It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) participated in fifteen battles.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We participated in fifteen battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) are of the same age.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq, he says: I asked Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), how many expeditions did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertake in total? He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undertook nineteen expeditions, and I participated with him in seventeen expeditions. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) preceded me in two expeditions (so I was not able to participate in them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah that he participated in sixteen battles alongside the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not engage in fighting during the sacred months, except in the case when the enemy attacked him. If such a situation arose, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would wait until the sacred month had passed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fight the enemy, he would supplicate: "O Allah! You are my support and You are my helper, and by You I fight." (O Allah! You alone are my arm and my helper, and I fight the enemy relying only on You.)