Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 4227 — On the day of Uhud or the day of Khaybar

The wife of Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the day of Uhud or the day of Khaybar (the narrator Amr was in doubt), Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him), while with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (in battle), was struck by an arrow in his chest (at the place of the breast). He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, take out the arrow. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Rafi', if you wish, I will take out both the arrow and its head; and if you wish, I will take out the arrow and leave the head, and on the Day of Resurrection I will bear witness for you that you are a martyr." The narrator said: So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took out the arrow and left the head, and he lived with it until, during the caliphate of Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), the wound opened again and he died after Asr. Someone came to Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: O Abu Abd al-Rahman, Rafi' bin Khadij has died. He prayed for mercy for him and said: A man like Rafi' should not be carried out (for burial) until the people of the villages around Madinah have been informed. So when we went out with his funeral and the funeral prayer was offered over him, Ibn Umar came and sat at the head of the grave. A slave woman of ours cried out, and Ibn Umar said: Is there no one to look after this foolish woman? Do not cause distress to this old man, for he has no strength to bear the punishment of Allah.