Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we came for Hajj or Umrah and were received at Dhul-Hulaifah. The children of the Ansar used to welcome their family members. People met Hazrat Usayd ibn Hudayr and informed him of the death of his wife. He covered his head with a cloth and began to weep. I said to him: May Allah forgive you. You are a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and you have a distinguished position in precedence and seniority, and yet you are weeping over a woman? Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: He uncovered his head and said: By my life! You have spoken the truth. After Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, no one deserves to be wept over. As for him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said what he said about him. I asked: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about him? He said: (He said) Indeed, at the death of Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, the Throne shook. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Usayd was walking between me and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Saeed narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, at the death of Saad bin Muadh, the Throne (Arsh) shook.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Hazrat Saad bin Muadh passed away, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The Throne shook with the soul of Hazrat Saad bin Muadh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that on the day of the Trench, the vein in Hazrat Saad's arm was wounded. He was struck by an arrow by a person named Ibn al-Arqah. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had him moved towards the mosque and a tent was set up for him so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) could visit him closely.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that {إِذْ جَائُ وکُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِکُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْکُمْ، وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ الأَبْصَارُ، وَبَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْحَنَاجِرَ } this was the situation on the day of the Battle of the Trench.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah narrates from his father that on the day of the Trench, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arranged the ranks of the Muslims against the polytheists. The narrator says: It was a very difficult day. The Muslims had never seen a day like it. The narrator says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was seated and Hazrat Abu Bakr was seated with him, and it was the season of dates. The narrator says: People would be very happy to see the season of dates because their lives depended on it. The narrator says: Then Abu Bakr raised his head and saw a date blossom. It was the first blossom to be seen. The narrator says: Out of happiness, he gestured with his hand and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A blossom. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at it and smiled. O Allah! Do not take away from us any good thing that You grant us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Amr bin Shurahbil that when Hazrat Saad bin Muadh was struck by an arrow on the day of the Trench and his blood began to flow onto the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr came and said, "His back is broken." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Abu Bakr! Wait." Then Hazrat Umar came and said, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return."

Hazrat Hisham narrates from his father that among the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, there was a man who was called "Mas'ud." He was very much a talebearer. So, when it was the day of the Trench, Banu Qurayza sent a message to Abu Sufyan: "Send some men to us who will be stationed in our forts (as defenders), so that we may fight Muhammad from the (inner) side of Madinah, and you fight from the side of the trench." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, found it difficult to fight on two fronts. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Mas'ud: "O Mas'ud! We have sent a message to Banu Qurayza that they should send their men to Abu Sufyan. When Abu Sufyan sends his men to them, the people of Banu Qurayza will kill them." When Mas'ud heard this, he could not restrain himself and went and told this to Abu Sufyan. Abu Sufyan said, "By God! Muhammad has always spoken the truth and has never lied." Thus, he did not send anyone to Banu Qurayza. (This action of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was part of a war strategy.)

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions dug the trench for three days in such a state that they had not even tasted food. Then the companions submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! A very hard part of the mountain has come up." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Sprinkle water on it." So the companions sprinkled water on that part, then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, took a pickaxe or a spade in his hand and said, "In the name of Allah." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck it three times, and that part turned into a heap of sand. Hazrat Jabir says: "Then I happened to glance at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that he had tied a stone to his blessed stomach."

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying earth on the day of the Trench, until the earth had covered the hair of his blessed chest. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reciting the rajaz of Abdullah bin Rawaha and saying: "O Allah! If it were not for You, we would not have been guided, nor would we have given charity, nor performed prayer." "So send down tranquility upon us, and make our feet firm if we meet (the enemy)." "Indeed, these people have rebelled against us, and if they seek mischief, we will refuse."