Iyas bin Salama narrated from his father that the Apostle (ﷺ) observed: He who draws the sword against us is not of us.

Iyas bin Salama bin al-Akwa' reported on the authority of his father: We used to observe the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when the sun passed the meridian. and we then returned and tried to find out afternoon shadow (of the walls for protecting themselves from the heat of the sun).

Iyas bin Salama bin Akwa' reported on the authority of his father, saying: We used to observe the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) , and when we returned we did not find the shadow of the walls in which we could take protection (from the heat of the sun).

Iyas bin Salama reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave sanction for contracting temporary marriage for three nights in the year of Autas 1847 and then forbade it.

Iyas bin Salama reported on the authority of his father: We set out on an expedition with, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . We faced hardship (in getting provisions) until we decided to slaughter some of our riding animals. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , commanded us to pool our provisions of food. So we spread a sheet of leather and the provisions of the people were collected on it. I stretched myself to measure how much that was (the length and breadth of the sheet on which the provisions were laid). I measured it and (found) that it was (in length and breadth) of (so much size) on which a goat could sit. We were fourteen hundred persons. We (all) ate until we were fully satisfied and then filled our bags with provisions. Then Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Is there any water for performing ablution. Then there came a man with a small bucket containing some water. He threw it in a basin. We all fourteen hundred persons performed ablution using the water in plenty. Then there came after that eight persons and they said: Is there any water to perform ablution? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The ablution has already been performed.

It has been reported by Salama bin al-Akwa': We fought the Battle of Hawazin along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . (One day) when we were having our breakfast with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace he upon him), a man came riding a red camel. He made it kneel down, extracted a strip of leather from its girth and tethered the camel with it. Then he began to take food with the people and look (curiously around). We were in a poor condition as some of us were on foot (being without any riding animals). All of a sudden, he left us hurriedy, came to his camel, untethered it, made it kneel down, mounted it and urged the beast which ran off with him. A man on a brown rhe-camel chased him (taking him for a spy). Salama (the narrator) said: I followed on foot. I ran on until I was near the thigh of the she-camel. I advanced further until I was near the haunches of the camel. I advanced still further until I caught hold of the nosestring of the camel. I made it kneel down. As soon as it placed its knee on the ground, I drew my sword and struck at the head, of the rider who fell down. I brought the camel driving it along with the man's baggage and weapons. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came forward to meet me and the people were with him. He asked: Who has killed the man? The people said: Ibn Akwa'. He said: Everything of the man is for him (Ibn Akwa').

It has been narrated on the authority of Salama (b. al-Akwa') who said: We fought against the Fazara and Abu Bakr (RA) was the commander over us. He had been appointed by the Messenger oi Allah (ﷺ) . When we were only at an hour's distance from the water of the enemy, Abu Bakr (RA) ordered us to attack. We made a halt during the last part of the night to rest and then we attacked from all sides and reached their watering-place where a battle was fought. Some of the enemies were killed and some were taken prisoners. I saw a group of persons that consisted of women and children. I was afraid lest they should reach the mountain before me, so I shot an arrow between them and the mountain. When they saw the arrow, they stopped. So I brought them, driving them along. Among them was a woman from Banu Fazara. She was wearing a leather coat. With her was her daughter who was one of the prettiest girls in Arabia. I drove them along until I brought them to Abu Bakr (RA) who bestowed that girl upon me as a prize. So we arrived in Madinah. I had not yet disrobed her when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) met me in the street and said: Give me that girl, O Salama. I said: Messenger of Allah, she has fascinated me. I had not yet disrobed her. When on the next day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) again met me in the street, he said: O Salama, give me that girl, may God bless your father. I said: She is for you. Messenger of Allah! (ﷺ) By Allah, I have not yet disrobed her. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent her to the people of Makkah, and surrendered her as ransom for a number of Muslims who had been kept as prisoners at Makkah.

This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Salama who said: We fought by the side of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Hunain. When we encountered the enemy, I advanced and ascended a hillock. A man from the enemy side turned towards me and I shot him with an arrow. He (ducked and) hid himself from me. I could not understand what he did, but (all of a sudden) I saw that a group of people appeared from the other hillock. They and the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) met in combat, but the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) turned back and I too turned back defeated. I had two mantles, one of which I was wrapping round the waist (covering the lower part of my body) and the other I was putting around my shoulders. My waist-wrapper got loose and I held the two mantles together. (In this downcast condition) I passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was riding on his white mule. He said: The son of Akwa' finds himself to be utterly perplexed. Where the Companions gathered round him from all sides. the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got down from his mule, picked up a handful of dust from the ground, threw it into their (enemy) faces and said: May these faces be deformed. There was no one among the enemy whose eyes were not filled with the dust from this handful. So they turned back fleeing and Allah the Exalted and Glorious defeated them, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) distributed their booty among the Muslims.

Hashim bin Qasim, Abu Amir ‘Uqdi, and Abu ‘Ali ‘Ubaydullah bin ‘Abd al-Majid Hanafi narrated a hadith from ‘Ikrimah bin ‘Ammar, who said: Iyas bin Salamah (bin Akwa‘) narrated a hadith to me, who said: My father (Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, whose real name was Sinan bin ‘Amr) narrated a hadith to me, who said: We came to Hudaybiyyah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we were fourteen hundred in number, and at that (well of Hudaybiyyah) fifty goats (would drink water from it) and it would not quench their thirst. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat on the edge of the well, supplicated, or spat into it, and the water began to gush forth (increased and rose up). We (ourselves and our animals) drank and filled (our vessels) with water. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called us to pledge allegiance at the roots (near the base) of the tree, so I was the first among the people to pledge allegiance to him, then people began to pledge allegiance one by one, until when you (peace and blessings be upon him) reached half the people, you said: “Salamah! Pledge allegiance.” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me unarmed—that is, I had no weapon with me—so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a small leather shield or something similar, and you began to take the pledge again until when you were at the end (of the people), you said: “Salamah! Will you not pledge allegiance?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have already pledged allegiance to you at the beginning and in the middle with the people. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Pledge allegiance again.” I pledged allegiance to you a third time, then you asked me: “Salamah! Where is that leather shield I gave you?” I said: O Messenger of Allah! My uncle ‘Amir (bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him) met me unarmed, so I gave it to him. Upon this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed and said: “Your example is like that of the person who said (in earlier times): O Allah! Grant me a friend who is dearer to me than my own soul.” Then the polytheists exchanged messages of reconciliation with us until we went to each other and made peace. He said: I was under the service of Talhah bin ‘Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him), I would water his horse, groom it, serve him, and eat at his place. I had left my home and wealth migrating to Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: When we and the people of Makkah made peace and began to meet each other, I went to a tree, cleared its (fallen) thorns, and lay down at its trunk. Then four polytheists from the people of Makkah came to me and began to speak against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I felt great aversion to them, so I went to another tree. They hung their weapons and lay down. While they were in that state, someone called out from the valley: O Muhajirun! Beware! Ibn Zunayn has been killed. (Upon hearing this) I drew my sword, then attacked those four while they were asleep, seized their weapons, bundled them together in my hand, and said: By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Whoever among you raises his head, I will strike that part of him with my sword in which his two eyes are (i.e., his skull). Then I drove them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: My uncle ‘Amir also brought a man from the family of ‘Abalat, called Makriz, dragging him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was among seventy polytheists, mounted on a horse covered with a felt armor (both the rider and the horse were armed for battle). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Let them go, so that the breaking of the treaty begins from their side, and the second time also from their side.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forgave them. (On this occasion) Allah revealed this verse: “And He it is Who withheld their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Makkah after He had given you victory over them.” The whole verse was revealed. Then we returned to Madinah, and on the way we stopped at a place where there was a mountain between us and the polytheists of Banu Lihyan. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for the one who would climb that mountain at night and keep watch over you and your companions. Salamah said: I climbed that mountain two or three times at night (and kept watch), then we reached Madinah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave his she-camels to his slave Rabah, and I was with him, taking Talhah’s horse to the pasture along with those she-camels. When morning came, ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī (a polytheist) raided and drove away the she-camels of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and killed the shepherd. I said: O Rabah! Take this horse and go to Talhah and inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that the disbelievers have raided his she-camels. Then I stood on a hillock, faced Madinah, and called out three times: “Ya Sabahah!” After that, I set out in pursuit of the raiders, shooting arrows and reciting rajaz: “I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked.” Then I would approach someone and shoot an arrow into his saddle, which would reach his shoulder (piercing the saddle), and say: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. By Allah! I kept shooting and wounding them, and whenever a rider turned back towards me, I would take shelter under a tree at its root and shoot an arrow, wounding the rider, until they entered a narrow mountain pass and I climbed the mountain. From there, I began to throw stones and kept pursuing them until there was not a single camel created by Allah that belonged to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) except that I had recovered it from them (i.e., Salamah bin Akwa‘, may Allah be pleased with him, recovered all the camels from the raiders). Salamah said: Then I continued to pursue them, shooting arrows, until I seized more than thirty cloaks and more than thirty spears from them. They were lightening themselves (to escape), and whatever they threw away, I would mark it with a stone so that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions would recognize it (as spoils of war and take it). Until they came to a narrow pass and there they met the son of Badr Fazarī, who sat with them to have breakfast, and I sat on the top of a small hill. Fazarī said: Who is this man? They said: This man has troubled us, by Allah! He has been with us since the dark night, continuously shooting arrows at us until he has taken everything we had. Fazarī said: Four of you go and kill him. Hearing this, four men climbed the mountain towards me. When they came close enough to hear me, I said: Do you know me? They said: No. I said: I am Salamah, the son of Akwa‘ (Akwa‘ was his grandfather, but he attributed himself to his grandfather due to fame, and Salamah’s father’s name was ‘Amr, and ‘Amir was his uncle because he was the son of Akwa‘). By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I will kill whomever I wish among you (with an arrow), and none of you can kill me. One of them said: It seems so, then they all turned back. I had not left from there when the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appeared, riding through the trees. At the front was Akhram Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), behind him Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), and behind him Miqdad bin Aswad Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him). I took hold of Akhram’s horse’s reins, and seeing this, the raiders fled. I said: O Akhram! Stay back from them, lest they kill you before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions arrive. He said: O Salamah! If you believe in Allah and the Last Day, and you know that Paradise is true and Hell is true, then do not prevent me from martyrdom (i.e., at most, I will be martyred at their hands, and what could be better than that). I let him go, and he confronted ‘Abd al-Rahman Fazarī, Akhram wounded his horse, and ‘Abd al-Rahman killed Akhram with a spear and mounted Akhram’s horse. Meanwhile, Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), arrived and killed ‘Abd al-Rahman with a spear. By the One who honored the face of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I kept pursuing them, running on foot so fast that I saw none of the companions behind me, nor their dust, until the raiders reached a valley with water before sunset, called Dhu Qarad. They dismounted to drink water, being thirsty, then saw me, as I was running after them. I drove them away from the water, so they could not drink a single drop, and they ran towards another valley. I also ran and, catching up with one of them, shot an arrow into his shoulder blade, and said: Take this, I am the son of Akwa‘, and today is the day of the destruction of the wicked. He said: (May the son of Akwa‘ die and) may his mother weep for him, is he the same Akwa‘ who was with me in the morning? I said: Yes, O enemy of your own soul! It is the same Akwa‘ who was with you in the morning. Salamah bin Akwa‘ said: Two of the raiders’ horses collapsed (from running), and they left them in a valley. I brought those horses, dragging them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). There I met ‘Amir with a water skin of milk mixed with water and a water skin of water. I performed ablution and drank the milk (Allahu Akbar! The courage of Salamah bin Akwa‘, running from early morning till night, horses got tired, camels got tired, people died, goods were left behind, but Salamah did not tire, and he ate or drank nothing all day, it was Allah’s help). Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was at the water where I had driven away the raiders. I saw that you (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken all the camels and all the things I had seized from the polytheists, all the spears and cloaks, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) had slaughtered one of the camels I had seized, and he was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! Permit me to select a hundred men from the army, then I will pursue the raiders so that none of them remains to inform his people (i.e., I will kill them all). Upon hearing this, you (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed until your molars became visible in the light of the fire. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “O Salamah! Can you do this?” I said: Yes! By the One who honored you. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “They have now reached the border of Ghatafan, where they are being hosted.” Meanwhile, a man from Ghatafan came and said: So-and-so had slaughtered a camel for them, they were skinning it, when they saw dust rising, and said: People have come, so they fled from there as well. When morning came, you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The best horseman among us today is Abu Qatadah, and the best footman is Salamah bin Akwa‘.” Salamah said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me two shares, one share for a horseman and one share for a footman, and both were given to me. After that, you (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me with you on ‘Adhba’ (your she-camel) on the return to Madinah. We were traveling when an Ansari, who was not left behind by anyone in running, said: Is there anyone who can outrun me to Madinah? And he kept repeating this. When I heard him, I said: You do not honor the elder nor fear the elder? He said: No, but I honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, let me go, I will outrun this man. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Alright, if you wish.” Then I said: I am coming to you, and I bent my foot and leapt, then I ran, and when one or two ascents remained, I caught my breath, then ran and caught up with him, until I punched him between his shoulders and said: By Allah! Now I have gone ahead, then I reached Madinah before him (i.e., competition is permissible without reward, but not with reward). By Allah! We stayed only three nights, then set out towards Khaybar with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then my uncle ‘Amir began to recite rajaz: “By Allah! If Allah had not guided us, we would not have found the way, nor given charity, nor prayed. And by Your grace, we are not independent, so keep our feet firm if we meet the disbelievers, and send down Your mercy and tranquility upon us.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who is this?” The people said: ‘Amir. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “May Allah forgive him.” Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specifically sought forgiveness for someone, he would surely be martyred. So Sayyiduna ‘Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) called out while on his camel: O Prophet of Allah! Why did you not let us benefit from ‘Amir? Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then when we reached Khaybar, its king Marhab came out brandishing his sword and reciting rajaz: “Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab.” That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Hearing this, my uncle ‘Amir came out to face him and recited this rajaz: “Khaybar knows that I am ‘Amir, fully armed, one who plunges into battle.” Then both struck a blow each; Marhab’s sword struck my uncle ‘Amir’s shield, and ‘Amir tried to strike from below, but his sword struck himself and cut his jugular vein, and thus he was martyred. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I came out and saw some companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: ‘Amir’s deeds have become void, he killed himself. Hearing this, I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Have ‘Amir’s deeds become void? You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Who says so?” I said: Your companions say so. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He who said so has lied, rather he has double the reward.” Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), whose eyes were sore. You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “I will give the standard to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, or Allah and His Messenger love him.” (In Ibn Hisham’s narration, it is added: Allah will grant victory at his hands, and he is not one who flees.) Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I went to Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) and brought him, his eyes were sore, until I brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). You (peace and blessings be upon him) put your saliva in his eyes, and he was cured at once. Then you (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the standard, and Marhab came out and said: (Qad ‘alimati Khaybaru anni Marhab, shaki al-silahi batlun mujarrab, idha al-hurubu aqbalat talahhab) That is, Khaybar knows that I am Marhab, fully armed, a tried and tested warrior, when battles come blazing. Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: (Ana alladhi sammatni ummi Haydara, kalaythi ghabatin karihi al-manzara, awfihim bi al-sa‘i kayla al-sandara) That is, I am the one whom my mother named Haydar, like a lion of the forests, fierce in appearance (such that seeing him causes fear), I repay them with a measure greater than theirs (Sandarah is a measure larger than Sa‘, meaning they attack me lightly, but I finish them off completely). Then he struck Marhab on the head with his sword and killed him, and (the victory of Khaybar) was achieved at his hands.

Salama bin Akwa' reported on the authority of his father that a person ate in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with his left hand, whereupon he said: Eat with your right hand. He said: I cannot do that, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: May you not be able to do that. It was vanity that prevented him from doing it, and he could not raise it (the right hand) up to his mouth.

Iyas reported on the authority of his father: I (had the honour of) leading the white mule on which rode Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and with him were Hasan and Husain, till it reached the apartment of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) . The one amongst them was seated before him and the other one was seated behind him.

Iyas reported on the authority of his father: We went along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to visit a person suffering from fever. When I placed my hand upon him, I said: By Allah, I have never seen, till this day, a person running higher temperature than he. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) , turning his face to his companions, said: May I not inform you of a severer temperature than this which these two persons would run on the Day of Resurrection? And they were two hypocrites riding upon the camel turning their back towards (the Muslims).

Iyas bin Salama bin al-Akwa reported that his father reported to him that he heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: A person sneezed in his presence and he said to him: May Allah have mercy upon you. And he then sneezed for the second time and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: He is suffering from cold (and no response is necessary).