Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that on the day of the Trench, I went out following the footprints of the people. Then I heard the sound of people behind me. I turned my attention and saw that it was Sa’d bin Ubadah, and with him was his nephew Harith bin Aws, who was carrying his shield. So I sat down on the ground. She says: Then Sa’d passed by, and he was wearing armor, and its edges were protruding. And I was afraid of Sa’d’s edges. She says: This man was among the people of large stature and tall. She says: Then he passed by reciting rajaz poetry and saying:“Wait a little, let the battle intensify. When the appointed time comes, how good is death.”2. She says: Then I stood up and entered a small garden, where there were a few Muslims, among whom was Umar bin Khattab, and among them was a man who was wearing a helmet. The narrator says… Umar said: Strange! What has brought you here? Strange! What has brought you here? By Allah! You are very bold. What has made you secure from flight and trial? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Umar kept reproaching me until I wished that the earth would split open and I would enter it. She says: Then the (other) man removed his helmet from his face, and he was Talha bin Ubaidullah. The narrator says: He said: O Umar! Woe to you, today you have reproached a lot. To whom can there be flight and trial except Allah? 3. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A man from the polytheists of Quraysh, who was called Hibban bin al-‘Arqah, shot an arrow at Sa’d and said: Take this, I am Ibn al-‘Arqah. The arrow struck Sa’d in the vein of his arm and cut that vein. Sa’d prayed to Allah: O Allah! Do not let me die until You cool my eyes with Banu Qurayza. These people were Sa’d’s allies and companions in the days of ignorance. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the blood from his wound stopped. And Allah Almighty sent wind upon the polytheists.“And Allah sufficed the believers in fighting, and Allah is Strong, Mighty.”So Abu Sufyan joined the region of Tihamah, and Uyainah bin Badr bin Hisn and his companions joined the region of Najd, and Banu Qurayza returned and fortified themselves in their forts, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to Madinah and ordered that a tent be set up for Sa’d in the mosque, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) put down his weapons, etc. 4. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then Jibreel came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Have you put down your weapons? By Allah! The angels have not put down their weapons. So go to Banu Qurayza and fight them. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the march, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) put on his battle gear and set out. And (when) he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Banu Ghanm… these people were neighbors of the mosque… he asked: Who has passed by you? They replied: Dihyah Kalbi has passed by us. Dihyah’s beard and face resembled Jibreel. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Banu Qurayza and besieged them for twenty-five days. When the siege of Banu Qurayza became severe and the calamity upon them became intense, it was said to them: Submit to the decision of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They consulted Abu Lubabah, and he indicated to them with his hand that the decision would be slaughter. Banu Qurayza said: We submit to the decision of Ibn Mu’adh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Submit to the decision of Sa’d bin Mu’adh. So they submitted. 5. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent someone to Sa’d, and he was mounted on a donkey with a saddle of palm fiber, and his people surrounded him, saying: O Abu Amr! (These people) are your allies and your companions, and people of your acquaintance. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Sa’d did not answer them anything until when Sa’d reached near their houses, he said: Now the time has come for Sa’d that he does not care for the blame of any blamer for the sake of Allah. 6. Then when he was before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Sa’id says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Stand up for your chief and bring him...

Narrated from Hazrat Asim bin Umar bin Qatadah that when night fell, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept, and then Jibreel came to him, or he said: an angel came and asked: Which man from your Ummah has passed away tonight? The inhabitants of the heavens are rejoicing at his death. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What happened to Sa’d? The companions informed him: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! He has passed away, and his people came and took him to their neighborhood. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Fajr prayer and then set out, and the people also set out with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made the people walk quickly, tiring them, until their sandal straps fell from their feet and their cloaks fell from their shoulders. A man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You have tired the people by making them walk quickly? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I feared that the angels might reach Sa’d before us, just as they reached Hanzalah before us.

2. Muhammad says: Ash’ath bin Ishaq informed me that then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached him while he was being washed. The narrator says: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drew his knees together and said: An angel has come and there was no place for him to sit, so I made space for him. The mother of Sa’d was weeping and reciting poetry. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: All women who weep are liars except the mother of Sa’d.

3. Muhammad says: Some of our companions informed us that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out for the funeral of Sa’d, some of the hypocrites said: How light is Sa’d’s bier, or they said: How light is Sa’d’s funeral! The narrator says: Sa’d bin Ibrahim narrated to me that on the day Sa’d passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, seventy thousand angels have descended who participated in Sa’d’s funeral. They had never set foot on the earth before that day.

4. Muhammad says: Then I heard Isma’il bin Muhammad bin Sa’d… when he entered our tent while we were burying Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d bin Mu’adh… he said: Shall I not tell you what I heard from my elders? I heard my elders say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of Sa’d’s death: Indeed, seventy thousand angels descended from the sky and participated in Sa’d’s funeral, who had never set foot on the earth before that day.

5. Muhammad says: My father narrated to me, from his father, from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that after the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his two companions (Abu Bakr and Umar), or one of them, the Muslims never felt the loss of anyone more intensely than the loss of Sa’d bin Mu’adh.

6. Muhammad says: Muhammad bin Munkadir narrated to me from Muhammad bin Shurhabil that a man took a handful of earth from Sa’d’s grave on the day of burial, and later when he opened it, it was musk.

7. Muhammad says: And Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d also narrated to me. The narrator says: Waqid was among the handsome and tall people… Waqid says: I presented myself to Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to me: Who are you? I replied: I am Waqid bin Amr bin Sa’d bin Mu’adh. Anas said: May Allah have mercy on Sa’d. You indeed resemble Sa’d. Then he said: May Allah have mercy on Sa’d. He was taller and more handsome than the (common) people. Anas said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a delegation to Akidar of Dumah, so he sent a silk robe woven with gold to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore that robe, then stood on the pulpit and then sat down, but he did not say anything. The people began to touch the robe and look at it with wonder. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you marvel at this robe? The people replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have never seen a garment more beautiful than this. You (peace and blessings be upon him)…

39562 - Muhammad said: Ash'ath ibn Ishaq informed me, he said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم attended him while he was being washed, he said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم grasped his (knees) (1) (and said) (2): "An angel entered (and did not) (3) have a place to sit, so I made room for him," (and his mother) (4) was weeping and saying: Woe to the mother of Sa'd for Sa'd... excellence and seriousness (after (his favors) (5) and glory) (6)... a leader (who was blocked) (7) with (a barrier) (8). The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: "All the weeping women lie except the mother of Sa'd." Muhammad said: Some of our companions said: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم went out (for his funeral) (9), some of the hypocrites said: How light is the bier of Sa'd or the funeral (of Sa'd) (10) (11).

39563 - He said: Sa'd ibn Ibrahim narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم (said) (1) on the day Sa'd died: "Seventy thousand angels descended who attended the funeral of Sa'd, never having set foot on the earth before that day." (2).

39564 - [قال محمد: فسمعت إسماعيل بن محمد بن سعد ودخل علينا (الفسطاط) (١) ونحن ندفن (واقد) (٢) (بن عمرو) (٣) بن سعد بن معاذ فقال: ألا أحدثكم بما سمعت أشياخنا؟ (سمعت أشياخنا) (٤) يحدثون أن رسول اللَّه صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم قال يوم مات سعد: "لقد نزل سبعون ألف ملك شهدوا جنازة سعد ما وطئوا الأرض قبل يومئذ"] (5) (6).

39565 - Muhammad said: My father told me from his father from Aisha who said: No one was more sorely missed by the Muslims after the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and his two companions, or one of them, than Saad ibn Muadh (1).

39566 - Muhammad said: Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir narrated to me from Muhammad ibn Sharhabil that a man took a handful of soil from the grave of Sa'd that day, and when he opened it afterwards, it was musk.

39567 - Muhammad said: Waqid ibn (Amr) (1) ibn Sa'd narrated to me, and Waqid was among the most handsome and tallest of people. He said: I entered upon Anas ibn Malik, and he said to me: Who are you? I said: I am Waqid ibn Amr ibn Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. (He said) (2): May Allah have mercy on Sa'd, indeed you ⦗494⦘ resemble Sa'd. Then he said: May Allah have mercy on Sa'd, he was among the most handsome and tallest of people. He said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent (to) (3) Akidar of Dumat, and he sent him a brocade robe woven with gold. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم wore it, then stood on the minbar and sat without speaking. (The people) (4) (5) began touching (the robe) (6) and marveling at it. He said: "Are you amazed by it?" They said: O Messenger of Allah, we have never seen a garment more beautiful than it. He said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the handkerchiefs of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in Paradise are better than what you see." (7).

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was gifted a silk garment, so people began to marvel at its softness. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What you are seeing, the handkerchiefs of Sa’d in Paradise are even softer than this.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says: I heard Muhallab bin Abi Sufrah—while he was mentioning the Haruriyyah and their night raids—say that the companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said on the day of the Trench: and (at that time) he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) feared that Abu Sufyan would launch a night raid. If a night raid is launched against you, then say: Ham La Yunṣarūn.