Mention of the virtues of Rafi bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him)

Rafi' bin Khadij bin Rafi' bin Adi, al-Ansari al-Awsi, took part with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battles of Uhud, the Trench and all the other battles. On the day of Uhud he was struck by an arrow in his collarbone, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "If you wish, I will pull out the arrow but leave its head (the front part of the arrow) inside, and I will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection that you are a martyr." So Rafi' left it inside in order to gain the blessing of this saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For a long time he felt nothing of it, and when he laughed heartily it (the arrowhead) would become visible. Then, during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), the wound reopened and he died of it.

It is narrated from Bushayr bin Yasar that Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away at the beginning of 74 AH, when he was 86 years old. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) attended his funeral. Rafi's kunyah was Abu Abdullah, and he passed away in Madinah.

It is narrated from Ibrahim bin al-Mundhir that Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij al-Harithi (may Allah be pleased with him) (whose kunyah was Abu Abdullah) passed away in Madinah in 74 AH.

It is narrated from Yusuf bin Mahak that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) standing by the legs of the bier of Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Uhud the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission (to take part in the battle) and placed him among the archers.