64/29. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4110 — Advance After the Clans
The Ghazwa of Al-Khandaq or Al-Ahzab Battle
قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ كَانَتْ فِي شَوَّالٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ.
Hadith About Advancing After the Clans Were Driven Away
Sahih Bukhari : 4110
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4110
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ صُرَدٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ حِينَ أَجْلَى الأَحْزَابُ عَنْهُ " الآنَ نَغْزُوهُمْ وَلاَ يَغْزُونَنَا، نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ إِلَيْهِمْ ".
Sulaiman b. Surad Narrated from:
When the clans were driven away, I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "From now onwards we will go to attack them (i.e. the infidels) and they will not come to attack us, but we will go to them."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4110In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 154USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 436
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4110
This Hadith about the clans being driven away gives the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم words after Al-Ahzab. Sulaiman bin Surd heard him say that from then on, the Muslims would go to attack them, and they would not come to attack the Muslims. He added, 'We will go to them.' The Hadith points to a clear change after the enemy clans withdrew. It is close in meaning to the previous narration, but this wording includes the timing: when the clans were driven away. The simple lesson is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave direction at the right time, after hardship had passed and the situation changed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم spoke after the clans had been driven away.
- The statement marked a new stage after Al-Ahzab.
- The Muslims were told that they would now go forward.
- Leadership includes giving clear direction after danger changes.
