Hadith 13230

Chapter 29

باب 29

(29) باب غَزْوَةُ الْخَنْدَقِ وَهْىَ الأَحْزَابُ

(29) Chapter: The Ghazwa of Al-Khandaq or Al-Ahzab Battle
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حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها {إِذْ جَاءُوكُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ الأَبْصَارُ} قَالَتْ كَانَ ذَاكَ يَوْمَ الْخَنْدَقِ.

Narrated `Aisha:
As regards the following Qur'anic Verse:-- "When they came on you from above and from below you (from east and west of the valley) and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached up to the throats....." (33.10) That happened on the day of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench).

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4103

In-book reference: Book 64, Hadith 147

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 429