His saying, the Almighty: "If there are among you one hundred steadfast"
9146 - My father narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir al-Hizami narrated to us, Zakariyya ibn Manzur narrated to us, Muhammad ibn ‘Uqbah narrated to me, from his paternal uncle Tha’labah ibn Abi Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) spent the night in a mosque behind Bani Harithah near al-Shakhayn, and my grandfather Abu Malik was with him. He was wounded on the day of Hunayn and was among the one hundred steadfast.
His saying, the Almighty: "They will overcome two hundred"
9147 - Abu Zur’ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn Lahi’ah narrated to us, ‘Ata’ ibn Dinar narrated to us, from Sa’id ibn Jubayr regarding: "If there are among you one hundred steadfast, they will overcome," meaning: they will kill two hundred of the polytheists.
His saying, the Almighty: "And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand by the permission of Allah"
9148 - And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr: "And if there are among you a thousand, they will overcome two thousand," meaning: A thousand men will overcome, meaning: they will kill two thousand of the polytheists by the permission of Allah.
His saying, the Almighty: "And Allah is with the steadfast"
9149 - And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr: "And Allah is with the steadfast," meaning: among the Muslims in granting them victory.
His saying, the Almighty: "It is not for a prophet to have captives"
9150 - Yazid ibn Sinan al-Basri narrated to us, ‘Umar ibn Yunus narrated to us, ‘Ikrimah ibn ‘Ammar narrated to us, Abu Zumayl narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abbas narrated to us, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab narrated to us—he mentioned a portion of the hadith—Abu Zumayl said: Ibn ‘Abbas said: When they took the captives, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr, ‘Ali, and ‘Umar, what is your opinion regarding these captives?" Abu Bakr said to him: "O Prophet of Allah, they are cousins and kin. I am of the opinion that you should accept a ransom from them so that it may be a strength for us against the disbelievers, and perhaps Allah will guide them to Islam." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then said: "What is your opinion, O son of al-Khattab?" He said: I said: "No, by Allah, I do not hold the same view as Abu Bakr. Rather, I am of the opinion that you should empower us over them so that we may strike their necks. Empower ‘Ali over ‘Aqil so he may strike his neck, and empower me over such-and-such person, a relative of ‘Umar, so I may strike his neck. For these are the leaders of disbelief, its chieftains, and its commanders." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) inclined toward what Abu Bakr had said and did not incline toward what I had said. When the next day came, I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr sitting and weeping. I said: "O Messenger of Allah, tell me, why are you and your companion weeping? If I find a reason to weep, I will weep, and if I do not find a reason, I will feign weeping out of sympathy for your weeping." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I am weeping for that which your companions presented to me regarding taking the ransom. Indeed, your punishment was presented to me closer than this tree"—a tree near the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)—and Allah the Almighty revealed: "It is not for a prophet to have captives until he has thoroughly slaughtered [the enemies] in the land..." [up to the end of] the verse.
