It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was reported to him that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) ordered regarding more than twenty chiefs of the Quraysh, and they were thrown into one of the wells of Badr. That well was very filthy and dirty. It was the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that whenever he gained victory over a people, he would stay there for three nights. Similarly, when he was victorious at Badr, he also stayed there for three nights. When the third day came, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) ordered his mount to be prepared. Thus, he set out, and the Companions followed him. The Companions say that all of us thought that he was going for some necessary need of his. As he walked, he stopped at the edge of that well and called out to those slain disbelievers of Quraysh, mentioning them by their names and the names of their fathers, and said: O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! Do you now find it pleasing that you had obeyed Allah and His Messenger? Did you find true what your Lord had promised you? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you speaking to bodies in which there are no souls? Qatadah narrates that Allah Almighty brought those disbelievers to life for the sake of rebuke, disgrace, and the manifestation of anger.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that at Badr, when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the slain chiefs of Quraysh—Utbah, Abu Jahl, and their companions—who had been thrown into a well, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped there and said: "You are a people who were extremely opposed to a Prophet and greatly denied him. Allah has given you a very evil recompense. Whatever I am saying to them, you are not hearing my words more than they are." Or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are understanding my words more than you are."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the slain of Badr be thrown into a well, so they were thrown into it. However, Umayyah bin Khalaf had become so swollen inside his armor and was stuck in it, that when the noble Companions pulled him, his limbs separated, so they left him as he was and covered him with stones and earth, thus concealing him. When those slain had been thrown into the well, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood over them and said: "O people of the well! Have you found the promise of your Lord to be true? I have certainly found the promise my Lord made to me to be true." The Companions submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you speak to the dead?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These people know that what I promised them, that is, what I said to them, was the truth." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also said that people, while narrating this incident, say that those slain heard your words; I did not say any such thing. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said that these people know this matter.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) went for ‘Umrah and stayed as a guest with Safwan bin Umayyah bin Khalaf. Umayyah, when traveling from Makkah to Shaam, would also stay with Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) in Madinah Munawwarah. Umayyah said to Sa’d: Wait for a while; when it is midday and people are tired, then go and perform Tawaf. Sayyiduna Sa’d was performing Tawaf when Abu Jahl came to him and said: Who is this, performing Tawaf of the Ka’bah with such peace and security? Sa’d replied: I am Sa’d. Abu Jahl said: You are performing Tawaf with such peace, even though you people have given refuge to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). There was an exchange of words between the two, so Umayyah said to Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him): Do not raise your voice against Abu al-Hakam (i.e., Abu Jahl); he is the chief here. But Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! If you stop me from performing Tawaf of the House of Allah, I will block your trade route to Shaam. Umayyah again said to Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) and began to restrain him, saying: Do not raise your voice in front of Abu al-Hakam (i.e., Abu Jahl). Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry and said: Leave me! I have heard from Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: They will surely kill you. Umayyah said: Me? Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Yes, yes. Umayyah said: By Allah! The word of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cannot be false. When the people left, he went to his wife and said: Do you know what the guest from Yathrib said? And then he told her the whole story. When the announcement of battle was made and people began to head towards Badr, Umayyah’s wife said to him: Do you not remember what your Yathribi brother said? At first, he intended not to go to battle, but Abu Jahl said to him: You are one of the chiefs here, so come with us for a day or two. Thus, he went with them, and Allah Almighty caused him to perish (at Badr).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the total number of the people of Badr was three hundred and thirteen, among whom seventy-six (76) were Muhajirun. The disbelievers were defeated on the seventeenth of Ramadan, on a Friday.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Badr, someone said to him: "Will you pursue the caravan of Abu Sufyan? Now no one will be able to resist you." But Abbas, who was a prisoner at that time and was tied up, said: "Now it is not befitting for you to pursue Abu Sufyan." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Why is that?" He replied: "Allah Almighty had promised you one of the two groups, and according to His promise, He has granted you dominance over one group."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: On the day of Badr, when we confronted the disbelievers, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: When the enemy advances upon you, that is, comes very close, then shoot arrows at them. And I think that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that instead of shooting arrows blindly, shoot them with caution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Badr, when we formed ranks, some of us who were hasty went ahead of the row. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) looked towards them and said: Stay with me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the day of Badr, we were in the battlefield when drowsiness overcame us. He says: I was also among those people that day who were overtaken by drowsiness. My sword kept slipping from my hand again and again, and I kept trying to hold it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) considered me and Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to be underage and sent us back from the battle.