the verse: He said: Allah took a covenant from the prophets specifically that they should believe in one another, and that they should follow one another (1).

17594 - Abu Zur'ah al-Dimashqi narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Bakkar narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir narrated to us, Qatadah narrated to me from al-Hasan from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding His saying the Almighty: "And [mention, O Muhammad,] when We took from the prophets their covenant, and from you and from Noah," the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I was the first of the prophets in creation and the last of them in being sent; thus, I was begun before them" (2).

17595 - From al-Hasan from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding His saying: "And [mention, O Muhammad,] when We took from the prophets their covenant," he said: I was the first of the prophets in creation and the last of them in being sent; thus, he was begun before them (3).

17596 - From Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Their covenant" means their pledge.

17597 - From Ibn Abbas regarding "And [mention, O Muhammad,] when We took from the prophets their covenant," he said: Allah only took the covenant of the prophets on behalf of their people (4).

His saying, the Almighty: "O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to you"

17598 - From Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding "O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to you," he said: That was the day of Abu Sufyan, the day of the Confederates (al-Ahzab) (5).

17599 - Ahmad ibn 'Asim al-Ansari narrated to us, Abu 'Amir narrated to us, [and] he narrated to me from my father, Abu 'Amir al-'Aqdi narrated to us, al-Zubayr—meaning Ibn 'Abd Allah, the freed slave of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan—narrated to us from Ratij ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'id from his father from Abu Sa'id, who said: We said on the day of the Trench (al-Khandaq): "O Messenger of Allah, is there anything we should say, for the hearts have reached the throats?" He (peace be upon him) said: "Yes,"