It is narrated from Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, the people of the tribe of Juhainah came to him and said:“Since you have settled among us, make a treaty with us so that we may be secure from you and you may be secure from us.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a treaty with them, and they did not accept Islam. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us in the month of Rajab as a military expedition, although we were not even a hundred in number, so that we might attack the tribe of Kinana, which was situated near the tribe of Juhainah. The narrator says: We attacked Banu Kinana, and they were in large numbers. So we took refuge among the tribe of Juhainah, but they refused us refuge and said:“Why did you fight in the Sacred City?”We said:“We fought those people who expelled us from the Sacred Land (Makkah) into the Sacred City.”Some of us asked others:“What is your opinion?”They replied:“We will go to the Messenger of Allah and inform him of this matter.”And a group said:“No! Rather, we will stay here.”And I, along with a few people, said:“No, rather let us go to that caravan of Quraysh and attack it.”So we set out towards the caravan. At that time, the rule regarding spoils was that whoever took something, it belonged to him. So we set out towards the caravan, and our remaining companions went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the whole matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up in a state of anger, and redness appeared on his blessed face and complexion. He said:“You all left me together, but you returned separately? It was group division that destroyed those before you. I will certainly appoint over you a leader who is not better than you, but is the most patient among you in hunger and thirst.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Abdullah bin Jahsh as our leader. He was the first to be appointed as a leader in Islam.

Hazrat Qatadah, regarding the Divine Command { وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوہُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّی یُقَاتِلُوکُمْ فِیہِ }, states that Allah Almighty had commanded His Prophet not to fight the polytheists near Masjid al-Haram unless the polytheists themselves initiated fighting in Masjid al-Haram. Then this verse was abrogated by this verse. { یَسْأَلُونَک عَنِ الشَّہْرِ الْحَرَامِ قِتَالٍ فِیہِ } Both of these verses were abrogated by the Divine Command: { فَإِذَا انْسَلَخَ الأَشْہُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِکِینَ حَیْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوہُمْ، وَخُذُوہُمْ وَاحْصُرُوہُمْ }.

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that the incident of Badr took place on a Friday, on the seventeenth of Ramadan.

Hazrat Amir bin Rabi’ah Badri narrates that the incident of Badr took place on Monday, the seventeenth of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah: The noble companions set out for Badr eleven nights before the rising of the moon.

Amr bin Shibah narrates that I asked Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman: On which night did the incident of Badr occur? He replied: On the night of Friday, and on the seventeenth of Ramadan.

Hazrat Aamir narrates that at (the place of) Badr, there was a well belonging to a man. That man's name was also Badr.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that the angels fought only on the day of Badr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq and I were told on the day of Badr that Gabriel is with one of you and Michael is with the other, and Israfil, the great angel, is also present in the battle. Or he said: He is also standing in the ranks.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Amr narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out towards Badr, until when he reached the place of Rauha, he delivered a sermon to the people and asked, "What is your opinion, O people?" Hazrat Abu Bakr replied, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have received news that they are at such-and-such place and in such-and-such numbers." The narrator says, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again delivered a sermon to the people and asked, "What is your opinion?" So Hazrat Umar also replied in the same manner as Hazrat Abu Bakr. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon and asked, "What is your opinion?" So Hazrat Sa'd bin Mu'adh replied, "Do you mean us? By the One who has honored you and revealed the Book upon you, I have never walked this path before, nor do I have knowledge of it. But if you were to proceed to the place of Dhi Yaman, even as far as Bark Ghamad, we would certainly accompany you. And we will not be like those people among the Children of Israel who said to Musa: { اذْہَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّک فَقَاتِلاَ، إِنَّا ہَاہُنَا قَاعِدُونَ }. Rather, (we will say) you and your Lord go and fight, and we will be followers with you. And it may be that you set out for one purpose, and Allah brings about another matter for you. So you should see to the matter that Allah brings about for you, and you should fulfill that. So make ties with whom you wish, and sever ties with whom you wish, and make peace with whom you wish, and make enmity with whom you wish. And take from our wealth whatever you wish." Upon the words of Hazrat Sa'd, this Quranic verse was revealed: { کَمَا أَخْرَجَک رَبُّکَ مِنْ بَیْتِکَ بِالْحَقِّ، وَإِنَّ فَرِیقًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لَکَارِہُونَ سے لے کر وَیَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ الْکَافِرِینَ }. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to take the wealth present with Abu Sufyan as spoils of war, but Allah brought about the incident of battle for His Prophet.