: “Then anyone who does an atom’s (or a small ant’s) weight of good shall see it;
And anyone who does an atom’s (or a small ant’s) weight of evil, shall see it.’ (101.7-8)

Once Musa bin Anas while describing the battle of Yamama, said, “Anas bin Malik went to Thabit bin
Qais, who had lifted his clothes from his thighs and was applying Hunut to his body. Anas asked, ‘O
Uncle! What is holding you back (from the battle)?’ He replied, ‘O my nephew! I am coming just
now,’ and went on perfuming himself with Hunut, then he came and sat (in the row). Anas then
mentioned that the people fled from the battle-field. On that Thabit said, ‘Clear the way for me to fight
the enemy. We would never do so (i.e. flee) in the company of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). How bad the habits
you have acquired from your enemies!”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Who will bring me the information about the enemy on the day (of the battle) of
Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans)?” Az-Zubair said, “I will.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said again, “Who will bring me the
information about the enemy?” Az-Zubair said again, “I will.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Every prophet had a
disciple and my disciple is Az-Zubair. ”

When the Prophet (ﷺ) called the people (Sadqa, a sub-narrator, said, ‘Most likely that happened on the
day of Al-Khandaq) Az-Zubair responded to the call (i.e. to act as a scout). The Prophet) called
the people again and Az-Zubair responded to the call. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Every prophet had a
disciple and my disciple is Zubair bin Al-`Awwam.”

I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told us
that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had dictated to him the Divine Verse:
“Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of
Allah with their wealth and lives.’ (4.95)
Zaid said, “Ibn-Maktum came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn
Um Maktum said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad.” He was a
blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle while his thigh was on mine and it became
so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that state of the Prophet (ﷺ) was over
after Allah revealed “…except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95)

`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When you face
them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) went towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging
in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their fatigue
and hunger he said, “O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar and
the Emigrants.” In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, “We are those who have given a pledge
of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live.”

The Emigrants and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their
backs and saying, “We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will I
carry on Jihad as long as we live.” The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on replying, “O Allah, there is no good except the
good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Emigrants.”