Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/130)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Muslim related in his Sahih (1), in the hadith of [Ibn Abbas, from] Umar (2), who said:

“On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—looked at the polytheists, who numbered one thousand, and at his Companions, who numbered (3) three hundred and nineteen (4) men. The Messenger of Allah (5)—peace and blessings be upon him—then faced the qibla, extended his hands, and began (6) calling upon his Lord:

‘O Allah, fulfill for me what You promised me. O Allah, grant me (7) what You promised me. O Allah, if this band of Muslims should perish (8), You will no longer be worshiped on earth.’

He continued calling upon his Lord, with his hands extended and facing (9) the qibla, until his cloak fell from his shoulders (10). Abū Bakr came to him, picked up his cloak, placed it over his shoulders (11), then embraced him from behind and said, ‘O Prophet of Allah, you have sufficiently (12) implored your Lord; [He will] (13) surely fulfill what He promised you.’

Allah Most High then revealed:

‘When you sought your Lord’s help, He answered you: “I shall reinforce you with a thousand angels following one another.”’

[Surah al-Anfāl: 9]

Thus Allah reinforced him with the angels.”

Abū Zumayl said:

“Ibn Abbas related to me, saying: ‘While a man from among

(1) *Sahih Muslim*, 3/1383–1385, Book of Jihad, chapter “Reinforcement by the Angels in the Battle of Badr.” (2) (N) and (M) read: “from the hadith of Umar.” (3) The words “who numbered” are absent from Muslim and (M). (4) “And nineteen”: This is the reading in (B) and Muslim; all other manuscripts read: “and seventeen.” (5) Muslim reads: “the Prophet of Allah.” (6) “Then he began”: This is the reading in (B) and Muslim; all other manuscripts read: “and he began.” (7) Muslim reads: *āti* (“grant”). (8) (H), (B), (R), and (Y) read: “Indeed, if You cause [them] to perish…” (9) (H) and (B) read: *mustaqbilan* (“facing”). (10) “His shoulders”: This is the reading in (B), (N), and Muslim; all other manuscripts read: “his shoulder.” (11) “His shoulders”: This is the reading in (B), (N), and Muslim; all other manuscripts read: “his shoulder.” (12) (M) and (Y): “One reading in Muslim has *kadhāka* (‘Enough’).” (13) The words “for He” are absent from (N).

وَقَدْ رَوَى مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ (١) مِنْ حَدِيثِ [ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ] عُمَرَ (٢) قَالَ: " «لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ نَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهُمْ أَلْفٌ، وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَهُمْ (٣) ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ (٤) رَجُلًا، فَاسْتَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ (٥) - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الْقِبْلَةَ، ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ (٦) يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ: " اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ آتِنِي (٧) مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ (٨) هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا تُعْبَدْ فِي الْأَرْضِ " فَمَا زَالَ يَهْتِفُ بِرَبِّهِ مَادًّا يَدَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلَ (٩) الْقِبْلَةِ، حَتَّى سَقَطَ رِدَاؤُهُ عَنْ مَنْكِبَيْهِ (١٠) ، فَأَتَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ (١١) ، ثُمَّ الْتَزَمَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ، وَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ كَفَاكَ (١٢) مُنَاشَدَتُكَ رَبَّكَ، [فَإِنَّهُ] (١٣) سَيُنْجِزُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَاسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّي مُمِدُّكُمْ بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ} [سُورَةُ الْأَنْفَالِ: ٩] فَأَمَدَّهُ اللَّهُ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ» . قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ: «فَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ مِنَ

(١) \ ٣ ١٣٨٣ - ١٣٨٥ كِتَابُ الْجِهَادِ بَابُ الْإِمْدَادِ بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ فِي غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ. (٢) ن، م: مِنْ حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ. (٣) وَهُمْ: لَيْسَتْ فِي مُسْلِمٍ (م) . (٤) وَتِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، مُسْلِمٍ، وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَسَبْعَةَ عَشَرَ. (٥) مُسْلِمٍ: نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ. (٦) فَجَعَلَ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، مُسْلِمٍ، وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ: وَجَعَلَ. (٧) مُسْلِمٍ: آتِ. (٨) ح، ب، ر، ي: إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ. (٩) ح، ب: مُسْتَقْبِلًا. (١٠) مَنْكِبَيْهِ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، (ن) ، مُسْلِمٍ، وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ مَنْكِبِهِ. (١١) مَنْكِبَيْهِ: كَذَا فِي (ب) ، (ن) ، مُسْلِمٍ، وَفِي سَائِرِ النُّسَخِ مَنْكِبِهِ. (١٢) م، ي: مُسْلِمٌ فِي قِرَاءَةٍ: كَذَاكَ. (١٣) فَإِنَّهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) .