Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4668

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّادٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ - عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَتَسَيَّرْنَا لَيْلاً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لِعَامِرِ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ أَلاَ تُسْمِعُنَا مِنْ هُنَيْهَاتِكَ وَكَانَ عَامِرٌ رَجُلاً شَاعِرًا فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو بِالْقَوْمِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ لَوْلاَ أَنْتَ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلاَ تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلاَ صَلَّيْنَا فَاغْفِرْ فِدَاءً لَكَ مَا اقْتَفَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لاَقَيْنَا وَأَلْقِيَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا إِذَا صِيحَ بِنَا أَتَيْنَا وَبِالصِّيَاحِ عَوَّلُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ ». قَالُوا عَامِرٌ. قَالَ « يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَبَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْلاَ أَمْتَعْتَنَا بِهِ. قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَحَصَرْنَاهُمْ حَتَّى أَصَابَتْنَا مَخْمَصَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَتَحَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ ». قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى النَّاسُ مَسَاءَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِى فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْقَدُوا نِيرَانًا كَثِيرَةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « مَا هَذِهِ النِّيرَانُ عَلَى أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تُوقِدُونَ ». فَقَالُوا عَلَى لَحْمٍ. قَالَ « أَىُّ لَحْمٍ ». قَالُوا لَحْمُ حُمُرِ الإِنْسِيَّةِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَهْرِيقُوهَا وَاكْسِرُوهَا ». فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَوْ يُهَرِيقُوهَا وَيَغْسِلُوهَا فَقَالَ « أَوْ ذَاكَ ». قَالَ فَلَمَّا تَصَافَّ الْقَوْمُ كَانَ سَيْفُ عَامِرٍ فِيهِ قِصَرٌ فَتَنَاوَلَ بِهِ سَاقَ يَهُودِىٍّ لِيَضْرِبَهُ وَيَرْجِعُ ذُبَابُ سَيْفِهِ فَأَصَابَ رُكْبَةَ عَامِرٍ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَفَلُوا قَالَ سَلَمَةُ وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِيَدِى قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَآنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- سَاكِتًا قَالَ « مَا لَكَ ». قُلْتُ لَهُ فِدَاكَ أَبِى وَأُمِّى زَعَمُوا أَنَّ عَامِرًا حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ قَالَ « مَنْ قَالَهُ ». قُلْتُ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَأُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ الأَنْصَارِىُّ فَقَالَ « كَذَبَ مَنْ قَالَهُ إِنَّ لَهُ لأَجْرَيْنِ ». وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ « إِنَّهُ لَجَاهِدٌ مُجَاهِدٌ قَلَّ عَرَبِىٌّ مَشَى بِهَا مِثْلَهُ ». وَخَالَفَ قُتَيْبَةُ مُحَمَّدًا فِى الْحَدِيثِ فِى حَرْفَيْنِ وَفِى رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ عَبَّادٍ وَأَلْقِ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا.

It was narrated that Salamah bin Al-Akwa' said: "We set out with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) to Khaibar, travelling by night. One of the men said to 'Amir bin Al-Akwa': 'Will you not let us hear some of your poetry?' For 'Amir was a poet. So he started to chant to the people, saying: 'O Allah, were it not for You, we would not have been guided, Or given charity or offered prayers. So forgive us, we want to lay down our lives for You Make us steadfast when we meet (the enemy) And bestow tranquillity upon us When we are called upon.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Who is this camel-driver?' They said: "Amir.' He said: 'May Allah have mercy on him.' One of the men said: 'It (martyrdom) is .guaranteed for him, O Messenger of Allah. Would that you had let us benefit from him.' Then we came to Khaibar and besieged them until we began to suffer extreme hunger. Then he said: 'Allah, exalted is He, has granted victory over them.' When the evening of the day when victory was granted came, the people lit many fires. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'What are these fires? What have they been lit for?' They said: 'For cooking meat.' He said: 'What kind of meat?' They said: 'The meat of domestic donkeys.' The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Throw it away and break the pots.' A man said: 'Or may they throw it away and wash the pots?' He said: 'Or that.' When the people were drawn up in ranks, 'Amir's sword was somewhat short. He went to strike the leg of a Jew, but his sword recoiled and struck his own knee, and he died as a result of that. When they returned (from Khaibar)" - Salamah said it while holding my hand - "when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) saw me looking subdued, he said: 'What is the matter with you?' I said to him: 'May my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah. They are saying that 'Amir's deed was in vain.' He said: 'Who said that?' I said: 'So-and- so, and so-and-so, and Usaid bin Haider Al-Ansari.' He said: 'Those who said that are lying. He will have two rewards,' and he held up two fingers together, 'for he strove hard in worship and engaged in Jihad in the cause of Allah, and there are few Arabs who strove as he did.'"