(4) CHAPTER. The Statement of Allah: “(Remember) when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying: 'I will help you with a thousand of a angels each behind the other (following one another) in succession.' Allah made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allah. verily, Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Remember) when He covered you with a slumber as a security from Him, and He caused water (rain) to descend on you from the sky, to clean you thereby and to remove from you the Rijz (whispering, evil-suggestions) of Shaitan (Satan), and to strengthen yor hearts, and make your feet firm thereby. (Remember) when your Lord revealed to the angels, 'Verily, I am with you so keep firm those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who have disbelived, so strike them over the necks, and smite over all their fingers and toes.' This is because they defined and disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, Allah is Severe in punisllment.” (V.8:9-13)
Narrated Ibn Masud: I witnessed Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad in a scene which would have been dearer to me than anything had I been the hero of that scene. He (i.e. Al-Miqdad) came to the Prophet while the Prophet was urging the Muslims to fight with the pagans. Al-Miqdad said, We will not say as the People of Moses said: Go you and your Lord and fight you two. (5.27). But we shall fight on your right and on your left and in front of you and behind you. I saw the face of the Prophet getting bright with happiness, for that saying delighted him.
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: On the day of the battle of Badr, the Prophet said, O Allah! I appeal to You (to fulfill) Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If Your Will is that none should worship You (then give victory to the pagans). Then Abu Bakr took hold of him by the hand and said, This is sufficient for you. The Prophet came out saying, Their multitude will be put to flight and they will show their backs. (54.45)
Narrated `Uthman bin Mauhab: A man came to perform the Hajj to (Allah's) House. Seeing some people sitting, he said, Who are these sitting people? Somebody said, They are the people of Quraish. He said, Who is the old man? They said, Ibn `Umar. He went to him and said, I want to ask you about something; will you tell me about it? I ask you with the respect due to the sanctity of this (Sacred) House, do you know that `Uthman bin `Affan fled on the day of Uhud? Ibn `Umar said, Yes. He said, Do you know that he (i.e. `Uthman) was absent from the Badr (battle) and did not join it? Ibn `Umar said, Yes. He said, Do you know that he failed to be present at the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance (i.e. Pledge of allegiance at Hudaibiya) and did not witness it? Ibn `Umar replied, Yes, He then said, Allahu- Akbar! Ibn `Umar said, Come along; I will inform you and explain to you what you have asked. As for the flight (of `Uthman) on the day of Uhud, I testify that Allah forgave him. As regards his absence from the Badr (battle), he was married to the daughter of Allah's Apostle and she was ill, so the Prophet said to him, 'You will have such reward as a man who has fought the Badr battle will get, and will also have the same share of the booty.' As for his absence from the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance if there had been anybody more respected by the Meccans than `Uthman bin `Affan, the Prophet would surely have sent that man instead of `Uthman. So the Prophet sent him (i.e. `Uthman to Mecca) and the Ridwan Pledge of allegiance took place after `Uthman had gone to Mecca. The Prophet raised his right hand saying. 'This is the hand of `Uthman,' and clapped it over his other hand and said, This is for `Uthman.' Ibn `Umar then said (to the man), Go now, after taking this information.
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet appointed `Abdullah bin Jubair as the commander of the cavalry archers on the day of the battle of Uhud. Then they returned defeated, and that what is referred to by Allah's Statement:-- And the Apostle (Muhammad) was in your rear calling you back. (3.153)
Abu Talha (ra) said:I was amongst those who were overtaken by slumber until my sword fell from my hand on several occasions. The sword fell and I picked it up, and it fell again, and I picked it up.