It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When we returned from Hudaybiyah, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were overcome with grief and sadness, because (the terms of the treaty had seemingly been agreed from a position of weakness, and) they had slaughtered their sacrificial animals in the very place (where they were). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A verse has been revealed to me that is dearer to me than the whole world." He (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this three times. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is it?" So he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited: "Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory, that Allah may forgive you your past and future shortcomings, complete His favour upon you and guide you to a straight path" [Surah al-Fath: 1-2] , to the end of the two verses. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, congratulations to you, but what is there for us?" So he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "That He may admit the believing men and the believing women into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever, and remove from them their misdeeds; and that is, in the sight of Allah, a great success" [Surah al-Fath: 5] . Then when we reached Khaybar and its people saw the khamis, that is, the army, of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they turned their backs and fled to their fortresses. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Khaybar is ruined! Indeed, when we descend upon the courtyard of a people, evil is the morning of those who were warned."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "It is He who sent down tranquillity (sakinah) into the hearts of the believers" [Surah al-Fath: 4] , that he said: "The sakinah has a face like the face of a human being, and after that it is like a gentle, soft breeze." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) what is meant by this saying of Allah Almighty, "and honour him (wa tu'azziruhu)" [Surah al-Fath: 9] . He replied: "It means striking with the sword (against the enemies) before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.