Hadith 286
Three-Narrator Ahadith
Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal · Musnad Salamah ibn al-Akwaʿ (may Allah be pleased with him)
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: أَيْ عَامِرُ، لَوْ أَسْمَعْتَنَا مِنْ هُنَيَّاتِكَ، قَالَ: فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو بِهِمْ وَيَذْكُرُ تَالَلَّهِ لَوْلَا اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا، وَذَكَرَ شِعْرًا غَيْرَ هَذَا، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ أَحْفَظْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ؟» ، قَالُوا: عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ، فَقَالَ: «يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ» ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، لَوْلَا مَتَّعْتَنَا بِهِ، فَلَمَّا اصَّافَّ الْقَوْمُ قَاتَلُوهُمْ فَأُصِيبَ عَامِرُ بْنُ الْأَكْوَعِ بِقَائِمِ سَيْفِ نَفْسِهِ فَمَاتَ، فَلَمَّا أَمْسَوْا أَوْقَدُوا نَارًا كَثِيرَةً، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا هَذِهِ النَّارُ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تُوقَدُ؟» ، قَالُوا: عَلَى حُمُرٍ إِنْسِيَّةٍ، قَالَ: «أَهْرِيقُوا مَا فِيهَا وَكَسِّرُوهَا» ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: أَلَا نُهَرِيقُ مَا فِيهَا وَنَغْسِلُهَا؟ ، قَالَ: «أَوْ ذَاكَ
English translation
Salamah ibn al-Akwaʿ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We set out with the Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ toward Khaybar. A man from the army said, “ʿĀmir, let us hear some of your verses.” So he dismounted and began chanting for them, saying: “By Allah, were it not for Allah, we would not have been guided...” and he recited other verses which I did not memorize. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ asked, “Who is this driver?” They said, “ʿĀmir ibn al-Akwaʿ.” He said, “May Allah have mercy on him.” A man said, “Prophet of Allah, if only you had let us enjoy him longer.” When the army formed ranks and fought the enemy, ʿĀmir ibn al-Akwaʿ was struck by the pommel of his own sword and died. That evening, [the Muslims] lit many fires, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ asked, “What is this fire, and for what is it being lit?” They said, “For domesticated donkeys.” He said, “Pour out what is in [the pots] and break them.” A man said, “Shall we instead pour out what is in them and wash them?” He said, “Or that.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 286
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