مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
بقية من مسند عبد الله بن أنيس
Remainder of the Musnad of Abdullah bin Unays
بَقِيَّةٌ مِنْ مُسْنَدِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ
Remainder of the Musnad of Abdullah bin Unays
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بَقِيَّةٌ مِنْ مُسْنَدِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : دَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : « إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ ابْنَ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ نُبَيْحٍ الْهُذَلِيَّ جَمَعَ لِيَ النَّاسَ لِيَغْزُوَنِي ، وَهُوَ بِنَخْلَةَ ، أَوْ بِعُرَنَةَ ، فَأْتِهِ » قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، انْعَتْهُ لِي حَتَّى أَعْرِفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : « آيَةُ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ ، أَنَّكَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ وَجَدْتَ لَهُ قُشَعْرِيرَةً » قَالَ : فَخَرَجْتُ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِسَيْفِي حَتَّى وَقَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي ظُعُنٍ يَرْتَادُ لَهُنَّ مَنْزِلًا ، حِينَ كَانَ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ وَجَدْتُ مَا وَصَفَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنَ الْقُشَعْرِيرَةِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ نَحْوَهُ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ مُحَاوَلَةٌ تَشْغَلُنِي عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَصَلَّيْتُ وَأَنَا أَمْشِي نَحْوَهُ أُومِئُ بِرَأْسِي ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ : مِمَّنِ الرَّجُلُ ؟ قُلْتُ : رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ سَمِعَ بِكَ وَبِجَمْعِكَ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ ، فَجَاءَ لِذَلِكَ . قَالَ : أَجَلْ ، إِنِّي أَنَا فِي ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ شَيْئًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَمْكَنَنِي حَمَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ وَتَرَكْتُ ظَعَائِنَهُ مُنْكَبَّاتٍ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَرَآنِي قَالَ : « قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْوَجْهُ » . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : قَتَلْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ . قَالَ : « صَدَقْتَ » قَالَ : ثُمَّ قَامَ مَعِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَدْخَلَنِي بَيْتَهُ فَأَعْطَانِي عَصًا ، فَقَالَ : « أَمْسِكْ هَذِهِ الْعَصَا عِنْدَكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُنَيْسٍ » . قَالَ : فَخَرَجْتُ بِهَا عَلَى النَّاسِ ، فَقَالُوا : مَا هَذِهِ الْعَصَا ؟ قُلْتُ : أَعْطَانِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُمْسِكَهَا . قَالُوا : أَفَلَا تَرْجِعُ فَتَسْأَلَهُ : لِمَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ : فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِمَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي هَذِهِ الْعَصَا ؟ قَالَ : « آيَةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، إِنَّ أَقَلَّ النَّاسِ الْمُخْتَصِرُونَ - أَوِ : الْمُتَخَصِّرُونَ - يَوْمَئِذٍ » . فَقَرَنَهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بِسَيْفِهِ ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا مَاتَ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَضُمَّتْ مَعَهُ فِي كَفَنِهِ ، ثُمَّ دُفِنَا جَمِيعًا ، رَحِمَهُ اللهُ .
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ : دَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : « إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ ابْنَ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ نُبَيْحٍ الْهُذَلِيَّ جَمَعَ لِيَ النَّاسَ لِيَغْزُوَنِي ، وَهُوَ بِنَخْلَةَ ، أَوْ بِعُرَنَةَ ، فَأْتِهِ » قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، انْعَتْهُ لِي حَتَّى أَعْرِفَهُ ، فَقَالَ : « آيَةُ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ ، أَنَّكَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ وَجَدْتَ لَهُ قُشَعْرِيرَةً » قَالَ : فَخَرَجْتُ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِسَيْفِي حَتَّى وَقَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي ظُعُنٍ يَرْتَادُ لَهُنَّ مَنْزِلًا ، حِينَ كَانَ وَقْتُ الْعَصْرِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ وَجَدْتُ مَا وَصَفَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - مِنَ الْقُشَعْرِيرَةِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ نَحْوَهُ وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ مُحَاوَلَةٌ تَشْغَلُنِي عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ ، فَصَلَّيْتُ وَأَنَا أَمْشِي نَحْوَهُ أُومِئُ بِرَأْسِي ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ : مِمَّنِ الرَّجُلُ ؟ قُلْتُ : رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ سَمِعَ بِكَ وَبِجَمْعِكَ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ ، فَجَاءَ لِذَلِكَ . قَالَ : أَجَلْ ، إِنِّي أَنَا فِي ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ شَيْئًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَمْكَنَنِي حَمَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهُ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ وَتَرَكْتُ ظَعَائِنَهُ مُنْكَبَّاتٍ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَرَآنِي قَالَ : « قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْوَجْهُ » . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : قَتَلْتُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ . قَالَ : « صَدَقْتَ » قَالَ : ثُمَّ قَامَ مَعِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَدْخَلَنِي بَيْتَهُ فَأَعْطَانِي عَصًا ، فَقَالَ : « أَمْسِكْ هَذِهِ الْعَصَا عِنْدَكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُنَيْسٍ » . قَالَ : فَخَرَجْتُ بِهَا عَلَى النَّاسِ ، فَقَالُوا : مَا هَذِهِ الْعَصَا ؟ قُلْتُ : أَعْطَانِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُمْسِكَهَا . قَالُوا : أَفَلَا تَرْجِعُ فَتَسْأَلَهُ : لِمَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ : فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِمَ أَعْطَيْتَنِي هَذِهِ الْعَصَا ؟ قَالَ : « آيَةٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، إِنَّ أَقَلَّ النَّاسِ الْمُخْتَصِرُونَ - أَوِ : الْمُتَخَصِّرُونَ - يَوْمَئِذٍ » . فَقَرَنَهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بِسَيْفِهِ ، فَلَمْ تَزَلْ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا مَاتَ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَضُمَّتْ مَعَهُ فِي كَفَنِهِ ، ثُمَّ دُفِنَا جَمِيعًا ، رَحِمَهُ اللهُ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unays (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said: "News has reached me that (Khalid) bin Sufyan bin Nubayh al-Hudhali is gathering people to fight me, and he is at Nakhlah or Uranah; go to him." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, describe him to me so that I may recognise him." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The sign between you and him is that when you see him, a shudder will come over you." He said: I set out with my sword slung on me until I came upon him while he was with his women, looking for a place for them to camp, and it was the time of Asr. When I saw him, the same shudder came over me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had described. I moved towards him, and I feared that some struggle might occur between him and me that would distract me from the prayer, so I prayed while walking towards him, making signs with my head. When I reached him, he asked: "Who are you?" I said: "A man of the Arabs who heard about you and about your gathering an army against this man (Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)), so I have come for that purpose." He said: "Yes, I am engaged in that very thing." I walked with him for a while until, when I got the chance, I attacked him with the sword and killed him. Then I left, leaving his women bent over him. When I reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me, he said: "This face has succeeded." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have killed him." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have spoken the truth." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) got up with me, took me into his house, gave me a staff and said: "O Abdullah bin Unays, keep this staff with you." I came out with it to the people, and they asked: "What is this staff?" I said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave it to me and ordered me to keep it." They said: "Will you not go back and ask him (peace and blessings be upon him) why that is?" So I went back to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, why did you give me this staff?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It will be a sign between me and you on the Day of Resurrection; on that day, people who walk with their hand on their waist (leaning on a staff) will be very few." So Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) kept the staff together with his sword, and it remained with him always, until, when the time of his death came, he gave instructions and it was placed with him in his shroud, and then both were buried together. May Allah have mercy on him.
حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَمِّي ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ ، « أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بَعَثَهُ سَرِيَّةً وَحْدَهُ » .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unays (may Allah be pleased with him) that "the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him alone on a sariyyah (military expedition)."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُجَمِّعٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي أَبِي أُمِّي ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَأَبَا قَتَادَةَ ، وَحَلِيفًا لَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَتِيكٍ إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ لِنَقْتُلَهُ ، فَخَرَجْنَا فَجِئْنَا خَيْبَرَ لَيْلًا ، فَتَتَبَّعْنَا أَبْوَابَهُمْ ، فَغَلَّقْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ ، ثُمَّ جَمَعْنَا الْمَفَاتِيحَ ، فَأَرْقَيْنَاهَا ، فَصَعِدَ الْقَوْمُ فِي النَّخْلِ ، وَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ فِي دَرَجَةِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ ، فَتَكَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ : ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ عَبْدَ اللهِ أَنَّى لَكَ بِهَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ ، قُومِي فَافْتَحِي ، فَإِنَّ الْكَرِيمَ لَا يَرُدُّ عَنْ بَابِهِ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ ، فَقَامَتْ ، فَقُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَتِيكٍ : دُونَكَ ، فَأَشْهَرَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّيْفَ ، فَذَهَبَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ لِتَصِيحَ ، فَأُشْهِرُ عَلَيْهَا ، وَأَذْكُرُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ ، فَأَكُفُّ . فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ : فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي مَشْرُبَةٍ لَهُ ، فَوَقَفْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى شِدَّةِ بَيَاضِهِ فِي ظُلْمَةِ الْبَيْتِ ، فَلَمَّا رَآنِي أَخَذَ وِسَادَةً فَاسْتَتَرَ بِهَا ، فَذَهَبْتُ أَرْفَعُ السَّيْفَ لِأَضْرِبَهُ فَلَمْ أَسْتَطِعْ مِنْ قِصَرِ الْبَيْتِ ، فَوَخَزْتُهُ وَخْزًا ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ ، فَقَالَ صَاحِبِي : فَعَلْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، فَدَخَلَ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا فَانْحَدَرْنَا مِنَ الدَّرَجَةِ ، فَسَقَطَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَتِيكٍ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ ، فَقَالَ : وَارِجْلَاهُ ، كُسِرَتْ رِجْلِي . فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : لَيْسَ بِرِجْلِكَ بَأْسٌ ، وَوَضَعْتُ قَوْسِي وَاحْتَمَلْتُهُ ، وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ قَصِيرًا ضَئِيلًا ، فَأَنْزَلْتُهُ فَإِذَا رِجْلُهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا ، فَانْطَلَقْنَا حَتَّى لَحِقْنَا أَصْحَابَنَا ، وَصَاحَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ : يَا بَيَاتَاهُ ! فَيَثُورُ أَهْلُ خَيْبَرَ ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ مَوْضِعَ قَوْسِي فِي الدَّرَجَةِ ، فَقُلْتُ : وَاللهِ لَأَرْجِعَنَّ فَلَآخُذَنَّ قَوْسِي . فَقَالَ أَصْحَابِي : قَدْ تَثَوَّرَ أَهْلُ خَيْبَرَ ، تُقْتَلُ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لَا أَرْجِعُ أَنَا حَتَّى آخُذَ قَوْسِي ، فَرَجَعْتُ فَإِذَا أَهْلُ خَيْبَرَ قَدْ تَثَوَّرُوا ، وَإِذَا مَا لَهُمْ كَلَامٌ إِلَّا : مَنْ قَتَلَ ابْنَ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ ؟ فَجَعَلْتُ لَا أَنْظُرُ فِي وَجْهِ إِنْسَانٍ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ فِي وَجْهِي إِلَّا قُلْتُ كَمَا يَقُولُ : مَنْ قَتَلَ ابْنَ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ ؟ حَتَّى جِئْتُ الدَّرَجَةَ فَصَعِدْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ ، فَأَخَذْتُ قَوْسِي ، ثُمَّ لَحِقْتُ أَصْحَابِي ، فَكُنَّا نَسِيرُ اللَّيْلَ وَنَكْمُنُ النَّهَارَ ، فَإِذَا كَمَنَّا النَّهَارَ أَقْعَدْنَا نَاطُورًا يَنْظُرُنَا ، حَتَّى إِذَا اقْتَرَبْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَكُنَّا بِالْبَيْدَاءِ كُنْتُ أَنَا نَاطِرَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَلَحْتُ لَهُمْ بِثَوْبِي ، فَانْحَدَرُوا ، فَخَرَجُوا جَمْزًا ، وَانْحَدَرْتُ فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَأَدْرَكْتُهُمْ حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَقَالَ لِي أَصْحَابِي : هَلْ رَأَيْتَ شَيْئًا ؟ فَقُلْتُ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ رَأَيْتُ مَا أَدْرَكَكُمْ مِنَ الْعَنَاءِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَكُمُ الْفَزَعُ . وَأَتَيْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ ، فَقَالَ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « أَفْلَحَتِ الْوُجُوهُ » فَقُلْنَا : أَفْلَحَ وَجْهُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ، قَالَ : « فَقَتَلْتُمُوهُ ؟ » قُلْنَا : نَعَمْ ، فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِالسَّيْفِ الَّذِي قُتِلَ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ : « هَذَا طَعَامُهُ فِي ذُبَابِ السَّيْفِ » .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unays (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), an ally of the Ansar, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Atik (may Allah be pleased with him) to Ibn Abi al-Huqayq to kill him. We set out and reached Khaybar at night. We sought out their doors one by one and locked them from outside, then gathered the keys and put them up high. Our companions climbed the date palms, and Abdullah bin Atik and I reached the staircase of Ibn Abi al-Huqayq. Abdullah bin Atik spoke, and Ibn Abi al-Huqayq said (to his wife): "May your mother lose you! This is Abdullah; where has he come from in this town? Get up and open the door, for at this hour a generous man is not turned away from the door." She got up, and I said to Abdullah bin Atik: "Go ahead." He drew his sword on them. His wife began to scream, so I drew my sword on her, but I remembered the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) "forbade killing women and children," so I held back. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unays (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I entered his upper room and stood looking at his intense whiteness in the darkness of the house. When he saw me, he picked up a pillow and shielded himself with it. I wanted to raise the sword to strike him but could not, because the ceiling was low, so I thrust the sword into him and then came out. My companion asked: "Have you done it?" I said: "Yes." He went in and stood over him (to make sure). Then we came down the staircase, and Abdullah bin Atik fell on the stairs and said: "Oh, my leg! My leg is broken." I said to him: "Nothing has happened to your leg." I put down my bow and carried him; Abdullah was short and slight. Then I set him down, and his leg was fine. We went on until we joined our companions. Meanwhile the woman cried out: "Alas, a night raid!" and the people of Khaybar rose up in uproar. Then I remembered that my bow had been left on the staircase, and I said: "By Allah, I will certainly go back and fetch my bow." My companions said: "The people of Khaybar have risen up; you will be killed." I said: "I will not return without taking my bow." So I went back and saw that the people of Khaybar were in uproar, and the only words on their tongues were: "Who killed Ibn Abi al-Huqayq?" Whenever I looked at anyone's face, or anyone looked at mine, I too said what he was saying: "Who killed Ibn Abi al-Huqayq?" until I reached the staircase, climbed up with the people and took my bow, then joined my companions. We travelled by night and hid by day, and when we hid by day we would post a lookout to watch over us. When we came near Madinah, at al-Bayda', I was their lookout. Then I signalled to them with my garment, and they came down and set off running swiftly; I too came down after them and caught up with them, until we reached Madinah. My companions asked me: "Did you see something?" I said: "No, but I saw how exhausted you were, and I wanted fear to make you move quickly." We came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was addressing the people, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These faces have succeeded." We said: "O Messenger of Allah, may your face succeed." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Did you kill him?" We said: "Yes." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for the sword with which he had been killed and said: "Here is his food, on the edge of the sword."
