How The Prophet ﷺ Responded To Pressure And Stress

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Prior to the Battle of Badr, 313 Muslims رضي الله عنهم were en route to intercept an unarmed caravan when the Prophet ﷺ found out that a 1,000-strong army, armed to the tilt, were waiting to pounce. The moment was extremely tense, as the Muslims were lightly armed, unequipped for war, and outnumbered three to one. As soon as the Prophet ﷺ returned to camp, he prayed to Allah in solitude. He ﷺ then gathered the Companions and asked, “What do you think we should do?”

As the armies approached, the stage was set for battle the following morning. The Prophet ﷺ spent the whole night awake making profuse du’a and prolonging his prostration. He ﷺ said, “O Allah, if you destroy this group [of Muslims] You will not be worshipped on this Earth.” In other words, failure here will mark the end of Islam on Earth. The stakes were never higher, and the Prophet ﷺ relied on his du’a. He ﷺ repeated, “O Allah, [I seek] Your help that has been promised; O Allah, [I seek] Your help that has been promised; O Allah, [I seek] Your help that has been promised.”

Ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه said, “I have never seen anyone pleading more than when I saw the Prophet ﷺ plead to Allah on the night of Badr.” The Prophet ﷺ lifted his arms into the sky as he made du’a – an action reserved for the most desperate of prayers and requests.

 *To be continued In'Shaa'Allah* 

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