السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب السير
Book of Military Expeditions
قتل أبي رافع عبد الله بن أبي الحقيق، ويقال: سلام بن أبي الحقيق
The killing of Abu Rafi Abdullah bin Abi al-Huqayq, also called Sallam bin Abi al-Huqayq
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وَأَمَّا تَارِيخُ قَتْلِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ، وَتَارِيخُ عُمْرَتِهِ، فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ هُوَ ابْنُ يَسَارٍ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا انْقَضَى أَمْرُ الْخَنْدَقِ وَأَمْرُ بَنِي قُرَيْظَةَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ سَلَّامُ بْنُ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ مِمَّنْ كَانَ حَزَّبَ الْأَحْزَابَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، اسْتَأْذَنَتِ الْخَزْرَجُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَتْلِ سَلَّامِ بْنِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ، وَكَانَ بِخَيْبَرَ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فِيهِ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ غَزَا بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فِي شَعْبَانَ سَنَةَ سِتٍّ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فِي ذِي الْقَعْدَةِ مُعْتَمِرًا عَامَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ ". قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: " ثُمَّ كَانَتْ عُمْرَتُهُ الَّتِي تُسَمَّى عُمْرَةَ الْقَضَاءِ، ثُمَّ عُمْرَةُ الْجِعْرَانَةِ، ثُمَّ عُمْرَتُهُ فِي سَنَةِ حَجَّتِهِ، كُلُّهُنَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، وَقَتْلُ ابْنُ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ كَانَ قَبْلَهُنَّ، فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ نَهْيُهُ فِي قِصَّةِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ عَنْ قَتْلِ النِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ نَاسِخًا لِحَدِيثِ الصَّعْبِ بْنِ جَثَّامَةَ الَّذِي كَانَ بَعْدَهُ؟ وَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ هَاجَرَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَاتَ فِي خِلَافَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ سَمَاعُهُ الْحَدِيثَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا هَاجَرَ فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا بَعْدَ قِصَّةِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْحُقَيْقِ، فَإِنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ الْهَدِيَّةِ مَا دَلَّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَا الْتَقَى بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَيَكُونُ وَجْهُ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ مَا أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ مِنَ اخْتِلَافِ الْحَالَيْنِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ ".
Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar said: When the affair of the Trench and of Banu Qurayzah was over, Abu Rafi' Sallam bin Abi al-Huqayq, who had assembled the confederate armies against the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): the people of al-Khazraj sought permission to kill Sallam bin Abi al-Huqayq. He was in Khaybar at that time, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave them permission. Then the campaign of Banu al-Mustaliq took place in Sha'ban, 6 AH. Then, in Dhu al-Qa'dah of the year of Hudaybiyah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to perform Umrah.
Al-Shaykh said: After that came his (peace and blessings be upon him) Umrat al-Qada', then the one from al-Ji'ranah, then the Umrah he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed with his Hajj, and Ibn Abi al-Huqayq had been killed before them.
So how can his prohibition of killing women and children in the story of Ibn Abi al-Huqayq abrogate the hadith of al-Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him), which came after it? They claim that he emigrated to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and died during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). If he heard it from him (peace and blessings be upon him) after emigrating, that too is after the story of Ibn Abi al-Huqayq, for the hadith of the gift shows that this was his first meeting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the way to reconcile the two hadiths is what Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) pointed to: the two situations are different. And Allah knows best.
Al-Shaykh said: After that came his (peace and blessings be upon him) Umrat al-Qada', then the one from al-Ji'ranah, then the Umrah he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed with his Hajj, and Ibn Abi al-Huqayq had been killed before them.
So how can his prohibition of killing women and children in the story of Ibn Abi al-Huqayq abrogate the hadith of al-Sa'b bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him), which came after it? They claim that he emigrated to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and died during the caliphate of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). If he heard it from him (peace and blessings be upon him) after emigrating, that too is after the story of Ibn Abi al-Huqayq, for the hadith of the gift shows that this was his first meeting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the way to reconcile the two hadiths is what Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) pointed to: the two situations are different. And Allah knows best.
وَاحْتَجَّ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي جَوَازِ التَّبْيِيتِ أَيْضًا بِمَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي، قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ عُمَرُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ، أَنَّ نَافِعًا كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يُخْبِرُهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أَغَارَ عَلَى بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ وَهُمْ غَارُّونَ فِي نَعَمِهِمْ بِالْمُرَيْسِيعِ، فَقَتَلَ الْمُقَاتِلَةَ، وَسَبَى الذُّرِّيَّةَ ". أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ كَمَا مَضَى.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) launched a surprise raid on Banu al-Mustaliq, falling upon them among their livestock at a place called al-Muraysi'; he killed the fighting men and took the children captive.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ، ثنا إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: " أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَغَزَوْنَا نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَبَيَّتْنَاهُمْ فَقَتَلَهُمْ، وَكَانَ شِعَارُنَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ أَمِتْ أَمِتْ، قَالَ سَلَمَةُ: فَقَتَلْتُ بِيَدِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ سَبْعَةَ أَهْلِ أَبْيَاتٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ".
Iyas bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) as our commander in a campaign against the polytheists. We attacked them at night and killed them, and our watchword that night was 'Amit, amit' (Kill, kill). Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That night I killed with my own hand the members of seven households of the polytheists.
وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدُوسٍ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، فِيمَا قَرَأَ عَلَى مَالِكٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ، فَجَاءَنَا لَيْلًا وَكَانَ إِذَا جَاءَ قَوْمًا بِاللَّيْلِ لَا يُغِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ خَرَجَتْ يَهُودُ بِمَسَاحِيهِمْ وَمَكَاتِلِهِمْ، فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ، قَالُوا: مُحَمَّدٌ وَاللهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ، إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ {فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ} [الصافات: ١٧٧] ". رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ الْقَعْنَبِيِّ.
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Khaybar and arrived at night. Whenever he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a people at night, he would not attack before morning. When morning came, the Jews came out with their farming tools, and when they saw his (peace and blessings be upon him) army, they said: "By Allah! Muhammad and his army!" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is the Greatest! Khaybar is ruined, that is, its inhabitants. When we come upon a people in the morning, evil is the morning of those who were warned. [Surah al-Saffat: 177]"
وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي، قَالَا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: سَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَانْتَهَى إِلَيْهَا لَيْلًا، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا طَرَقَ قَوْمًا لَمْ يُغِرْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ، فَإِنْ سَمِعَ أَذَانًا أَمْسَكَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يُصَلُّونَ أَغَارَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِينَ يُصْبِحُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ رَكِبَ وَرَكِبَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، وَخَرَجَ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ وَمَعَهُمْ مَكَاتِلُهُمْ وَمَسَاحِيهِمْ، فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالُوا: مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ، إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ {فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ} [الصافات: ١٧٧] ". قَالَ أَنَسٌ: وَإِنِّي لَرِدْفٌ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ، وَإِنَّ قَدَمِي لَتَمَسُّ قَدَمَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Khaybar at night, but whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a people at night, he would not attack before morning. If he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the call to prayer, he would hold back from attacking; and if they did not pray, he would attack them in the morning. When morning came, he (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Muslims mounted. The people of the town came out with their farming tools. When they saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they said: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the army! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is the Greatest! Khaybar is ruined. When we descend upon the courtyard of a people, 'evil is the morning of those who were warned' [Surah al-Saffat: 177]." Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was riding behind Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him), and my feet were touching the feet of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ، قَالَ: قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَنَسٍ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ لَا يُغِيرُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ لَيْسَ بِتَحْرِيمٍ لِلْإِغَارَةِ لَيْلًا وَلَا نَهَارًا، وَلَا غَارِّينَ فِي حَالٍ، وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ يُبْصِرُ مَنْ مَعَهُ كَيْفَ يُغِيرُونَ احْتِيَاطًا مِنْ أَنْ يُؤْتَوْا مِنْ كَمِينٍ، أَوْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ، وَقَدْ يَخْتَلِطُ الْحَرْبُ إِذَا أَغَارُوا لَيْلًا فَيَقْتُلُ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَعْضًا، قَدْ أَصَابَهُمْ ذَلِكَ فِي قَتْلِ ابْنِ عَتِيكٍ، فَقَطَعُوا رِجْلَ أَحَدِهِمْ " ⦗١٣٧⦘ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: قَدْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْغَارَةِ عَلَى غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ يَهُودَ فَقَتَلُوهُ.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), commenting on the narration of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not attack before morning, yet attacking at any time of day or night is permissible, not forbidden, and an attack may also be made while the enemy is unaware. Rather, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did this as a precaution, so that those with him could see how they were attacking and would not be struck from an ambush or from where they did not perceive; and he would not attack at night lest the Muslims end up killing one another, as happened in the killing carried out by Ibn Atik, when they cut the leg of one of their own companions.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to raid several of the Jews, such as Abu Rafi' Abdullah bin Abi al-Huqayq, who was also called Sallam bin Abi al-Huqayq.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to raid several of the Jews, such as Abu Rafi' Abdullah bin Abi al-Huqayq, who was also called Sallam bin Abi al-Huqayq.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْجَوْهَرِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الشَّطَوِيُّ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ، ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: " بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي رَافِعٍ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَكَانَ يَسْكُنُ أَرْضَ الْحِجَازِ، فَنَدَبَ لَهُ سَرَايَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، وَأَمَرَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَتِيكٍ، وَكَانَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيُعِينُ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَانَ فِي حَصِينٍ لَهُ بِأَرْضِ الْحِجَازِ، فَلَمَّا دَنَوْا مِنْهْ غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَرَاحَ النَّاسُ بِسَرْحِهِمْ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ: اجْلِسُوا مَكَانَكُمْ فَإِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ فَمُتَطَلِّعٌ الْأَبْوَابَ لَعَلِّي أَدْخُلُ فَأَقْتُلُهُ. حَتَّى إِذَا دَنَا مِنَ الْبَابِ تَقَنَّعَ بِثَوْبِهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَقْضِي حَاجَةً، وَقَدْ دَخَلَ النَّاسُ فَهَتَفَ بِهِ الْبَوَّابُ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ إِنْ كُنْتَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَدْخُلَ فَادْخُلْ، فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُغْلِقَ الْبَابَ، قَالَ: فَدَخَلْتُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّاسُ أَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ ثُمَّ عَلَّقَ الْأَقَالِيدَ عَلَى وَتَدٍ. قَالَ: فَقُمْتُ إِلَى الْأَقَالِيدِ فَأَخَذْتُهَا فَفَتَحْتُ الْبَابَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو رَافِعٍ يُسْمَرُ عِنْدَهُ فِي عَلَالِيَّ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ عَنْهُ أَهْلُ سَمَرِهِ صَعِدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَجَعَلْتُ كُلَّمَا فَتَحْتُ بَابًا أَغْلَقْتُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ دَاخِلٍ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ نَذِرُوا بِي لَمْ يَخْلُصُوا إِلِيَّ حَتَّى أَقْتُلَهُ. قَالَ: فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ مُظْلِمٍ وَسْطَ عِيَالِهِ لَا أَدْرِي أَيْنَ هُوَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ، فَقُلْتُ: أَبَا رَافِعٍ، فَقَالَ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَأَهْوِي نَحْوَ الصَّوْتِ فَأَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةً غَيْرَ طَائِلٍ وَأَنَا دَهِشٌ، فَلَمْ أُغْنِ عَنْهُ شَيْئًا وَصَاحَ، فَخَرَجْتُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَمَكَثْتُ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ: مَا هَذَا الصَّوْتُ يَا أَبَا رَافِعٍ، فَقَالَ: لِأُمِّكَ الْوَيْلُ رَجُلٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ ضَرَبَنِي قَبْلُ بِالسَّيْفِ، قَالَ: فَأَضْرِبُهُ ضَرْبَةً ثَانِيَةً وَلَمْ أَقْتُلْهُ، ثُمَّ وَضَعْتُ ضَبَابَةَ السَّيْفِ فِي بَطْنِهِ ثُمَّ اتَّكَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى سَمِعْتُهُ أَخَذَ فِي ظَهْرِهِ، فَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ قَتَلْتُهُ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَفْتَحُ الْأَبْوَابَ بَابًا بَابًا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى دَرَجَةٍ، فَوَضَعْتُ رِجْلِي وَأَنَا أَرَى أَنِّي قَدِ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَوَقَعْتُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ، فَانْكَسَرَتْ رِجْلِي فَعَصَبْتُهَا بِعِمَامَتِي، ثُمَّ إِنِّي انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ، قُلْتُ: وَاللهِ لَا أَخْرُجُ اللَّيْلَةَ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ أَنِّي قَدْ قَتَلْتُهُ أَوْ لَا، فَلَمَّا صَاحَ الدِّيكُ قَامَ النَّاعِي عَلَى السُّورِ، فَقَالَ: أَنْعَى أَبَا رَافِعٍ تَاجِرَ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَتَعَجَّلُ إِلَى أَصْحَابِي، فَقُلْتُ: النَّجَاءَ، قَدْ قَتَلَ اللهُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ: " ابْسُطْ رِجْلَكَ "، فَبَسَطْتُهَا فَمَسَحَهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا لَمْ أَشْتَكِهَا قَطُّ. ⦗١٣٨⦘.
Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned a group of the Ansar to deal with Abu Rafi' the Jew, who lived in the Hijaz, and their commander was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Atik (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Rafi' used to harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and help others against him (peace and blessings be upon him). His fortress was in the Hijaz. When this group of Companions drew near to it, the sun was about to set and the people were taking their livestock home. Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to his companions: "Stay where you are. I will go and find out about the gate; perhaps I can get inside and kill him." When he came near the gate, he wrapped himself in his garment like someone relieving himself. The people had entered the fortress, and the gatekeeper called out: "O servant of Allah! If you want to come in, come in, for I want to close the gate." The narrator said: I too went in. When all the people had entered, he closed the gate and hung the keys on a peg. Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I took the keys and opened the gate. Storytellers used to sit with Abu Rafi' at night. When those who talked with him at night had left, I climbed up to Abu Rafi'. Whenever I opened a door, I closed it behind me from the inside. I said (to myself): Let the people leave me alone until I have killed him. When I reached him, he was in a dark room in the midst of his family. I did not know where in the room he was, so I said: Abu Rafi'! He said: Who is this? I moved toward the voice and struck a blow, but it was of no use; I was flustered and achieved nothing. He screamed. I went out of the room but did not go far. Then I came back and asked: O Abu Rafi', what was that noise? He said: Woe to your mother! There is a man in the room who is striking me with a sword." Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I struck him a second time but could not kill him. Then I placed the point of the sword in his belly and pressed down on it until I heard it come out the other side, and I knew that I had killed him. Then I opened the doors one by one until I reached the stairs. I put my foot down, thinking that I had reached the ground, and I fell on that moonlit night and my leg broke, so I bound it with my turban. Then I went out and sat by the gate. I said: By Allah! I will not leave until I know whether or not I have killed him. When the rooster crowed, a man announcing a death stood on the wall and said: I announce the death of Abu Rafi'. I hurried to my companions and said: Allah has destroyed Abu Rafi'. I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Stretch out your leg.' I stretched it out, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his blessed hand over it, and it felt as though I had never had any pain at all."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أنبأ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، ح، قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي الْمُنَيْعِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أنبأ إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي رَافِعٍ الْيَهُودِيِّ رِجَالًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ فُلَانٍ، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فَإِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ فَمُتَلَطِّفٌ لِلْبَوَّابِ، وَقَالَ: فَدَخَلْتُ فَكَمَنْتُ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ النَّاسُ أَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ، ثُمَّ عَلَّقَ الْأَقَالِيدَ عَلَى وَتَدٍ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُوسَى. " وَيُذْكَرُ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ بِخَيْبَرَ، وَأَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُنَيْسٍ هُوَ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ، وَفِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُنَيْسٍ ضَرَبَهُ، وَابْنَ عَتِيكٍ ذَفَفَ عَلَيْهِ، وَفِي الرِّوَايَاتِ كُلِّهَا أَنَّ ابْنَ عَتِيكٍ ذَفَفَ عَلَيْهِ، وَفِي الرِّوَايَاتِ كُلِّهَا أَنَّ ابْنَ عَتِيكٍ سَقَطَ فَوَثِئَتْ رِجْلُهُ ".
Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent some men of the Ansar to Abu Rafi' and appointed Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) as their commander. He mentioned the hadith in the same way, except that he said: I went along and stayed close to the gatekeeper; then I went in and hid. When the people had entered, he closed the gate and hung the keys on a peg.
