Katika mwaka wa pili wa Hijra, Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alianza safari tarehe 8 ya Ramadhani pamoja na Maswahaba wake mia tatu na watano waliopanda ngamia sabini. ‘Amr ibn Umm Maktum alipewa jukumu la kuongoza sala, huku Abu Lubabah akiachwa kuwa msimamizi wa Madina. Walipanda ngamia kwa zamu wakielekea kwenye msafara ulioongozwa na Abu Sufyan. Walipokuwa wakiendelea na safari, walitafuta habari za msafara huo hadi walipofika bonde la Dafran, ambako walipiga kambi, na huko habari ziliwafikia kwamba Quraysh walikuwa wametoka Makka ili kulinda msafara wao. Jambo zima kisha likachukua sura tofauti, kwa sababu haikuwa tena suala la msafara; swali likawa ni kukabiliana na Quraysh au kutokukabiliana nao. Kwa hiyo Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ aliwashauri Waislamu. Abu Bakr kisha ‘Umar walitoa maoni yao, kisha al-Miqdad ibn ‘Amr akasimama na kusema, “Ee Mjumbe wa Allah! Nenda popote Allah anapokuamuru, kwani sisi tuko pamoja nawe. Hatutasema kama walivyosema wana wa Israili kwa Musa: ‘Wewe na Mola wako nendeni mkapigane, sisi tutakaa hapa’; bali wewe na Mola wako nendeni mkapigane, nasi tutapigana pamoja nanyi.” Waislamu kisha wakanyamaza kimya, naye ﷺ akasema, “Nipeni ushauri enyi watu!” akimaanisha Ansar, ambao walikuwa wamemwapia utii huko al-‘Aqabah.

In the second year of the Hijrah, the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) set out on the 8th of Ramadhan with three hundred and five of his Sahabah mounted on seventy camels. ‘Amr ibn Umm Maktum was assigned to lead the prayer while Abu Lubabah was left in charge of Madinah. They rode the camels in turn heading towards a caravan led by Abu Sufyan. As they marched on, they sought news of the caravan until they had reached the valley of Dafran where they settled, and news reached them there that the Quraysh had set out from Makkah to protect their caravan. The whole affair then assumed different proportions for it was no longer the caravan, the question was whether to confront the Quraysh or not. So Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) consulted the Muslims. Abu Bakr and then ‘Umar voiced their opinions, then al-Miqdad ibn ‘Amr arose and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Go where Allah tells you, for we are with you. We shall not say as the children of Israel said to Moses ‘You and your Lord go and fight and we will stay at home’, but you and your Lord go and fight and we will fight with you.” The Muslims then went silent, and he (pbuh) said, “Give me advice O men!” by which he meant the Ansar who had paid allegiance to him at al- ‘Aqabah.

Waliahidi kumlinda kama wanavyowalinda wake zao na watoto wao, kwa sharti kwamba hawakuwajibika kupigana pamoja naye nje ya Madinah. Ansar walipohisi kwamba alikuwa anawalenga wao, Sa’d ibn Mu’adh, aliyeshika bendera yao, akasema, “Inaonekana unatulenga sisi, ewe Mtume wa Allah.” Mtume ﷺ akasema, “Ndiyo.” Sa’d akasema, “Tunakuamini, tunakukubali kuwa mkweli, na tunashuhudia kwamba yale uliyotuletea ni haki, nasi tumekupa ahadi yetu na makubaliano ya kusikiliza na kutii. Kwa hiyo nenda uendako, sisi tuko pamoja nawe. Kwa yule aliyekutuma kwa haki, ukituamuru kuvuka bahari hii na ukaingia ndani yake, sisi nasi tutaingia pamoja nawe; wala hakuna mtu hata mmoja atakayebaki nyuma. Hatuchukii wazo la kukutana na adui yetu kesho. Sisi ni wazoefu wa vita, na tuna uwezo wa kupigana. Huenda Allah akatufanya tukuonyeshe jambo litakalokufurahisha, basi tupeleke pamoja nawe kwa baraka za Allah.” Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alifurahishwa na maneno ya Sa’d, akasema, “Endeleeni kwa moyo thabiti, kwani Allah ameniahidi mojawapo ya makundi mawili, na kwa Allah, ni kama vile ninavyoona sasa mahali ambapo watauawa.”

They had pledged to protect him as they protected their wives and children, with the stipulation that they were not responsible to fight with him outside Madinah. When the Ansar sensed that he (pbuh) meant them, Sa’d ibn Mu’adh who was holding their banner said, “It seems as if you mean us, O Messenger of Allah.” He (pbuh) said, “Yes.” Sa’d said, “We believe in you, we declare your truth, and we witness that what you have brought us is the truth, and we have given you our word and agreement to hear and obey; so go where you wish, we are with you; and by He who sent you, if you were to ask us to cross this sea and you plunged into it, we would plunge into it with you; not a man would stay behind. We do not dislike the idea of meeting our enemy tomorrow. We are experienced in war, capable of fighting. It may well be that Allah will let us show you something which will bring you joy, so take us along with Allah’s blessing.” The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) was delighted with Sa’d’s words and said, “Proceed with full confidence, for Allah has promised me one of the two parties, and by Allah, it is as though I can now see the place where they will be killed.”.

Mtume wa Allah ﷺ na Maswahaba zake walisafiri hadi karibu walipofika Badr. Walitambua kwamba kikosi cha Quraysh kilikuwa karibu, hivyo 'Ali, al-Zubayr ibn 'Awwam, na Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas pamoja na idadi ya Maswahaba wake walitumwa kwenye kisima cha Badr kutafuta habari. Walirudi na vijana wawili ambao waliwahoji. Walifichua idadi ya Quraysh kuwa kati ya watu mia tisa hadi elfu moja, na kwamba wakuu wa Quraysh walikuwa wametoka kwa nguvu kamili kulinda msafara. Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alitambua kwamba walikuwa wanakabiliana na kikosi chenye nguvu mara tatu ya chake, na kwamba angekabiliwa na vita vikali. Aliwaarifu Waislamu kwamba Makka ilikuwa imetupa vipande vya ini lake (au watoto wake bora) katika vita hivyo, na kwamba wanapaswa kuimarisha azma yao.

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and his Sahabah journeyed until they had nearly reached Badr. They realized that the Quraysh’s troops were nearby and so ‘Ali, al-Zubayr ibn ‘Awwam, and Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas with a number of his Sahabah were sent to the well at Badr in search of news. They returned with two young men whom they questioned. They disclosed the number of the Quraysh at between nine hundred to a thousand men and that the nobles of the Quraysh were out in force to protect the caravan. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) realized that they were facing a force which was three times the size of his own and that he would be in for a fierce battle. He (pbuh) informed the Muslims that Makkah had thrown out the pieces of its liver (or the best of her sons) into the battle and that they should harden their resolve.

Waislamu waliapa kusimama kukabiliana na adui, walitulia karibu na kisima cha Badr ambako walijenga bwawa la kuhifadhia maji na kulijaza maji. Kisha wakaziziba visima vyote vingine ili wawe na maji ya kutosha na adui asipate cha kunywa, na wakati huo huo pia walijenga dari kwa ajili ya Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ kukaa humo. Quraysh walichukua nafasi zao na mapigano madogo ya vita yakaanza. Al-Aswad ibn ‘Abd al-Asad alijitokeza mbele ili kuharibu bwawa ambalo Waislamu walilijenga. Hamzah alimshughulikia kwa kumpiga na kumfanya mguu wake urushwe mbali. Akaanguka chali huku damu ikimtoka kwenye mguu, Hamzah akamfuata na kumpiga, akamuua karibu na bwawa. Kisha ‘Utbah ibn Rabi‘ah alijitokeza kati ya ndugu yake Shayba na mwanawe al-Walid. Hamzah, ‘Ali na ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Harith walijitokeza kuwakabili. Hamzah alimpiga Shayba pigo la haraka, na ‘Ali baada ya muda mfupi akamaliza kazi juu ya al-Walid. Hamzah na ‘Ali wakamgeukia ‘Utbah, aliyesimama imara dhidi ya ‘Ubaydah, nao wakamwangamiza, kisha wakambeba mwenzao aliyejeruhiwa.

The Muslims vowed to stand up to the enemy, they settled by the well of Badr where they built a cistern and filled it with water. Then they stopped up all the other wells so that they would have plenty of water and the enemy would have nothing to drink, at the same time they also built a canopy for the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) to reside in. The Quraysh took up their positions and the skirmishes of battle began. Al-Aswad ibn ‘Abd al-Asad stepped forward to destroy the cistern that the Muslims had built. Hamzah dealt with him by smiting him and sending his foot flying. He fell on his back with blood streaming from his foot and Hamzah followed him and struck him, killing him near the cistern. Then, ‘Utbah ibn Rabi’ah stepped forth between his brother Shayba and his son al-Walid. Hamzah, ‘Ali and ‘Ubaydah ibn al-Harith stepped forward to meet them. Hamzah quickly dealt Shayba a blow and ‘Ali soon disposed of al-Walid. Hamzah and ‘Ali turned on ‘Utbah who stood firm against ‘Ubaydah and they dispatched him, carrying off their injured companion afterwards.

Kisha pande mbili zilisonga mbele na kukaribiana siku ya Ijumaa asubuhi, tarehe 17 ya Ramadhani. Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ aliyanyoosha safu na kuwahimiza Waislamu kupigana. Waislamu walitiwa moyo na maneno ya Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ, nao wakasonga mbele. Mapigano yalizuka kwa nguvu, na vichwa vya watu wa Quraish vikaruka kutoka miilini mwao, huku Waislamu wakizidi kuimarika katika imani wakipiga kelele 'Ahad! Ahad!' (Mmoja! Mmoja!).

Then the two sides advanced and drew near each other on Friday morning on the 17th of Ramadhan. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) straightened the ranks and incited the Muslims to fight. The Muslims were encouraged by Allah’s Messenger’s words and went forward. The fighting broke out fiercely and Qurayshi heads went flying from their bodies, the Muslims becoming stronger in belief all the time chanting ‘Ahad! Ahad!’ (the One! the One!).

Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisimama katikati ya mapigano, akachukua konzi ya changarawe na kuwatupia Quraysh, akisema, "Nyuso zao na ziwe mbaya!" Kisha akawaamuru Masahaba wake washambulie, nao wakatii hadi vita vikaisha na adui akashindwa na kukimbia. Waislamu walishinda, wakiwaua mashujaa wengi na viongozi wa kikabila wa Quraysh, na kuwateka wengine wengi zaidi. Quraysh walikimbia uwanja wa vita, nao Waislamu wakarejea Madinah wakiwa wamepata ushindi mkubwa sana.

Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) stood in the middle of the melee, took a handful of pebbles and threw them at the Quraysh saying, “Foul be those faces!” Then he (pbuh) ordered his Sahabah to charge and they duly obliged until the battle was over and the foe was routed. The Muslims emerged victorious, slaying many warriors and tribal leaders of the Quraysh and capturing many more. The Quraysh fled the battlefield and the Muslims returned to Madinah having achieved a truly great victory.