مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب البعوث والسرايا
Book of Expeditions and Raiding Parties
في توجيه النعمان بن مقرن إلى نهاوند
The sending of al-Numan bin Muqarrin to Nahawand
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٣٦٠٥٠ - حدثنا معاوية بن عمرو قال: حدثنا زائدة قال: ثنا عاصم بن كليب الجرمي قال: حدثني أبي أنه أبطأ على عمر خبر نهاوند وبن مقرن وأنه كان يستنصر وأن الناس كانوا يرون من استنصاره أنه لم يكن له ذكر (إلا) (١) نهاوند وابن مقرن، قال: فقدم عليهم أعرابي، فقال: ما بلغكم عن نهاوند وابن مقرن؟ قالوا: وما ذاك؟ قال: لا شيء، قال: (فنمت) (٢) إلى عمر، قال: فأرسل إليه فقال: ما ذكرك نهاوند وابن مقرن؟ فإن جئت بخبر فأخبرنا، قال: يا أمير المؤمنين أنا فلان بن فلان العلاني، خرجت بأهلي ومالي مهاجرا إلى اللَّه ورسوله حتى نزلنا موضع كذا وكذا، فلما ارتحلنا إذا رجل على جمل أحمر لم أر مثله، فقلنا: من أين أقبلت؟ قال: من العراق، قلنا: فما خبر الناس؟ قال: التقوا فهزم اللَّه العدو وقتل ابن مقرن ولا ⦗٤٠⦘ (واللَّه لا) (٣) أدري (٤) (ما) (٥) نهاوند ولا ابن مقرن (قال) (٦): أتدري أي يوم ذلك من الجمعة، قال: (لا) (٧) واللَّه ما أدري، (قال) (٨): لكني أدري، فعد (منازلك) (٩)، قال: ارتحلنا يوم كذا وكذا فنزلنا موضع كذا وكذا فعد منازله، قال: ذاك يوم كذا وكذا من الجمعة، ولعلك أن تكون لقيت (بريدا) (١٠) من برد الجن، فإن لهم بردًا، قال: فمضى ما شاء اللَّه ثم جاء الخبر بأنهم التقوا في ذلك اليوم (١١).
Asim bin Kulayb al-Jarmi said: My father told me that the news of Nihawand and of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) was delayed in reaching Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray to Allah for victory, and the people could see from his prayers that he had nothing on his mind except Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin. Meanwhile a Bedouin came and said: "What news has reached you about Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin?" The people said: "What news is there?" He said: "Nothing." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed of this, so he summoned that Bedouin and asked him: "Why did you mention Nihawand and Ibn Muqarrin? If you have any news, tell us." The Bedouin said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I am so-and-so son of so-and-so, and I am from such-and-such tribe. I set out with my family and my property, intending to emigrate to Allah and His Messenger. We camped at such-and-such a place. When we moved on, we saw a man on a red camel the like of which I had never seen. We said to him: 'Where have you come from?' He said: 'I have come from Iraq.' We said: 'What is the news of the people there?' He said: 'There has been a battle; Allah has defeated the enemy, and Ibn Muqarrin has been martyred.' By Allah, I do not know Nihawand or Ibn Muqarrin." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "Can you tell which day of the week that was?" He said: "I do not know." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But I know. At which places did you camp? Tell me your stopping places." He said: "We set out on such-and-such a day and camped at such-and-such a place," and he counted out his stopping places. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "That was such-and-such a day of the week. Perhaps you met one of the couriers of the jinn, for they have couriers." Then some time passed, and the news of Nihawand came, and that battle had taken place on that very day.
٣٦٠٥١ - حدثنا حسين عن زائدة عن عاصم بن كليب عن أبيه قال: أبطأ على عمر خبر نهاوند وخبر النعمان فجعل يستنصر (١).
Kulayb said: The news of Nihawand and of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) was delayed in reaching Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so he began to pray to Allah for victory.
٣٦٠٥٢ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: ثنا إسماعيل عن قيس بن أبي حازم عن مُدْرِك ابن عوف الأَحْمَسي قال: بينا أنا عند عمر إذ أتاه رسول النعمان بن مقرن، فسأله عمر عن الناس، قال: فذكروا عند عمر من أصيب يوم نهاوند، فقالوا: قتل فلان وفلان وآخرون لا نعرفهم، فقال عمر: لكن اللَّه يعرفهم، قالوا: ورجل (شرى) (١) نفسه -يعنون عوف بن أبي حية أبا شبيل الأحمسي، (قال) (٢) مدرك ⦗٤١⦘ بن عوف: ذاك واللَّه (خالي) (٣) يا أمير المؤمنين يزعم الناس أنه ألقى بيديه إلى التهلكة، فقال عمر: كلذب أولئك ولكنه من الذين اشتروا الآخرة بالدنيا (٤). - قال إسماعيل: وكان أصيب وهو صائم فاحتمل وبه رمق فأبى أن يشرب حتى مات (٥).
Mudrik bin Awf al-Ahmasi said: I was with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when the messenger of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him about the people. He mentioned the fighters who were martyred in the battle of Nihawand, and said that so-and-so son of so-and-so was martyred, as well as some others whom we do not know. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But Allah knows them." The people said: "And a man who sold his life," meaning Awf bin Abi Hayyah Abu Shubayl al-Ahmasi. On hearing this Mudrik bin Awf said: "By Allah, O Commander of the Faithful, he is my maternal uncle. People claim that he threw himself into destruction." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Those people lie. He bought the Hereafter in exchange for the world." Isma'il said: When he was wounded he was fasting. A trace of life remained in him. Water was offered to him but he refused to drink, and he died in that state.
٣٦٠٥٣ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: ثنا شعبة عن علي بن زيد عن أبي عثمان قال: أتيت عمر بنعي النعمان بن مقرن فوضع يده على رأسه وجعل يبكي (١).
Abu Uthman said: I brought Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) the news of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him), and he placed his hand on his head and began to weep.
٣٦٠٥٤ - حدثنا غندر عن شعبة عن أياس بن معاوية قال: جلست إلى سعيد بن المسيب قال: إني لأذكر عمر بن الخطاب حين نعى النعمان بن مقرن (١).
Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: I remember when the news of the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).
٣٦٠٥٥ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: ثنا مهدي بن ميمون قال: ثنا محمد بن عبد اللَّه ابن أبي يعقوب عن بشر بن شغاف عن عبد اللَّه بن سلام قال: لما كان حين فتحت نهاوند أصاب المسلمون سبايا من سبايا اليهود، قال: وأقبل رأس الجالوت يفادي سبايا اليهود، قال: وأصاب رجل من المسلمين جارية (بسرة) (١) صبيحة، قال: فأتاني فقال: (هل) (٢) لك أن تمشي معي إلى هذا الإنسان عسى أن يثمن لي بهذه الجارية، قال: فانطلقت معه فدخل على شيخ مستكبر له ترجمان فقال لترجمانه: سل هذه الجارية هل وقع عليها هذا (العربي) (٣)؟ قال: ورأيته غار حين رأى ⦗٤٢⦘ حسنها، قال: فراطنها بلسانه ففهمت الذي قال: فقلت له: (أثمت) (٤) بما في كتابك بسؤالك هذه الجارية على ما وراء ثيابها، فقال لي: كذبت ما يدريك ما في كتابي، قلت: أنا أعلم بكتابك منك، (قال) (٥): أنت أعلم بكتابي مني؟ قلت: أنا أعلم بكتابك منك، قال: من هذا؟ قالوا: عبد اللَّه بن سلام، قال: فانصرفت ذلك اليوم، قال: فبعث إلي رسولا يعزمه ليأتيني، قال: وبعث إلي بدابة، قال: فانطلقت إليه لعمر اللَّه احتسابا رجاء أن يسلم، فحبسني عنده ثلاثة أيام أقرأ عليه التوراة ويبكي، (قال: وقلت له: إنه واللَّه لهو النبي الذي تجدونه في كتابكم، قال: فقال لي: كيف أصنع باليهود) (٦)؟ قال: قلت له: إن اليهود لن يغنوا عنك من اللَّه شيئًا، قال: فغلب عليه الشقاء و (أبى) (٧) أن يسلم (٨).
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Nihawand was conquered, many Jewish war captives fell into the hands of the Muslims. The Exilarch (Ra's al-Jalut, the head of the Jews) came and began ransoming the Jewish captives to free them. One of the Muslims had obtained a very beautiful young slave girl. He came to me and said: "Come with me to this man; perhaps he will pay me a price for this slave girl." (2) So I went with him, and we came to an arrogant old man who had an interpreter. He said to his interpreter: "Ask this slave girl whether this Arab has had intercourse with her." He was stirred with jealousy on seeing her beauty. He said something obscure to the slave girl in his own language, which I understood. I said to him: "By asking this slave girl about her private matter, you have committed a sin according to your own Book." He said to me: "You lie. How do you know what is in my Book?" I said: "I know your Book better than you do." He said: "Do you know my Book better than I do?" I said: "Yes, I know your Book better than you do." He asked: "Who is this?" People told him: "This is Abdullah bin Salam." Then I went back that day. (3) Then he sent a messenger to me, summoning me insistently to him, and he sent a mount for me. I went to him with the intention that perhaps he would accept Islam and that good deeds would be added to my record. He kept me with him for three days. I would read the Torah to him and he would weep. I said to him: "By Allah, this is that Prophet whom you find mentioned in the Torah." He said: "Then what am I to do about the Jews?" I said: "They cannot avail you at all against Allah." In any case, wretchedness prevailed over him and he refused to accept Islam.
٣٦٠٥٦ - حدثنا عفان قال: ثنا حماد بن سلمة قال: أخبرنا أبو عمران الجوني عن علقمة بن عبد اللَّه المزني عن معقل بن يسار أن عمر بن الخطاب شاور الهرمزان في فارس وأصبهان وأذربيجان فقال: أصبهان الرأس، وفارس وأذربيجان الجناحان، [فإن قطعت أحد الجناحين مال الرأس بالجناح الآخر، وإن قطعت الرأس وقع الجناحان] (١)، فابدأ بالرأس، فدخل المسجد فإذا هو بالنعمان بن مقرن يصلي، فقعد إلى جنبه، فلما قضى صلاته قال: ما أراني إلا مستعملك، قال: أما جابيًا فلا، ولكن غازيًا، قال: فإنك غاز، فوجهه وكتب إلى أهل الكوفة أن يمدوه، قال: ومعه الزبير بن العوام وعمرو بن معدي كرب وحذيفة وابن عمر والأشعث بن ⦗٤٣⦘ قيس، قال: فأرسل النعمان المغيرة بن شعبة إلى ملكهم وهو يقال: له (ذو الجناحين) (٢)، فقطع إليهم (نهرهم) (٣) فقيل لذي الجناحين: إن رسول العرب هاهنا، فشاور أصحابه فقال: ما ترون؟ (أقعد له في) (٤) بهجة الملك وهيئة الملك أو (٥) في هيئة الحرب؟ قالوا: لا، (بل) (٦) أقعد له في بهجة الملك، فقعد على سريره ووضع التاج على رأسه، وقعد أبناء الملوك سماطين، عليهم القِرَطة (٧) و (أساور) (٨) الذهب والديباج، قال: فأذن للمغيرة فأخذ بضبعة رجلان، ومعه رمحه وسيفه، قال: فجعل يطعن برمحه في بسطهم يخرقها ليتطيروا حتى قام بين يديه، قال: فجعل يكلمه والترجمان يترجم بينهما: إنكم معشر العرب أصابكم جوع وجهد فجئتم، فإن شئتم (مِرْناكم) (٩) ورجعتم، قال: فتكلم المغيرة بن شعبة فحمد اللَّه وأثنى عليه (ثم قال) (١٠): إنا معشر العرب كنا أذلة يطؤنا (الناس) (١١) ولا نطأهم، ونأكل الكلاب والجيفة وإن اللَّه ابتعث منا نبيا في شرف منا، أوسطنا حسبا وأصدقنا حديثًا، ⦗٤٤⦘ قال: فبعث النبي ﷺ بما بعثه به، فأخبرنا بأشياء وجدناها كما قال، وأنه وعدنا فيما وعدنا أنا سنملك ما هاهنا ونغلب (عليه) (١٢)، وأني أرى هاهنا بزة وهيئة ما من خلفي بتاركها حتى يصيبها، قال: فقالت لي نفسي: لو جمعت (جراميزك) (١٣) (فوثبت) (١٤) فقعدت مع العلج على سريره حتى يتطير، قال: فوثبت وثبة، فإذا أنا معه على سريره، فجعلوا يطؤوني بأرجلهم و (يجرُّوني) (١٥) بأيديهم فقلت: إنا لا نفعل هذا برسلكم، فإن كنت عجزت (أو) (١٦) استحمقت فلا تؤاخذوني، فإن الرسل لا يفعل بهم هذا، فقال الملك: إن شئتم قطعنا إليكم وإن شئتم قطعتم إلينا، فقلت: (لا بل) (١٧) نحن نقطع إليكم، قال: فقطعنا إليهم (فتسلسلوا) (١٨) كل خمسة وسبعة وستة وعشرة في سلسلة حتى لا يفروا، فعبرنا إليهم فصاففناهم فرشقونا حتى أسرعوا فينا، فقال المغيرة للنعمان: إنه قد أسرع في الناس قد خرجوا، قد أسرع فيهم، فلو حملت؟ قال النعمان: إنك لذو مناقب وقد شهدت مع رسول اللَّه ﷺ، (ولكن) (١٩) شهدت مع رسول اللَّه ﷺ، فكان إذا لم يقاتل أول النهار ينتظر حتى تزول الشمس وتهب الرياح و (ينزل) (٢٠) النصر؛ ثم قال: إني هازٌّ لوائي ثلاث هزات، فأما أول هزة فليقض الرجل حاجته وليتوضأ، وأما الثانية ⦗٤٥⦘ (فلينظر) (٢١) الرجل إلى (شسعه) (٢٢) ورمَّ من سلاحه (٢٣)، فإذا هززت الثالثة فاحملوا، ولا يلوين أحد على أحد، وإن قتل النعمان فلا يلوين عليه أحد، وإني داعٍ اللَّه بدعوة فأقسمت على كل امرئ مسلم لما أمن عليها، فقال: اللهم ارزق النعمان اليوم الشهادة في نصر وفتح عليهم، قال: فأمن القوم (فهز) (٢٤) ثلاث هزات ثم قال: سل درعه ثم حمل وحمل الناس، قال: وكان أول صريع، قال (معقل) (٢٥): فأتيت عليه فذكرت عزمته فلم ألو عليه وأعلمت علما حتى أعرف مكانه، قال: فجعلنا إذا قتلنا الرجل شغل عنا أصحابه (به) (٢٦) قال: ووقع ذو الجناحين عن بغلة له شهباء فانشق بطنه، ففتح اللَّه على المسلمين، فأتيت مكان النعمان وبه رمق، فأتيته بإداوة فغسلت عن وجهه فقال: من هذا؟ (فقلت) (٢٧): معقل بن يسار، (قال) (٢٨): ما فعل الناس؟ قلت: فتح اللَّه عليهم، قال: للَّه الحمد، اكتبوا (بذلك) (٢٩) إلى عمر، وفاضت نفسه، واجتمع الناس إلى الأشعث بن قيس، قال: فأرسلوا إلى (٣٠) أم ولده: هل عهد إليك النعمان عهدا، أم عندك كتاب؟ قالت: (سَفَطٌ) (٣١) فيه ⦗٤٦⦘ كتاب، فأخرجوه فإذا فيه: إن قتل النعمان ففلان، وإن قتل فلان ففلان (٣٢).
Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted al-Hurmuzan about Fars, Isfahan and Azerbaijan. He said: "Isfahan is like the head, and Fars and Azerbaijan are like the two wings. If you cut off one wing, the head will remain with the support of the other wing, and if you cut off the head, the wings will fall of themselves. So begin with the head." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went into the mosque and saw Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) praying. He sat down near him, and when he had completed his prayer, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "I intend to appoint you as a commander." He said: "If it is to be as a collector of revenue, I do not agree, and if it is to be for sending me on jihad, I accept." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You will go as a commander for jihad." He dispatched him and told the people of Kufah: "Reinforce him." With him were Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam, Sayyiduna Amr bin Ma'dikarib, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna al-Ash'ath bin Qays. (2) Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) to their king, whose name was "Dhu al-Janahayn". He crossed their river to them. Dhu al-Janahayn was told that the messenger of the Arabs was here. He consulted his companions: "Shall I sit with him in the manner of kings, or in the manner of a warrior?" They advised: "Sit in the manner of kings." So he sat on his throne and placed his crown on his head. His princes also sat around him, with earrings in their ears and gold bracelets on their arms, and silk garments on their bodies. Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) was given permission for the audience. He was brought under the guard of two men, with his sword and his spear in his hand. Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) pierced holes in their carpets with his spear so that they would take it as a bad omen. He stood before the king. A man acted as interpreter between the two. The king said: "O people of Arabia, hunger and hardship have afflicted you and you have rushed to us. If you wish, we will give you wealth and send you back." (3) Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) began to speak; he praised and glorified Allah Almighty and then said: "We Arabs were a humiliated people. People oppressed us, but we oppressed no one. We ate dogs and carrion. Then Allah Almighty raised among us a Prophet who was among the noblest of us; he was the best of us in lineage and the most truthful of us in speech. Allah Almighty gave His Prophet the religion, and all the things he said proved true. One of the promises he made to us was that we would come to possess what is here and prevail over it. I see great adornment and finery in this land of yours, and those who are behind me will never leave these things until they obtain them." Then I said to myself: "If I leap up and sit on his throne, they will take it as a bad omen." So I leapt and sat down with the king on his throne. They began to strike me with their legs and to drag me with their hands. I said: "We would not do this to your messengers. If I have acted foolishly, do not punish me, for this is not done to messengers." (4) The king said: "If you wish, we will cross over to you, and if you wish, you may cross over to us." I said: "We will cross over to you." So we crossed over to them. They chained themselves together, five, seven, six and ten men to a chain, so that they could not flee. We advanced towards them and stood in ranks facing them. They showered us with arrows until they had quickly inflicted losses among us. Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him): "They have quickly inflicted losses among the people; the people have gone out, and they are quickly inflicting losses among them. It would be better if you charged." Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You are a man of many virtues and merits, and you took part in many campaigns with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saw that when he did not fight in the early part of the day, he would wait until the sun had passed the meridian, the winds began to blow and help came down." (5) Then Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will wave my banner three times. When I move the banner the first time, let every man relieve himself and perform ablution. When I wave the banner the second time, let every man look to his sandal strap and put his weapon in order. And when I wave the banner the third time, charge. Let no one turn to anyone else; even if Nu'man is killed, let no one turn to him. I am going to make a supplication to Allah, and I adjure every Muslim to say Amin to it." Then he said: "O Allah, grant Nu'man martyrdom today, with victory and conquest over them." The people said Amin. Then he waved the banner three times, then took off his coat of mail and charged, and the people charged. He was the first to fall. Sayyiduna Ma'qil said: I came upon him, but I remembered his firm instruction, so I did not turn to him, and I set up a marker so that I would recognise his place. Whenever we killed a man, his companions became occupied with him and were diverted from us. Dhu al-Janahayn fell from a grey mule of his and his belly split open, and Allah gave the Muslims victory. I came to the place of Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) and a trace of life remained in him. I brought him a water-skin and washed his face. He said: "Who is this?" I said: "Ma'qil bin Yasar." He said: "What has become of the people?" I said: "Allah has given them victory." He said: "Praise be to Allah. Write of this to Umar." And his soul departed. The people gathered around Sayyiduna al-Ash'ath bin Qays, and they sent word to the mother of Nu'man's child (umm walad): "Did Nu'man leave any instruction with you, or do you have a document?" She said: "There is a basket with a document in it." They brought it out, and in it was written: "If Nu'man is killed, then so-and-so; and if so-and-so is killed, then so-and-so."
٣٦٠٥٧ - (قال حماد) (١) قال علي بن زيد: فحدثنا أبو عثمان قال: ذهبت بالبشارة إلى عمر فقال: ما فعل النعمان؟ قلت: قتل، قال: ما فعل فلان؟ قلت: قتل، قال: ما فعل فلان؟ قلت: قتل، فاسترجع، قلت: وآخرون لا نعلمهم، قال: لا (نعلمهم) (٢) لكن اللَّه يعلمهم (٣).
Abu Uthman said: I went to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with the glad tidings. He said: "What has become of Nu'man?" I said: "He has been killed." He said: "What has become of so-and-so?" I said: "He has been killed." He said: "What has become of so-and-so?" I said: "He has been killed." Then he said: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (We belong to Allah and to Him we return). I said: "And others whom we do not know." He said: "We do not know them, but Allah knows them."
٣٦٠٥٨ - حدثنا عفان قال: ثنا حماد بن سلمة عن حبيب بن الشهيد عن محمد قال: لما حمل النعمان قال: واللَّه ما وطئنا (كتفيه) (١) حتى ضرب في القوم (٢).
Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: When Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) charged, by Allah, we had not yet come up to his shoulders when he struck into the enemy.
٣٦٠٥٩ - حدثنا شاذان قال: ثنا حماد بن سلمة عن أبي عمران الجوني عن علقمة بن عبد اللَّه عن معقل بن يسار قال: شاور عمر الهرمزان -ثم ذكر نحوا من حديث عفان إلا أنه قال: فأتاهم النعمان بنهاوند وبينهم وبينه نهر فسرح المغيرة بن شعبة فعبر إليهم النهر، وملكهم يومئذ ذو (الجناحين) (١).
Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted al-Hurmuzan. (Then he narrated a report similar to that of Affan.) In it there is this addition: Sayyiduna Nu'man came to them at Nihawand, and there was a river between them and him. He dispatched Sayyiduna al-Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him), who crossed the river to them, and at that time their king was Dhu al-Janahayn.
٣٦٠٦٠ - حدثنا إسحاق بن منصور قال: ثنا أسباط بن نصر عن السدي عن عبد خير عن الربيع بن خثيم عن عبد اللَّه بن سلام وقع له في سهمه عجوز يهودية، فمر برأس الجالوت فقال: يا رأس الجالوت، تشتري مني هذه الجارية؟ فكلمها فإذا هي على دينه، قال: بكم، قال: بأربعة آلاف، قال: لا حاجة لي فيها، فحلف عبد اللَّه بن سلام: لا ينقصه، فسارّ عبد اللَّه بن سلام بشيء فقرأ هذه الآية: ﴿وَإِنْ يَأْتُوكُمْ أُسَارَى تُفَادُوهُمْ﴾ [البقرة: ٨٥] الآية، فقال عبد اللَّه بن سلام: أنت؟ قال: نعم، قال: لتشترينها أو لتخرجن من دينك، قال: قد أخذتها، قال: فهب لي ما شئت، قال: فأخذ منه ألفين ورد عليه ألفين (١).
Al-Rabi' bin Khuthaym said: An old Jewish woman fell to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) in his share. He passed by the Exilarch (Ra's al-Jalut, the head of the Jews) with her and said to him: "Will you buy this woman?" He spoke to the old woman and learned that she was of his religion. He asked: "For how much will you sell her?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "For four thousand." He said: "I have no need of her." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam swore that he would not reduce it for him. Then the man whispered something to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam and recited this verse of the Qur'an: "And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them" [Al-Baqarah: 85]. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam said: "You?" He said: "Yes." He said: "You shall either buy this woman or leave your religion." He said: "I have taken her; give me back whatever you wish of her price." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam took two thousand and returned two thousand to him.
٣٦٠٦١ - حدثنا عفان قال: ثنا أبو عوانة قال: حدثني داود بن عبد اللَّه الأودي عن حميد بن عبد الرحمن الحميري أن رجلا كان يقال له: (حممة) (١) من أصحاب رسول اللَّه ﷺ، خرج إلى أصبهان غازيا في خلافة عمر فقال: اللهم إن (حممة) (٢) يزعم أنه يحب لقاءك فإن كان حممة صادقا فاعزم له بصدقه، وإن كان كاذبا فاعزم له عليه وإن كره، اللهم لا (ترد) (٣) (حممة) (٤) من سفره هذا، قال: فأخذه الموت فمات بأصهبان قال: فقام أبو موسى فقال: يا أيها الناس، ألا إنا (واللَّه) (٥) ما سمعنا فيما سمعنا من نبيكم ﷺ وما بلغ علمنا إلا أن ⦗٤٨⦘ (حممة) (٦) شهيد (٧).
Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman al-Himyari said: A Companion whose name was "Humamah" set out towards Isfahan with the intention of jihad in the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). On that campaign he supplicated: "O Allah, Humamah thinks that he loves meeting You. If Humamah is truthful, decree for him according to his truthfulness, and if he is lying, decree for him all the same, even if he dislikes it. O Allah, do not send Humamah back from this journey." The narrator said: Afterwards he died in Isfahan. After his death Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon and said in it: "O people, according to the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and according to our knowledge, Humamah is a martyr."
٣٦٠٦٢ - حدثنا محمد بن فضيل عن الأعمش عن إبراهيم عن علقمة قال: حاصرنا مدينة نهاوند فأعطيتُ معضدا ثوبا لي (فاعتجر) (١) به (فأصابه) (٢) حجر في رأسه فجعل يمسحه وينظر إلي ويقول: إنها لصغيرة، وإن اللَّه ليبارك في الصغيرة.
Alqamah said: We besieged the city of Nihawand, and I gave Mi'dad a garment of mine, which he tied as a turban. A stone struck him on the head. He began to rub his head, and looking at me he said: "It is very small, and Allah Almighty will grant blessing in what is small."
٣٦٠٦٣ - حدثنا عبيد اللَّه بن موسى قال: أخبرنا إسرائيل عن أبي إسحاق عن (أبي) (١) الصلت وأبي (مسافع) (٢) (قالا) (٣): كتب إلينا عمر بن الخطاب ونحن مع النعمان بن مقرن: إذا لقيتم العدو فلا تفروا، وإذا غنمتم فلا تَغُلّوا، فلما لقينا العدو قال النعمان للناس: لا تواقعوهم، وذلك (في) (٤) يوم (جمعة) (٥) حتى يصعد أمير المؤمنين المنبر يستنصر، قال: ثم واقعناهم فانقض النعمان وقال: (سجوني) (٦) ثوبا، وأقبلوا على عدوكم ولا أهولنكم، قال: ففتح اللَّه علينا، قال: وأتى عمر ⦗٤٩⦘ الخبر أنه أصيب النعمان وفلان وفلان، ورجال لا نعرفهم يا أمير المؤمنين، قال: لكن اللَّه يعرفهم (٧).
Abu al-Salt and Abu Musafi' said: We were with Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) when a letter from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us, in which he had written: "When you meet the enemy, do not flee, and when you obtain spoils, do not embezzle." When we met the enemy, Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people: "Do not attack them yet (it was a Friday) until the Commander of the Faithful has supplicated to Allah for help on the pulpit." Then we advanced against the enemy, and Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) was at once struck down by death. After being severely wounded he said: "Cover me with a garment, fall upon the enemy, and do not grow weak on my account." Then Allah Almighty granted us victory. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed that Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) and so-and-so had been martyred, as well as some people whom we do not know, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But Allah knows them."
٣٦٠٦٤ - حدثنا غندر عن شعبة قال: سمعت أبا إسحاق يقول سمعت أبا مالك وأبا (مسافع) (١) من مزينة يحدثان أن كتاب عمر أتاهم مع النعمان بن مقرن بنهاوند: أما بعد فصلوا الصلاة لوقتها، وإذا لقيتم العدو فلا تفروا، وإذا ظفرتم فلا تغلوا (٢).
Abu Malik and Abu Musafi' said: We were with Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) at Nihawand when a letter from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came, in which was written: "Offer the prayer at its proper time; when you meet the enemy, do not turn your backs; and when you are victorious, do not embezzle."
٣٦٠٦٥ - حدثنا (ابن عيينة عن) (١) عبد الملك بن عمير قال: كتب عمر إلى النعمان بن مقرن: (استشر) (٢) واستعن في حربك (بطليحة) (٣) وعمرو بن معدي كرب ولا (توليهما) (٤) من الأمر شيئا، فإن كل صانع هو أعلم بصناعته (٥).
Abd al-Malik bin Umayr said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote in a letter to Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him): "In battle keep seeking the counsel and help of Sayyiduna Tulayhah and Sayyiduna Amr bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with them both), but do not entrust any position of authority to them, for every maker knows best what he has made."
٣٦٠٦٦ - حدثنا سهل بن يوسف عن حميد عن أنس قال: كان النعمان بن مقرن على جند أهل الكوفة، وأبو موسى الأشعري على جند أهل البصرة (١).
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) was the commander of the army of Kufah, and Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) was the commander of the army of Basrah.
