It is narrated from the wife of Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator's grandmother) that Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) was wounded on the day of the Battle of Uhud by an arrow striking the upper part of his chest. Then he came into the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "(O Messenger of Allah,) remove this arrow." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you wish, I will remove both the arrow and its head (tip); and if you wish, I will remove only the arrow and leave its head (inside the body), and on the Day of Resurrection I will bear witness in your favour that you are a martyr?" He said: "Remove the arrow and leave its head, and on the Day of Resurrection bear witness in my favour that I am a martyr." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes (so it shall be)." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) removed the arrow and left its head where it was. He lived through the times of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the caliphates of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them). Then, when the time of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came, or after it, he died at the time of Asr. The people wanted to carry out the funeral (immediately), but Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The funeral of so eminent a person as Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) will not be carried out until the people of the surrounding villages have been informed." So they waited until the next day. Then, when the next day came, the funeral was brought out, and one of his maidservants began to weep at the edge of the grave, at which Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "This old man (the deceased) has no endurance for the punishment of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, because of (the wailing of) this foolish woman," or he said words to that effect.
Imam al-Tayalisi also narrated part of this report.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الجهاد / 1913
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
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