الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أهم أحداث السنة السابعة للهجرةMost Important Events of the Seventh Year of Hijrah
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذِي قَرَدٍ وَتُسَمَّى غَزْوَةَ الْغَابَةِ أَيْضًا
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding the Expedition of Dhu Qarad, Also Called the Expedition of al-Ghaba
Hadith 10809
قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاهِبًا نَحْوَ الْغَابَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِثَنِيَّةِ الْغَابَةِ لَقِينِي غُلَامٌ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَيْحَكَ مَا لَكَ قَالَ أُخِذَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ أَخَذَهَا قَالَ غَطَفَانُ وَفَزَارَةُ قَالَ فَصَرَخْتُ ثَلَاثَ صَرَخَاتٍ أَسْمَعْتُ مَنْ بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْهَا يَا صَبَاحَاهْ يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ثُمَّ انْدَفَعْتُ حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذُوهَا قَالَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَعِ قَالَ فَاسْتَنْقَذْتُهَا مِنْهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا فَأَقْبَلْتُ بِهَا أَسُوقُهَا فَلَقِينِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ عِطَاشٌ وَإِنِّي أَعْجَلْتُهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا فَاذْهَبْ فِي أَثَرِهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ مَلَكْتَ فَأَسْجِحْ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ يُقْرَوْنَ فِي قَوْمِهِمْ
It is narrated from Yazid bin Abi Ubaid that Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him that he set out from Madinah Munawwarah to go towards Ghabah. When he was in the valley or on the path of Ghabah, he met the son of Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him). He said, “Good for you, what has happened to you?” He replied, “The camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) have been looted.” I asked, “Who looted them?” He informed, “The people of Ghatafan and Fazara.” Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Upon hearing this, I loudly called out three times, “Ya Sabahah!” My voice was so loud and sharp that it reached the people between the two Harrahs of Madinah. Then I ran after those people until I caught up with them. They had already taken possession of the camels. I began shooting arrows at them and kept reciting this rajaz: “I am the son of Akwa’, and today is the day of the destruction of the vile ones.” Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Before they could go anywhere to drink water, I rescued the camels from them. I returned with the camels and met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said, “O Messenger of Allah! Those people are still thirsty, and I reached them before they could drink water. Please pursue them.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O son of Akwa’! You have already prevailed over them, now be gentle. Their people are hosting them.”
Hadith 10810
حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجْنَا أَنَا وَرَبَاحٌ غُلَامُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَخَرَجْتُ بِفَرَسٍ لِطَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُبْدِيَهُ مَعَ الْإِبِلِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِغَلَسٍ غَارَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَلَى إِبِلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَتَلَ رَاعِيهَا وَخَرَجَ يَطْرُدُهَا هُوَ وَأُنَاسٌ مَعَهُ فِي خَيْلٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَبَاحُ اقْعُدْ عَلَى هَذَا الْفَرَسِ فَأَلْحِقْهُ بِطَلْحَةَ وَأَخْبِرْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أُغِيرَ عَلَى سَرْحِهِ قَالَ وَقُمْتُ عَلَى تَلٍّ فَجَعَلْتُ وَجْهِي مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ نَادَيْتُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ثُمَّ اتَّبَعْتُ الْقَوْمَ مَعِي سَيْفِي وَنَبْلِي فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَعْقِرُ بِهِمْ وَذَلِكَ حَيْثُ يَكْثُرُ الشَّجَرُ فَإِذَا رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ فَارِسٌ جَلَسْتُ لَهُ فِي أَصْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ ثُمَّ رَمَيْتُ فَلَا يَقْبَلُ عَلَيَّ فَارِسٌ إِلَّا عَقَرْتُ بِهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ رَاحِلَتَهُ وَأَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ فَأَلْحَقُ بِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ فَأَرْمِيهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ فَيَقَعُ سَهْمِي فِي الرَّجُلِ حَتَّى انْتَظَمْتُ كَتِفَهُ فَقُلْتُ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ فَإِذَا كُنْتُ فِي الشَّجَرِ أَحْرَقْتُهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ فَإِذَا تَضَايَقَتِ الثَّنَايَا عَلَوْتُ الْجَبَلَ فَرَدَّيْتُهُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَمَا ذَاكَ شَأْنِي وَشَأْنُهُمْ أَتْبَعُهُمْ فَأَرْتَجِزُ حَتَّى مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ شَيْئًا مِنْ ظَهْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا خَلَّفْتُهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِي فَاسْتَنْقَذْتُهُ مِنْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ثُمَّ لَمْ أَزَلْ أَرْمِيهِمْ حَتَّى أَلْقَوْا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ رُمْحًا وَأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ بُرْدَةً يَسْتَخِفُّونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا يُلْقَوْنَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا جَعَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ حِجَارَةً وَجَمَعْتُ عَلَى طَرِيقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى إِذَا امْتَدَّ الضُّحَى أَتَاهُمْ عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ مَدَدًا لَهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي ثَنِيَّةٍ ضَيِّقَةٍ ثُمَّ عَلَوْتُ الْجَبَلَ فَأَنَا فَوْقَهُمْ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ مَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَى قَالُوا لَقِينَا مِنْ هَذَا الْبَرْحَ مَا فَارَقَنَا بِسَحَرٍ حَتَّى الْآنَ وَأَخَذَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي أَيْدِينَا وَجَعَلَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ قَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ لَوْلَا أَنَّ هَذَا يَرَى أَنَّ وَرَاءَهُ طَلَبًا لَقَدْ تَرَكَكُمْ لِيَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ نَفَرٌ مِنْكُمْ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ فَصَعِدُوا فِي الْجَبَلِ فَلَمَّا أَسْمَعْتُهُمْ الصَّوْتَ قُلْتُ أَتَعْرِفُونِي قَالُوا وَمَنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالَّذِي كَرَّمَ وَجْهَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَطْلُبُنِي مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ فَيُدْرِكُنِي وَلَا أَطْلُبُهُ فَيَفُوتُنِي قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ إِنْ أَظُنُّ قَالَ فَمَا بَرِحْتُ مَقْعَدِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَى فَوَارِسِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتَخَلَّلُونَ الشَّجَرَ وَإِذَا أَوَّلُهُمْ الْأَخْرَمُ الْأَسَدِيُّ وَعَلَى أَثَرِهِ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَارِسُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى أَثَرِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ الْمِقْدَادُ الْكِنْدِيُّ فَوَلَّى الْمُشْرِكُونَ مُدْبِرِينَ وَأَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَأَعْرِضُ لِلْأَخْرَمِ فَآخُذُ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَخْرَمُ ائْذَنِ الْقَوْمَ يَعْنِي احْذَرْهُمْ فَإِنِّي لَا آمَنُ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوكَ فَاتَّئِدْ حَتَّى يَلْحَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ يَا سَلَمَةُ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَحُلْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ فَخَلَّيْتُ عِنَانَ فَرَسِهِ فَيَلْحَقُ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ وَيَعْطِفُ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَاخْتَلَفَا طَعْنَتَيْنِ فَعَقَرَ الْأَخْرَمُ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَطَعَنَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَتَحَوَّلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ فَرَسِ الْأَخْرَمِ فَيَلْحَقُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ بِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَاخْتَلَفَا طَعْنَتَيْنِ فَعَقَرَ بِأَبِي قَتَادَةَ وَقَتَلَهُ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَتَحَوَّلَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ عَلَى فَرَسِ الْأَخْرَمِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَعْدُو فِي أَثَرِ الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى مَا أَرَى مِنْ غُبَارِ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا وَيُعْرِضُونَ قَبْلَ غَيْبُوبَةِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى شِعْبٍ فِيهِ مَاءٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ ذُو قَرَدٍ فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا مِنْهُ فَأَبْصَرُونِي أَعْدُو وَرَاءَهُمْ فَعَطَفُوا عَنْهُ وَاشْتَدُّوا فِي الثَّنِيَّةِ ثَنِيَّةِ ذِي بِئْرٍ وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَأَلْحَقُ رَجُلًا فَأَرْمِيهِ فَقُلْتُ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا ثُكْلَ أُمِّ أَكْوَعَ بَكْرَةً قُلْتُ نَعَمْ أَيْ عَدُوَّ نَفْسِهِ وَكَانَ الَّذِي رَمَيْتُهُ بَكْرَةً فَأَتْبَعْتُهُ سَهْمًا آخَرَ فَعَلِقَ بِهِ سَهْمَانِ وَيَخْلُفُونَ فَرَسَيْنِ فَجِئْتُ بِهِمَا أَسُوقُهُمَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ الَّذِي جَلَّيْتُهُمْ عَنْهُ ذُو قَرَدٍ فَإِذَا بِنَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي خَمْسِ مِائَةٍ وَإِذَا بِلَالٌ قَدْ نَحَرَ جَزُورًا مِمَّا خَلَّفْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ كَبِدِهَا وَسَنَامِهَا فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خَلِّنِي فَأَنْتَخِبَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِائَةً فَآخُذَ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ عَشْوَةً فَلَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ مُخْبِرٌ إِلَّا قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ أَكُنْتَ فَاعِلًا ذَلِكَ يَا سَلَمَةُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ نَوَاجِذَهُ فِي ضَوْءِ النَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ يُقْرَوْنَ الْآنَ بِأَرْضِ غَطَفَانَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ غَطَفَانَ فَقَالَ مَرُّوا عَلَى فُلَانٍ الْغَطَفَانِيِّ فَنَحَرَ لَهُمْ جَزُورًا قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذُوا يَكْشِطُونَ جِلْدَهَا رَأَوْا غَبَرَةً فَتَرَكُوهَا وَخَرَجُوا هَرَبًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْنَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَيْرُ فُرْسَانِنَا الْيَوْمَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ وَخَيْرُ رَجَّالَتِنَا سَلَمَةُ فَأَعْطَانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَهْمَ الرَّاجِلِ وَالْفَارِسِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ أَرْدَفَنِي وَرَاءَهُ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ رَاجِعِينَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ ضَحْوَةٍ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ لَا يُسْبَقُ جَعَلَ يُنَادِي هَلْ مِنْ مُسَابِقٍ أَلَا رَجُلٌ يُسَابِقُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأَعَادَ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا وَأَنَا وَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُرْدِفِي قُلْتُ لَهُ أَمَا تُكْرِمُ كَرِيمًا وَلَا تَهَابُ شَرِيفًا قَالَ لَا إِلَّا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي خَلِّنِي فَلَأُسَابِقَ الرَّجُلَ قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قُلْتُ أَذْهَبُ إِلَيْكَ فَطَفَرَ عَنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ وَثَنَيْتُ رِجْلَيَّ فَطَفَرْتُ عَنِ النَّاقَةِ ثُمَّ إِنِّي رَبَطْتُ عَلَيْهَا شَرَفًا أَوْ شَرَفَيْنِ يَعْنِي اسْتَبْقَيْتُ نَفْسِي ثُمَّ إِنِّي عَدَوْتُ حَتَّى أَلْحَقَهُ فَأَصُكَّ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ بِيَدَيَّ قُلْتُ سَبَقْتُكَ وَاللَّهِ أَوْ كَلِمَةً نَحْوَهَا قَالَ فَضَحِكَ وَقَالَ إِنْ أَظُنُّ حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ
Iyas bin Salamah bin Akwa narrates from his father Salamah bin Akwa, who said: During the time of Hudaybiyyah, we came to Madinah Munawwarah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) slave, Rabah (may Allah be pleased with him), and I set out with his camel. I wanted to race Talhah bin Ubaidullah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse alongside the camel. In the early morning darkness, Abdur Rahman bin Uyainah Fazari attacked the camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He killed their shepherd. He and his companions, who were mounted on horses, drove the camels away. I said, “O Rabah! Mount this horse and take it to Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) and go inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that his animals have been looted.” I myself stood on a hillock, faced Madinah, and called out “Ya Sabahah!” three times. Taking my bow and sword, I began to pursue them. I kept shooting arrows at them, wounding them wherever the trees were dense, and whenever a horseman turned towards me, I would sit behind a tree and start shooting arrows again. Whenever any horseman turned towards me, I would wound his horse. I kept showering arrows upon them and recited this rajaz (poetic chant):
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
Whenever I encountered any of them, I would shoot an arrow at him, and my arrow would strike him, embedding itself in his shoulder, and I would say:
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
Whenever I was in a cluster of trees, I would shower them with arrows, and when narrow paths came, I would climb up the mountain and start rolling stones down upon them. This continued between them and me. I kept pursuing them and reciting rajaz until Allah, the Exalted, enabled me to recover all the camels that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had, and I left them behind the enemy. I kept showering arrows upon them until, to lighten their load, they threw away more than thirty spears and more than thirty cloaks. Whatever they threw away, I would place a stone on it as a marker and gather those items on the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the day had fully risen, Uyainah bin Badr Fazari came to their aid. At that time, they were passing through a narrow path. I climbed up the mountain. Uyainah said to them, “I see you in a bad state.” They replied, “All this trouble is because of him. He has been pursuing us since morning. He has taken all our belongings from us and left them behind.” Uyainah said, “He surely knows that his companions are coming from behind. If it were not so, he would have left you. Let some of you go towards him.” So, four men among them got up to go towards him and climbed the mountain. I called out to them in a loud voice, “Do you know who I am?” They said, “Tell us, who are you?” I said, “I am the son of Akwa‘. By the One who has honored Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) immensely, none of you can catch me, and whoever among you I wish to catch cannot escape from my hands.” One of them said, “That is indeed the case.” Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says, “I sat calmly in my place until I saw the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) coming through the trees. Akhram Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) was at the front, and the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), was behind him, and behind him was Miqdad Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him). Seeing this, the polytheists fled in panic, and I descended from the mountain and came before Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) and, holding the reins of his horse, said, ‘Akhram! Be cautious of these people. I fear they may snatch you away. Wait until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions arrive.’ Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘O Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him)! If you believe in Allah and the Hereafter and are certain that Paradise and Hell are true, then do not stand between me and martyrdom.’ Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says, ‘Hearing this, I let go of his horse’s reins. He clashed with Abdur Rahman bin Uyainah, who kept attacking him repeatedly. They exchanged two spear thrusts each. Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) wounded Abdur Rahman’s horse’s legs, and Abdur Rahman killed him with a spear thrust. After that, Abdur Rahman mounted Akhram’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse. Then Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) encountered him. They also exchanged spear thrusts. Abu Qatadah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse was wounded, but he killed Abdur Rahman. Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) then mounted Akhram’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse. I again started pursuing the enemy and went so far ahead that I could not even see the dust of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the enemy, just before sunset, reached a valley called Qard, where there was some water. They intended to drink water there. Meanwhile, they saw me running after them. They left from there and hurriedly took the narrow mountain path. The name of this mountain path is Thaniyyah Dhi Bi’r. The sun had set. I encountered one of the polytheists and, shooting an arrow at him, said:
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
He said, “May Akwa‘’s mother lose him (i.e., may he die)! Have you been pursuing us since morning?” I said, “Enemy of Allah! Yes, I have been showering arrows upon you since morning.” And with that, I shot another arrow at him. Both arrows struck him, and they left behind two more horses. I took those two horses and headed towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the spring of Dhi Qard, where I had driven away the enemy. I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was there with his five hundred devoted companions. And the camel I had left behind, Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) had slaughtered one of them and was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I reached the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), if you permit, I will take a hundred of your companions and attack the disbelievers in the darkness and kill them all.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), are you ready to do this?” He said, “By the One who has honored you (peace and blessings be upon him), I am ready for this task.” Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled so much that I saw his blessed molar teeth in the light of the fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “At this time, they are being entertained in the region of Ghatafan.” Later, a man from Banu Ghatafan came and informed that those people passed by a certain Ghatafani, who slaughtered a camel for them. While they were skinning it, they saw dust rising in the distance, so they left the camel and fled. When morning came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Today, the best among our horsemen is Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the best among the foot soldiers is Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him).” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a share with both the foot soldiers and the horsemen. Then, when returning to Madinah Munawwarah, he had me ride behind him on his camel, Adhba’. When there was still time left before we reached Madinah Munawwarah at forenoon, there was an Ansari among the people who was very swift; no one could outpace him in a race. He started calling out, “Is there anyone who will race me to Madinah Munawwarah? Is there anyone who will compete with me?” He repeated this several times. I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), riding behind him on his mount. I said to him, “Can you not respect an honorable person, nor fear a person of dignity?” He said, “I am inviting everyone except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to this race.” So I said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may my parents be sacrificed for you, allow me to race him.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “As you wish.” I said, “I will compete with him.” The man jumped down from his mount, and I also moved my legs and jumped down from the camel. Then, for a stage or two, I deliberately ran slowly to save my breath and not get winded. After that, I ran and caught up with him, and, striking him between his shoulders from behind, said, “By Allah, I have outpaced you.” I said these words or something similar. Hearing this, he laughed and said, “I thought so too,” until we reached Madinah Munawwarah.
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
Whenever I encountered any of them, I would shoot an arrow at him, and my arrow would strike him, embedding itself in his shoulder, and I would say:
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
Whenever I was in a cluster of trees, I would shower them with arrows, and when narrow paths came, I would climb up the mountain and start rolling stones down upon them. This continued between them and me. I kept pursuing them and reciting rajaz until Allah, the Exalted, enabled me to recover all the camels that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had, and I left them behind the enemy. I kept showering arrows upon them until, to lighten their load, they threw away more than thirty spears and more than thirty cloaks. Whatever they threw away, I would place a stone on it as a marker and gather those items on the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the day had fully risen, Uyainah bin Badr Fazari came to their aid. At that time, they were passing through a narrow path. I climbed up the mountain. Uyainah said to them, “I see you in a bad state.” They replied, “All this trouble is because of him. He has been pursuing us since morning. He has taken all our belongings from us and left them behind.” Uyainah said, “He surely knows that his companions are coming from behind. If it were not so, he would have left you. Let some of you go towards him.” So, four men among them got up to go towards him and climbed the mountain. I called out to them in a loud voice, “Do you know who I am?” They said, “Tell us, who are you?” I said, “I am the son of Akwa‘. By the One who has honored Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) immensely, none of you can catch me, and whoever among you I wish to catch cannot escape from my hands.” One of them said, “That is indeed the case.” Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says, “I sat calmly in my place until I saw the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) coming through the trees. Akhram Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) was at the front, and the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), was behind him, and behind him was Miqdad Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him). Seeing this, the polytheists fled in panic, and I descended from the mountain and came before Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) and, holding the reins of his horse, said, ‘Akhram! Be cautious of these people. I fear they may snatch you away. Wait until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions arrive.’ Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘O Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him)! If you believe in Allah and the Hereafter and are certain that Paradise and Hell are true, then do not stand between me and martyrdom.’ Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says, ‘Hearing this, I let go of his horse’s reins. He clashed with Abdur Rahman bin Uyainah, who kept attacking him repeatedly. They exchanged two spear thrusts each. Akhram (may Allah be pleased with him) wounded Abdur Rahman’s horse’s legs, and Abdur Rahman killed him with a spear thrust. After that, Abdur Rahman mounted Akhram’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse. Then Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) encountered him. They also exchanged spear thrusts. Abu Qatadah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse was wounded, but he killed Abdur Rahman. Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) then mounted Akhram’s (may Allah be pleased with him) horse. I again started pursuing the enemy and went so far ahead that I could not even see the dust of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the enemy, just before sunset, reached a valley called Qard, where there was some water. They intended to drink water there. Meanwhile, they saw me running after them. They left from there and hurriedly took the narrow mountain path. The name of this mountain path is Thaniyyah Dhi Bi’r. The sun had set. I encountered one of the polytheists and, shooting an arrow at him, said:
ANA IBNUL AKWA‘ WAL-YAWMU YAWMUR-RUDDA‘ (I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the cowards.)
He said, “May Akwa‘’s mother lose him (i.e., may he die)! Have you been pursuing us since morning?” I said, “Enemy of Allah! Yes, I have been showering arrows upon you since morning.” And with that, I shot another arrow at him. Both arrows struck him, and they left behind two more horses. I took those two horses and headed towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) was at the spring of Dhi Qard, where I had driven away the enemy. I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was there with his five hundred devoted companions. And the camel I had left behind, Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) had slaughtered one of them and was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I reached the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), if you permit, I will take a hundred of your companions and attack the disbelievers in the darkness and kill them all.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), are you ready to do this?” He said, “By the One who has honored you (peace and blessings be upon him), I am ready for this task.” Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled so much that I saw his blessed molar teeth in the light of the fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “At this time, they are being entertained in the region of Ghatafan.” Later, a man from Banu Ghatafan came and informed that those people passed by a certain Ghatafani, who slaughtered a camel for them. While they were skinning it, they saw dust rising in the distance, so they left the camel and fled. When morning came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Today, the best among our horsemen is Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and the best among the foot soldiers is Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him).” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a share with both the foot soldiers and the horsemen. Then, when returning to Madinah Munawwarah, he had me ride behind him on his camel, Adhba’. When there was still time left before we reached Madinah Munawwarah at forenoon, there was an Ansari among the people who was very swift; no one could outpace him in a race. He started calling out, “Is there anyone who will race me to Madinah Munawwarah? Is there anyone who will compete with me?” He repeated this several times. I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), riding behind him on his mount. I said to him, “Can you not respect an honorable person, nor fear a person of dignity?” He said, “I am inviting everyone except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to this race.” So I said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), may my parents be sacrificed for you, allow me to race him.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “As you wish.” I said, “I will compete with him.” The man jumped down from his mount, and I also moved my legs and jumped down from the camel. Then, for a stage or two, I deliberately ran slowly to save my breath and not get winded. After that, I ran and caught up with him, and, striking him between his shoulders from behind, said, “By Allah, I have outpaced you.” I said these words or something similar. Hearing this, he laughed and said, “I thought so too,” until we reached Madinah Munawwarah.
