Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the occasion of the Battle of the Trench, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) called for people (to spy on the enemy), so Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) volunteered himself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for people again, and he volunteered himself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called for them again, so Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) volunteered himself. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every prophet has a disciple, and my disciple is Zubair." Sufyan says: The narrator named Hisham bin Urwah has additionally reported these words: "He is my maternal cousin (Zubair)."