It is narrated from a man of Banu Sa'd that he said: At the Battle of Siffin I was standing beside al-Ahnaf bin Qays (may Allah have mercy on him), and al-Ahnaf was beside Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him). Then I heard Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "My intimate friend (the Prophet) (peace and blessings be upon him) took a covenant with me that my last provision in this world would be a cup of milk mixed with water." The narrator relates: While we were in this state, dust suddenly rose up and people cried out that the army of the people of Syria had arrived, and the water-carriers stood up to give the people water. Meanwhile a girl came with a cup of milk; she handed the cup to Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) and he drank it. Then Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the rest of his milk to al-Ahnaf bin Qays (may Allah have mercy on him), and al-Ahnaf then handed it to me. Then I said: "If your companion (Sayyiduna Ammar, may Allah be pleased with him) is truthful, then the time of his martyrdom has now drawn near." The narrator says: Then the enemy overwhelmed us and Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) advanced, and at that time I heard him say these words: "Paradise is beneath the spearheads; today I shall meet my loved ones, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his party." That was our last time and meeting with him.
The chain of this report contains Ali bin Zayd bin Jud'an, who is da'if (weak), and also an unknown (unnamed) narrator; however, the mention of Sayyiduna Ammar's (may Allah be pleased with him) martyrdom and his drinking milk at the last moment is also found in other reliable sources and books of sirah, which support this incident.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتوح / 4427
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف » «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»