Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4572

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْحَنَفِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنِى إِيَاسُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنِى أَبِى سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الأَكْوَعِ قَالَ غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- هَوَازِنَ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ نَتَضَحَّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى جَمَلٍ أَحْمَرَ فَأَنَاخَهُ ثُمَّ انْتَزَعَ طَلَقًا مِنْ حَقَبِهِ فَقَيَّدَ بِهِ الْجَمَلَ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ يَتَغَدَّى مَعَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ وَفِينَا ضَعْفَةٌ وَرِقَّةٌ فِى الظَّهْرِ وَبَعْضُنَا مُشَاةٌ إِذْ خَرَجَ يَشْتَدُّ فَأَتَى جَمَلَهُ فَأَطْلَقَ قَيْدَهُ ثُمَّ أَنَاخَهُ وَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَثَارَهُ فَاشْتَدَّ بِهِ الْجَمَلُ فَاتَّبَعَهُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَاقَةٍ وَرْقَاءَ. قَالَ سَلَمَةُ وَخَرَجْتُ أَشْتَدُّ فَكُنْتُ عِنْدَ وَرِكِ النَّاقَةِ. ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمْتُ حَتَّى كُنْتُ عِنْدَ وَرِكِ الْجَمَلِ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمْتُ حَتَّى أَخَذْتُ بِخِطَامِ الْجَمَلِ فَأَنَخْتُهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَهُ فِى الأَرْضِ اخْتَرَطْتُ سَيْفِى فَضَرَبْتُ رَأْسَ الرَّجُلِ فَنَدَرَ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ بِالْجَمَلِ أَقُودُهُ عَلَيْهِ رَحْلُهُ وَسِلاَحُهُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَالنَّاسُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ « مَنْ قَتَلَ الرَّجُلَ ». قَالُوا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعِ. قَالَ « لَهُ سَلَبُهُ أَجْمَعُ ».

Abu Salamah bin Al-Akwa' said: We went out on the campaign to Hawazin with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). Whilst we were having lunch with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), a man came on a red camel and made it kneel, then he took a piece of leather from his belt and tied the camel with it, then he came and ate with the people, and he started looking around. Among us were those who were weak and had no mounts, and some of us were on foot. Then he rushed out, went to his camel, untethered it, made it kneel and sat on it, then he urged it and the camel took off with him. Another man followed him on a brown she-camel. Salamah said: I went out running, and I was by the haunch of the she-camel, then I went ahead until I was by the haunch of the (other) camel, then I went ahead until I grabbed hold of the camel's reins and made it kneel down. When it placed its knees on the ground I drew my sword and struck the man's head, and he fell down. Then I brought the camel, driving it, and his luggage and weapons were on it. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and the people met me, and he said: "Who killed the man?" They said: Ibn Al-Akwa'. He said: "All his (the slain man's) belongings are his."