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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 10199

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ : خَرَجَ مَرْحَبُ الْيَهُودِيُّ مِنْ حِصْنِهِمْ قَدْ جَمَعَ سِلَاحَهُ يَرْتَجِزُ ، وَيَقُولُ :
قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي مَرْحَبُ شَاكِي السِّلَاحِ بَطَلٌ مُجَرَّبُ أَطْعَنُ أَحْيَانًا وَحِينًا أَضْرِبُ
إِذَا اللُّيُوثُ أَقْبَلَتْ تَلْهَبُ [ وَأَحْجَمَتْ عَنْ صَوْلَةِ الْمُجَرِّبِ ]
كَأَنَّ حِمَايَ الْحِمَى لَا يُقْرَبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : مَنْ يُبَارِزُ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " مَنْ لِهَذَا ؟ " . فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ : أَنَا لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، الْمَوْتُورُ الثَّائِرُ ، قَتَلُوا أَخِي بِالْأَمْسِ ، قَالَ : " فَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ " .
فَلَمَّا دَنَا أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ صَاحَبِهِ دَخَلَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا شَجَرَةٌ غَمَرَتْهُ مِنْ شَجَرِ الْعَشْرِ ، فَجَعَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا يَلُوذُ بِهَا مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ ، كُلَّمَا لَاذَ بِهَا مِنْهُ اقْتَطَعَ بِسَيْفِهِ مَا دُونَهُ ، حَتَّى بَرَزَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ ، وَصَارَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا كَالرَّجُلِ الْقَائِمِ مَا فِيهَا مِنْ فَنَنٍ - حَمَلَ مَرْحَبٌ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فَضَرَبَهُ فَاتَّقَاهُ بِالدَّرَقَةِ ، فَوَقَعَ سَيْفُهُ فِيهَا ، فَعَصَّبَ بِهِ فَأَمْسَكَهُ ، وَضَرَبَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ حَتَّى قَتَلَهُ . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ ، وَأَبُو يَعْلَى ، وَرِجَالُ أَحْمَدَ ثِقَاتٌ .
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Marhab the Jew came out from their fortresses, having gathered his weapons, and he was reciting this rajaz: "Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a seasoned warrior; at times I thrust (with spear or sword) and at times I strike. When the lions come, they are restless (to attack), and they hold back from the onslaught of the seasoned man; it is as though my pasture is a pasture that cannot be approached." He was saying: "Who will fight me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who will face him?" Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I will face him, the one who has been wronged and is seeking revenge; they killed my brother yesterday." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Get up and go to him. O Allah! Help him against him." When one of the two came near the other, a tree came between them, and there was sap in that tree. One of the two began to shield himself from the other with that tree; whenever he took cover behind it from him, the other would cut away with his sword what was in front of him, until each of them came face to face with the other, and it became between them like a man standing, with no branch on it. Then Marhab attacked Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) and struck at him; Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) protected himself with his shield. His sword struck the shield and he held it fast with it. Then Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) struck him and killed him.
Ahmad and Abu Ya'la recorded it, and the narrators of Ahmad are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المغازي والسير / 10199
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