Regarding his saying: (I was supported by terror, a month's journey away), how did he suffer a defeat on the Day of Uhud, and how did his enemies in the Battle of the Trench approach Madinah?
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The questioner : Regarding his saying: Sunan an-Nasa'i 432Sahih (Darussalam), ... if someone were to say, for example: that his enemies at Uhud approached him and that terror did not befall them, and likewise in the Battle of the Trench, when they came to Madinah and that terror did not befall them, how is this answered?
The Shaykh : As for Uhud, the matter there is clear. The victory was initially for the Muslims, but when they disobeyed the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and left the position where he had stationed them, and he said: "Do not move from this place," what happened then happened. As for the Battle of the Trench, that was for a wisdom that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) intended, so that Allah would distinguish the bad from the good. For this reason, the hypocrites said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion." This is because the wisdom necessitated this for this reason, so it is an exception due to a cause.
I have been supported with fear being struck into the hearts of my enemy for a distance of one month's travel
نصرت بالرّعب مسيرة شهرThe Shaykh : As for Uhud, the matter there is clear. The victory was initially for the Muslims, but when they disobeyed the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and left the position where he had stationed them, and he said: "Do not move from this place," what happened then happened. As for the Battle of the Trench, that was for a wisdom that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) intended, so that Allah would distinguish the bad from the good. For this reason, the hypocrites said: "Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion." This is because the wisdom necessitated this for this reason, so it is an exception due to a cause.