What he told them to say when the warning frightened them
He described the angel waiting with the horn at his lips.
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا
Ḥasbunā-Llāhu wa niʿma-l-wakīl, ʿalā-Llāhi tawakkalnā
“Allah is enough for us, and what an excellent guardian. Upon Allah we have relied.”
The same words the Qurʾān records in 3:173.
Where this comes from
He said: how can I be at ease when the one with the horn has already put it to his lip, listening for the order to blow. It weighed on them visibly. So he gave them the sentence to carry the weight with.
The full narration
Abu Sa'eed narrated:"The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'How can I be comfortable when the one with the horn is holding it to his lip, his ears listening for when he will be ordered to blow, so he can blow.' It was as if that was very hard upon the Companions of the Prophet (s.a.w), so he said to them: 'Say: "Allah is sufficent for us and what a good protector He is, and upon Allah we rely." [Abu' Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan. This Hadith has been reported through other routes from 'Atiyyah, from Abu Sa'eed [AlKhudri] from the Prophet SAW, similarly
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 2431
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir: Sahih
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Daif
Note on the chain. Scholars differ on this chain. Zubair Ali Zai grades it Daif. The majority (2 of 3) authenticate it.
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