Musnad Ahmad Hadith 13296

It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (ﷺ) set out towards Badr, he consulted the people. In response, Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Then, when he asked for advice again, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Seeing this, the Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent. The Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah! Perhaps you mean us?" Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you command us, we will plunge into the seas, and if you command us, we will go to Bark al-Ghamad, driving the camels to exhaustion. Therefore, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), the matter is in your hands." The Prophet (ﷺ) then prepared his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and set out, and camped at Badr. Some spies from the Quraysh came, among them was a black slave from Banu Hajjaj. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) captured him and asked him about Abu Sufyan and his companions. He said, "I do not know about Abu Sufyan, but the Quraysh, Abu Jahl, and Umayyah bin Khalaf have arrived." When they beat him, he would start telling them about Abu Sufyan, and when they let him go, he would say, "What do I know about Abu Sufyan? But the Quraysh have arrived." At that time, the Prophet (ﷺ) was praying. After finishing the prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When he tells you the truth, you beat him, and when he lies, you let him go." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) pointed with his hand and said, "If Allah wills, tomorrow so-and-so will fall here, and so-and-so will fall here." Thus, when the confrontation took place, Allah defeated the polytheists, and by Allah, not a single man fell except at the place the Prophet (ﷺ) had indicated. After three days, the Prophet (ﷺ) went to their corpses and said, "O Abu Jahl bin Hisham! O Utbah bin Rabi'ah! O Shaybah bin Rabi'ah! And O Umayyah bin Khalaf! Did you find true what your Lord promised you? I have found true what my Lord promised me." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! Are you calling out to people who have been dead for three days?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You do not hear what I am saying any better than they do, but they cannot reply." Then, by the order of the Prophet (ﷺ), they were dragged by their feet and thrown into the well of Badr. It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (ﷺ) set out towards Badr, he consulted the people. In response, Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Then, when he asked for advice again, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave an opinion. Seeing this, the Prophet (ﷺ) remained silent. The Ansar said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! Perhaps you mean us?" Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if you command us, we will plunge into the seas, and if you command us, we will go to Bark al-Ghamad, driving the camels to exhaustion..." Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.