Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 14856

Qabisah bin Jabir narrates: On the day of al-Qadisiyyah a cousin of ours said to us: "Did you not see that Allah Almighty sent down His help, while Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was holding fast to the gate of al-Qadisiyyah? When we returned, many women had been widowed, but none of Sayyiduna Sa'd's women had been widowed." When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) learned of what he had said, he said: "O Allah! Cut off his tongue and his hand from me." Then an arrow came and struck the man in the mouth, and he became mute; then his hand was cut off during the fighting. Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Carry me and take me to the gate!" He was carried out, and the cloth was removed from his back, and there were many sores on it. He told the people of his excuse, and the people accepted his excuse. Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was not a coward.