Narrated Uqbah ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ sent a detachment. I gave a sword to a man from among them. When he came back, he said: Would that you saw us how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rebuked us, saying: When I sent out a man who does not fulfil my command, are you unable to appoint in his place one who will fulfil my command.

Narrated Abu Thalabah al-Khushani: When the people encamped, (the narrator Amr ibn Uthman al-Himsi) said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ encamped, the people scattered in the glens and wadis. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Your scattering in these glens and wadis is only of the devil. They afterwards kept close together when they encamped to such an extent that it used to be said that if a cloth were spread over them, it would cover them all.

Narrated Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani: I fought along with the Prophet ﷺ in such and such battles. The people occupied much space and encroached on the road. The Prophet ﷺ sent an announcer to announce among the people: Those who occupy much space or encroach on the road will not be credited with jihad.

Sahl bin Muadh reported on the authority of his father “We fought along with the Prophet of Allaah ﷺ. The rest of the tradition is to the same effect. ”

Salim Abu Al Nadr, client of Umar bin Ubaid Allaah that is Ibn Mamar who Salim was his (Umar’s) secretary reported “When Abdullah bin Abi Afwa went out to the Haruriyyah (Khawarij), he wrote to him (Umar bin Ubaid Allaah), The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on a ceratin day when he was fighting with the enemy. O people do not desire to meet the enemy, ask Allaah, Most High, for health and security. When you meet them (the enemy) have patience and endurance, you should know that paradise is under the shade of swords. He then said “O Allaah, Who sends down the Book, makes the cloud to travel and rotes the confederates, tout them and give us victory over them. ”

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on an expedition, he said: O Allah, Thou art my aider and helper; by Thee I move, by Thee I attack, and by Thee I fight.

Ibn Awn said “I wrote to Nafi asking him about summoning the polytheists (to Islam) at the time of fighting. So, he wrote to me “This was in the early days of Islam. The Prophet of Allaah ﷺ attacked Banu Al Mustaliq while they were inattentive and their cattle were drinking water. So their fighters were killed and the survivors (i. e., women and children) were taken prisoners. On that day Juwairiyyah daughter of Al Harith was obtained. Abd Allaah narrated this to me, he was in that army. ” Abu Dawud said “This is a good tradition narrtted by Ibn Awn from Nafi and no one shared him in narrating it. ”

Anas said “The Prophet ﷺ used to attack at the time of the dawn prayer and hear. If he heard a call to prayer, he would refrain from them, otherwise would attack (them).

Narrated Isam al-Muzani: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us in a detachment and said (to us): If you see a mosque or hear a muadhdhin (calling to prayer), do not kill anyone.

Jabir reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “War is deception. ”