و حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَنَسَبَهُ غَيْرُ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ فِي سِلَاحِهِ وَشَكُّوا فِي بَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَقَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَرْجُزَ لَكَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَعْلَمُ مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقْتَ وَأَنْزِلَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتْ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ قَدْ بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ رَجَزِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا قُلْتُ قَالَهُ أَخِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَهَابُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُونَ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ
Dan telah menceritakan kepadaku [Abu At Thahir] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Ibnu Wahb] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Yunus] dari [Ibnu Syihab] telah mengabarkan kepadaku [Abdurrahman] -selain Ibnu Wahb menisbatkan kepada selainnya, Ibnu Abdullah bin Ka'ab bin Malik berkata- [Salamah bin Al Akwa'] berkata, "Ketika terjadi perang Khaibar, saudaraku berperang dengan dahsyatnya bersama-sama dengan Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, namun malang baginya, pedang yang dipakainya berbalik dan mengenainya hingga ia meninggal. Maka [para sahabat] Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam berkomentar mengenai peristiwa itu, bahwa ada seseorang yang mati karena tertusuk pedangnya sendiri." Salamah berkata, "Setelah Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam kembali pulang dari khaibar, maka aku bertanya kepada beliau, "Wahai Rasulullah, izinkanlah aku untuk malantunkan beberapa bait syair untuk anda!" Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pun mengizinkannya, lantas Umar bin Khattab berkata, "Aku lebih tahu apa yang akan kamu katakan." Salamah berkata, "Lalu aku berkata (membacakan syair), "Demi Allah, kalau bukan karena Allah, niscaya kami tidak akan mendapatkan petunjuk, kami tidak akan bersedekah, dan kami tidak akan mendirikan shalat." Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Kamu benar." (Salamah melanjutkan senandungnya), "Semoga Allah menurunkan ketenangan atas kita, dan teguhkanlah pendirian kami jika bertemu dengan musuh…salamah berkata, "ketika aku selesai melatunkan beberapa bait syair tersebut, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Sebenarnya siapakah yang melantunkan bait syair ini?" Aku menjawab, "Saudaraku." Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Semoga Allah merahmatinya." Salamah berkata, "Maka aku bertanya, "Wahai Rasulullah, sesungguhnya orang-orang enggan mendo'akan dia, justru mereka mengatakan bahwa ada seorang laki-laki mati karena pedangnya sendiri." Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Dia telah gugur sebagai seorang Mujahid." [Ibnu Syihab] berkata, "Setelah itu baru aku bertanya." (HR. Muslim: 3364)
It has been reported on the authority of Salama b. Akwa' who said: On the day of the Battle of Khaibar my brother fought a fierce fight by the side of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). His sword rebounded and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon hill) talked about his death and doubted (whether it was martyrdom). (They said): (He is) a man killed by his own weapon, and expressed doubt about his affair. Salama said: When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) returned from Khaibar, I said: Messenger of Allah, permit me that I may recite to you some rajaz verses. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) permitted him. 'Umar b. Khattab said: I know what you will recite. I recited: By God, if God had guided us not, We would hive neither been guided aright nor practised charity, Nor offered prayers. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: What you have said is true, 'I (continued): And descend on us peace and tranquillity And keep us steadfast if we encounter (with our enemies) And the polytheists have rebelled against us. When I finished my rajaz, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Who composed these verses? I said: They were composed by my brother. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: May God show mercy to him! I said: By God, some people are reluctant to invoke God's mercy on him (because) they say he is a man who died by his own sword. (Hearing this) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He died as God's devotee and warrior. Ibn Shihab has said: I asked one of the sons of Salama (b. Akwa') about (the death of 'Amir). He related to me a similar tradition except that he said: When I said some people were reluctant invoke God's blessings on him, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be, upon him said: They lied. ('Amir) died as God's devotee and warrior (in the cause of Allah). For him there is a double reward, and he pointed out this by putting his two fingers together. (Muslim: 3364)
