It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, when the disbelievers were hiding behind their shields, Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) demonstrated by holding his shield in front of his nose, showing how a man holds his shield in front of himself, and then sometimes lowers it to look towards the opponents. He says: I reached for my quiver and took out a blood-stained arrow, placed it on the bow, and when that disbeliever lowered his shield a little, I immediately shot the arrow. I remember well that the arrow struck such-and-such part of the shield, and he fell down, and his legs began to tremble. Seeing this scene, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed so heartily that his molar teeth became visible. I asked: What was the reason for your laughter? Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Upon seeing the condition of that man.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sulaiman bin Surad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said on the occasion of the Battle of Ahzab: "After today, we will attack them; they will no longer attack us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Battle of Ahzab: May Allah fill their houses and graves with fire; they kept us occupied from the middle prayer, that is, the Asr prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, we were prevented from performing the prayer until the time after Maghrib had passed. In another narration, it is stated: until a part of the night had passed. This was at a time when the detailed rulings regarding fighting had not yet been revealed. When Allah helped us in the battle, as Allah Almighty says: {وَکَفیٰ اللّٰہُ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ الْقِتَالَ وَکَانَ اللّٰہُ قَوِیًّا عَزِیْزًا۔} … Allah was sufficient for the believers in the battle, and Allah is All-Powerful, All-Dominant over all. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), so he gave the iqamah for Zuhr, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer in the same manner as he would in its original time. Then he gave the iqamah for Asr, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer in the same manner as he would at its time. Then he gave the iqamah for Maghrib, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Maghrib prayer in the same manner as he would at its time.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of Ahzab, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came towards the mosque, placed his cloak down, stood up and raised his hands to supplicate against the disbelievers, and did not perform the prayer. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came again, supplicated against them, and led the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) invoked curses upon the groups of disbelievers and said: O Revealer of the Book, O Swift in reckoning, O Defeater of armies and groups! Defeat them and shake their feet.