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The freed slave of `Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was `Umar's clerk: `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote him
(i.e. `Umar) a letter that contained the following:--
"Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined and then he got up
among the people and said, "O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to
save you (from calamities) but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to
you that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy)
Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them
infidels and bestow victory upon us."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 175
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Today a man came to me and asked me a question which I did not know how to answer. He said, "Tell
me, if a wealthy active man, well-equipped with arms, goes out on military expeditions with our
chiefs, and orders us to do such things as we cannot do (should we obey him?)" I replied, "By Allah, I
do not know what to reply you, except that we, were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he used to
order us to do a thing once only till we finished it. And no doubt, everyone among you will remain in
a good state as long as he obeys Allah. If one is in doubt as to the legality of something, he should ask
somebody who would satisfy him, but soon will come a time when you will not find such a man. By
Him, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped. I see that the example of what has passed of
this life (to what remains thereof) is like a pond whose fresh water has been used up and nothing
remains but muddy water."
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I participated in a Ghazwa along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) The Prophet (ﷺ) met me (on the way) while I was
riding a camel of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could hardly walk. The Prophet (ﷺ)
asked me, "What is wrong with the camel?" I replied, "It has got tired." So. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came from
behind it and rebuked it and prayed for it so it started surpassing the other camels and going ahead of
them. Then he asked me, "How do you find your camel (now)?" I replied, "I find it quite well, now as
it has received your blessings." He said, "Will you sell it to me?" I felt shy (to refuse his offer) though
it was the only camel for irrigation we had. So, I said, "Yes." He said, "Sell it to me then." I sold it to
him on the condition that I should keep on riding it till I reached Medina. Then I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I am a bridegroom," and requested him to allow me to go home. He allowed me, and I set out
for Medina before the people till I reached Medina, where I met my uncle, who asked me about the
camel and I informed him all about it and he blamed me for that. When I took the permission of
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) he asked me whether I had married a virgin or a matron and I replied that I had
married a matron. He said, "Why hadn't you married a virgin who would have played with you, and
you would have played with her?" I replied, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! My father died (or was martyred) and
I have some young sisters, so I felt it not proper that I should marry a young girl like them who would
neither teach them manners nor serve them. So, I have married a matron so that she may serve them
and teach them manners." When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived in Medina, I took the camel to him the next
morning and he gave me its price and gave me the camel itself as well.