Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
34- بَابُ حَفْرِ الْخَنْدَقِ:
(34) Chapter. The digging of the Khandaq (trench).
3 hadith · references 2835–2837
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Bukhari · 2835اللهم إنه لا خير إلا خير الآخره فبارك في الأنصار والمهاجرهThe Emigrants and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their backs and saying, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as 4 narratorsBukhari · 2836حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْقُلُ ، وَيَقُولُ : "لَوْلَا أَنْتَ مَاThe Prophet (ﷺ) went on carrying (i.e. the earth) and saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance."4 narratorsBukhari · 2837لَوْلَا أَنْتَ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا فَأَنْزِل السَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا إِنَّ الْأُلَى قَدْ بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا إِذَا أَرَادُوا فِتْنَةً أَبَيْنَاOn the day (of the battle) of Al-Ahzab (i.e. clans) I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) carrying earth, and the earth was covering the whiteness of his 'Abdomen. And he was saying, "Without You (O Allah!) we would have got no guidance4 narrators