Shahih Muslim - 3372

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakar bin Abu Syaibah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hasyim Ibnul Qasim]. (dalam jalur lain disebutkan) Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ishaq bin Ibrahim] telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Abu Amir Al Aqadi] keduanya dari [Ikrimah bin Ammar]. (dalam jalur lain disebutkan) Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdullah bin 'Abdurrahman Ad Darimi] dan ini adalah haditsnya. Telah mengabarkan kepada kami [Abu Ali Al Hanafi Ubaidullah bin Abdul Majid] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ikrimah] -yaitu Ibnu Ammar- telah menceritakan kepadaku [Iyas bin Salamah] dari [ayahnya] dia berkata, "Kami pernah ikut perang bersama Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam ke Hudaibiyah, pada saat itu kami berjumlah seribu empat ratus orang, dan kami hanya membawa lima puluh ekor kambing, sehingga air susu kambing sejumlah itu tidak cukup untuk kami minum. Setelah itu, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam duduk di dekat sumur sambil berdo'a atau meludahinya. Berkat do'a yang dibacakan Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam kepada air susu kambing tersebut, maka kami semua dapat meminum air susu dengan sepuas-puasnya. Kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengajak kami untuk berbai'at kepada beliau di bawah pohon. Aku berbaiat kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pada rombongan pertama. Kemudian beliau terus menerima pembaiatan dari para sahabat yang hadir pada saat itu. Ketika sampai pada rombongan yang berada di tengah, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda kepadaku: "Barbaiatlah wahai Salamah." Aku pun berkata kepada beliau, "Aku telah berbaiat kepada anda pada rombongan pertama wahai Rasulullah." Namun beliau justru bersabda kepadaku: "Berbaiatlah lagi waahi Salamah." Aku akhirnya menuruti permintaan beliau. Ketika beliau melihat aku tidak membawa senjata sama sekali, maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam memberikan tameng atau perisai kepadaku. Selanjutnya beliau menerima pembaiatan lagi dari rombongan yang terakhir. Pada saat itu, beliau kembali bertanya kepada aku: "Mengapa kamu tidak ikut berbaiat kepadaku wahai Salamah?" Aku menjawab, "Aku telah berbaiat kepadamu wahai Rasulullah, bahkan tadi aku telah berbaiat kepada anda hingga dua kali, yaitu pada rombongan pertama dan rombongan pertengahan." Lalu Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Berbaiatlah sekali lagi wahai Salamah!" Akhirnya aku ikut berbaiat kepada beliau untuk yang ketiga kalinya. Selesai berbaiat, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bertanya kepadaku: "Wahai Salamah, mana tameng dan perisai yang aku berikan kepadamu?" aku mencoba menjelaskan pertanyaan beliau, "Wahai Rasulullah, tadi aku bertemu dengan pamanku, Amir, ternyata dia juga tidak mempunyai senjata sama sekali, maka tameng itu aku berikan kepadanya." Mendengar penjelasan itu, Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tersenyum sambil bersabda: "Sesungguhnya kamu seperti apa yang dikatakan oleh orang-orang dahulu, 'Ya Allah, ya Rabbku, berikanlah aku seorang kekasih yang lebih aku cintai daripada diriku sendiri'." Beberapa hari kemudian, kaum Musyrikin mengajak kami berdamai dengan cara mengirim kurir terlebih dahulu. Setelah mengalami proses yang tidak begitu lama, akhirnya kami sepakat untuk berdamai. Dahulu aku adalah pelayan Thalhah bin Ubaidillah, tugasku memberi minum kuda dan memandikannya. Sebagai imbalan dari pelayanannya tersebut, aku mendapatkan makan darinya. Aku memang bertekat untuk meninggalkan keluarga dan hartaku untuk berhijrah di jalan Allah dan Rasul-Nya. Ketika kesepakatan perjanjian damai antara kami dengan penduduk Makkah telah terjalin, hingga kami sudah bisa saling berbaur, maka suatu hari aku pergi menuju pepohonan untuk beristirahat di bawahnya. Pada saat berbaring di bawah pohon itulah, tiba-tiba datang empat orang Musyrikin dari peduduk kota Makkah yang tengah menggunjing Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam hingga membuat aku geram terhadap mereka. Lalu aku pidah ke batang pohon lainnya sambil melihat mereka menggantungkan senjatanya dan setelah itu mereka tertidur. Pada saat itulah, tiba-tiba terdengar suara orang yang menyeru dari dasar jurang, "Hai kaum Muhajirin, Ibnu Zunaim telah terbunuh." Seketika itu juga aku cabut sambil mendatangi keempat orang musyrikin yang tengah tidur tersebut, aku ambil senjata mereka." Salamah melanjutkan, "Setelah itu aku berkata kepada mereka, 'Demi dzat yang telah memuliakan wajah Muhammad, barangsiapa ada di antara kalian berani mengangkat kepalanya, maka akan kutebas lehernya.' Akhirnya keempat orang kafir Qurasiy tersebut aku giring ke hadapan Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Pada saat yang bersamaan aku melihat Amir, paman aku. Ternyata dia juga tengah menggiring seorang laki-laki Quraisy yang bernama Mikraz untuk di ajukan ke hadapan Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Lelaki Quraisy yang bernama Mikraz tersebut dibiarkan mengendarai seekor kuda yang ternyata diikuti sekitar tiga puluh orang musyrikin dari anak buahnya. Sejenak Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam memandangi mereka sambil bersabda: "Biarkanlah mereka, karena mereka akan menaggung kezalimannya dari awal sampai akhir." Kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam memaafkan mereka, maka Allah menurunkan ayat: '(Dan Dialah yang menahan tangan mereka dari (membinasakan) kamu dan (menahan) tangan kamu dari (membinasakan) mereka di tengah kota Makkah setelah Allah memenangkan kamu atas mereka) ' (Qs. Al Fath: 24). Setelah kejadian itu, kami kembali pulang bersama-sama ke kota Madinah dengan membawa kemenangan. Namun sebelumnya, kami berhenti di suatu tempat. Sedangkan jarak kami dengan Bani Lihyan saat itu hanya dipisahkan oleh gunung, menurut informasi yang aku ketahui, kaum Bani Lihyan juga termasuk dari orang-orang Musyrik. Kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menyatakan bahwa beliau akan mengampuni seseorang yang sanggup mendaki gunung tersebut pada malam hari. Memang, gunung yang ada di hadapan mereka itu seakan-akan sedang menantang Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan para sahabat yang hadir saat itu. Pada malam itu juga, aku berhasil mendaki gunung tersebut sebanyak dua atau tiga kali. Akhirnya kami tiba di kota Madinah. Lalu Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengutus Rabbah -pelayan beliau- untuk mengawal unta yang tengah membawa muatan yang cukup besar, lalu aku juga ikut menyertai Rabbah dengan menaiki kuda milik Thalhah. Keesokan harinya, aku mendengar informasi bahwa Abdurrahman Al Fazari hendak mencegat rombongan kami. Ternyata informasi itu benar, Abdurrahman dapat menawan unta Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam beserta muatannya. Bahkan kami dengar, dia berhasil membunuh orang yang mengendarai unta tersebut. Saat itu aku telah mengatakannya kepada Rabbah, 'Wahai Rabbah, ambillah kuda ini dan serahkanlah kepada Thalhah bin Ubaidullah, jangan sampai lupa, beritahukan kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bahwa orang-orang Musyrikin telah menawan rombongan unta yang beliau utus.' Setelah itu, aku naik ke atas bukit, sambil menghadap kota Madinah, aku berteriak dengan suara lantang, 'Wahai para penduduk! ' Sebanyak tiga kali berturut-turut. Kemudian aku turun dari atas bukit sambil terus melepaskan anak panah ke arah sasaran musuh, sementara itu untuk menghibur hati, aku bersenandung, 'Aku adalah putra Al Akwa', hari ini adalah hari kebinasaan! ' Dalam perjelanan mengejar musuh, aku bertemu seorang laki-laki dari kaum Musyrikin. Lalu aku mulai membidikkan anak panah ke arahnya. Tidak lama kemudian, aku berhasil menancapkan sebatang anak panah tepat mengenai bahunya, dari kejauhan aku katakan kepadanya, 'Rasakanlah anak panah itu, aku adalah putra Al Akwa', hari ini adalah hari kebinasaan'." Salamah berkata, "Demi Allah, aku tetap terus melancarkan anak panah ke arah musuh. Tiba-tiba dari arah depan, aku melihat seorang musuh yang sedang menunggang kuda menuju ke arahku. Lalu aku bersembunyi di balik pohon yang rimbun. Begitu musuh yang menunggang kuda itu melintas, segera aku melepaskan anak panahku hingga berhasil melukainya. Tidak beberapa lama, datang lagi beberapa pasukan musuh. Namun seperti sebelumnya, aku langsung memanjat ke atas bukit. Dari atas bukit tersebut aku berupaya menahan laju mereka dengan cara melemparkan bebatuan ke arah mereka, dan ternyata cara tersebut berhasil. Mereka mundur secara teratur dan membiarkan aku terus mengejarnya. Karena merasa keberatan dengan beban yang mereka bawa, akhirnya mereka menjatuhkan sebagian besar perbekalan mereka dari unta Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam yang mereka ambil, agar lebih ringan dan dapat melarikan kendaraannya. Aku pun terus mengikuti laju mereka sambil melemparkan anak panah. Aku juga membuat jejak di jalan-jalan dengan bebatuan supaya dapat diketahui oleh Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan para sahabatnya, dari apa yang telah aku lakukan terhadap musuh-musuh tersebut. Dengan berhimpit-himpitan, pasukan kaum Musyrikin berusaha turun dari bukit dengan melewati jalan sempit yang ada di bukit. Untungnya, Fulan bin Badri Al Fazari telah siap menanti di bawah untuk membantu mereka. Kemudian mereka duduk sambil beristirahat karena kelelahan, sementara aku duduk di atas bukit. Dari atas bukit, aku mendengar Al Fazari bertanya kepada teman-temannya yang baru saja turun dari bukit, 'Ada apa ini? Apa yang telah terjadi pada kalian? ' mereka menjawab, 'Kami telah mengalami kepayahan, demi Allah, tidaklah kami melalui akhir malam, melainkan kami selalu dihujani anak panah, sehingga kami membuang sebagian besar perbekalan kami.' Lalu Al Fazari memerintahkan empat orang dari mereka untuk menghadapiku, akhirnya keempat orang tersebut bergegas naik ke atas bukit untuk menghadapiku. Ketika jarak antara aku dengan mereka sudah semakin dekat, hingga memungkinkan mereka mendengar suara aku, maka aku berseru, "Hai kalian berempat, apakah kalian mengenalku? ' mereka menjawab, 'Tidak, kami tidak mengenalmu, siapa sebenarnya kamu? ' aku menjawab, 'Aku adalah Salamah bin Al Akwa', demi dzat yang memuliakan wajah Muhammad, aku tidak akan membiarkan kalian hidup, mungkin begitu pula dengan kalian yang tidak mungkin membiarkan aku hidup.' Lalu aku mendengar salah seorang dari keempat orang tersebut menjawab seperti yang aku katakan. Belum sampai aku pindah tempat, tiba-tiba aku melihat beberapa orang sahabat Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam yang tengah mengendarai kuda keluar dari balik semak-semak pepohonan menuju arah tempat aku berada." Salamah berkata, "Pertama kali yang aku lihat adalah Akhram Al Asadi, disusul oleh Abu Qatadah Al Anshari. Setelah itu, muncullah Miqdad bin Aswad Al Kindi." Salamah melanjutkan, "Lalu aku memegang tali kekang kuda milik akhram, ternyata mereka bergegas hendak maju membantu aku, segera aku berkata, "Wahai Akhram, hati-hatilah terhadap mereka, jangan sampai mereka melukai atau mencelakaimu, hingga datang bala bantuan dari Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan para sahabat yang lain." Dia menjawab, "Wahai Salamah, jika kamu benar-benar beriman kepada Allah dan Allah dan hari Kiamat, serta kamu yakin bahwa surga dan neraka itu sesuatu yang benar, maka janganlah kamu menghalangiku untuk memperoleh syahid." Salamah berkata, "Kemudian aku membiarkannya maju untuk bertempur satu lawan satu, lalu Abdurrahman maju ke hadapan menghadapi Akhram, pada awalnya dia dapat melukai kuda Abdurrahman, namun akhirnya Abdurrahman dapat menikam akhram hingga dia gugur. Abdurrahman lantas menaiki kudanya. Setelah itu, majulah Abu Qatadah -prajurit penunggang kuda Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam- menghadapi Abdurrahman. Lalu Abu Qatadah dapat menikam Abdurrahman dan membunuhnya, demi dzat yang memuliakan wajah Muhammad shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, aku terus membuntuti mereka dengan berjalan kaki hingga tak kulihat satupun sahabat Muhammad shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dan tidak juga debunya. Menjelang matahari terbenam, mereka menuju ke jalan di bukit yang terdapat mata airnya bernama Dzu Qard, untuk mereka minum karena kehausan." Salamah berkata, "Kemudian mereka melihatku berlari membuntuti mereka, kuhalangi mereka dari telaga itu sehingga mereka tak bisa meneguk setetes air." Salamah berkata, "Lantas mereka meninggalkan tempat tersebut dengan bersusah payah menyusuri lereng-lereng bukit." Salamah melanjutkan, "Lalu aku berlari dan menjumpai seseorang dari mereka, lantas kutusuk dengan anak panah tepat mengenai ujung tulang bahu." Salamah melanjutkan, "Lalu kukatakan dengan nada mengejek, 'Coba kau cabut anak panah yang kutusukkan, aku adalah putra Al Akwa', hari ini adalah hari kebinasaan.' Sang musuh berujar, 'Pagi yang sial, betulkah kamu Akwa'? ' Aku menjawab, 'Betul hai musuh Allah, akulah Akwa' yang pagi dini membawa kesialan bagimu.' Akwa' meneruskan, "Musuh mencelakai dua ekor kudanya di lereng gunung. Kugiring keduanya kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam. Amir menyusulku dengan membawa geriba kulit berkantung dua, satu berisi susu campuran, dan satunya berisi air murni. Aku berwudlu dan minum, lantas kutemui Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam yang beliau tengah berada di sumber air yang kuhalangi musuh meminumnya. Ternyata Rasulullah telah mengambil seluruh unta dan segala yang kuselamatkan dari pasukan musyrik, juga tombak dan kain burdah. Saat itu, Bilal telah menyembelih seekor unta dari beberapa unta yang aku selamatkan dari orang Musyrik, kemudian dia mengambil hatinya dan punuknya dan membakarnya, setelah itu ia mempersembahkannya kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam." Salamah melanjutkan, 'Aku berkata, 'Wahai Rasulullah, biarkanlah aku memilih seratus orang dari pasukan musuh, kemudian aku mengikuti mereka hingga tidak ada lagi yang menginformasikan posisi kita melainkan aku tebas batang lehernya'." Salamah berkata, "Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam tersenyum sehingga gigi geraham beliau terlihat jelas siang hari itu. Kemudian beliau bertanya: "Wahai Salamah, apakah kamu telah siap dengan apa yang akan kamu lakukan itu?" aku menjawab, "Tentu, demi dzat yang telah memuliakan anda." Selanjutnya beliau bersabda: "Ketahuilah wahai Salamah, sesungguhnya mereka sekarang sedang berada di wilayah kekuasaan orang-orang Ghathafan." Salamah berkata, "Lalu datanglah seorang laki-laki dari Ghathafan seraya berkata, "Si fulan telah menyembelih unta untuk mereka, ketika mereka menguliti hewan tersebut, tiba-tiba mereka melihat debu mengepul, hingga mereka lari terbirit-birit." Keesokan harinya Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Sebaik-baik prajurit penunggang kuda saat ini adalah Abu Qatadah, sedangkan sebaik-baik prajurit pejalan kaki adalah salamah." Salamah melanjutkan, "Kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam memberikan dua batang tombak kepadaku, yaitu; tombak untuk pasukan berkuda dan tombak untuk pejalan kaki, dan saat itu aku menggabungkan menjadi satu. Kemudian kami kembali ke Madinah dan aku membonceng di belakang Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dengan menaiki Adzba`." Salamah berkata, "Ketika kami berada di tengah jalan, -Salamah berkata- ada seorang sahabat Anshar yang mengajak kami untuk lomba lari cepat. Salamah berkata, "Lalu sahabat Anshar itu berkata, 'Tidakkah ada orang yang mau berlomba lari menuju Madinah? ' dan ia mengulanginya sampai beberapa kali." Salamah melanjutkan, "Setelah aku mendengar perkataannya, aku berkata, 'Apakah kamu hendak memuliakan orang yang mulia, ataukah hendak memperoleh wibawa di hadapan orang yang terpandang? ' dia menjawab, "Tidak, namun untuk Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam." Salamah melanjutkan, "Aku berkata, "Wahai Rasulullah, demi ayah dan ibuku, biarkanlah aku melayani tantangan lomba lari laki-laki itu!" Beliau menjawab: "Silahkan jika kamu mau." Salamah berkata, "Ayo mulai." Lalu aku berlari dengan kakiku, memang aku sengaja membiarkan dia hingga ia mendaki satu atau dua bukit, sebab aku khawatir akan kehabisan tenaga, kemudian aku berlari melewati jejaknya dan aku masih membiarkan dia mendaki satu atau dua bukit. Kemudian aku pacu lagi lariku sekencang-kencangnya sehingga aku dapat menjumpainya." Salamah berkata, "Kemudian aku menepuk di antara pundaknya." Salamah melanjutkan, "Aku berkata, 'Demi Allah, kamu telah didahului'." -Iyasy berkata; aku kira Salamah berkata- "aku telah mendahuluinya ke Madinah." Salamah melanjutkan, "Demi Allah, kami waktu i (HR. Muslim: 3372)

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Salama. He heard the tradition from his father who said: We arrived at Hudaibiya with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and we were fourteen hundred in number. There were fifty goats for them which could not be watered (by the small quantity of water in the local well). So, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sat on the brink of the well. Either he prayed or spat into the well The water welled up. We drank and watered (the beasts as well). Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) called us to take the vow of allegiance, as he was sitting at the base of a tree. I was the first man to take the vow. Then other people took the vow. When half the number of people had done so, he said to me: You take the vow, Salama. I said: I was one of those who took the vow in the first instance. He said: (You may do) again. Then the Messenger. of Allah (may peace be upon him) saw that I was without weapons. He gave me a big or a small shield. Then he continued to administer vows to the people until it was the last batch of them. He said (to me): Won't you swear allegiance, Salama? I said: Messenger of Allah, I took the oath with the first batch of the people and then again when you were in the middle of the people. He said: (Doesn't matter), you may (do so) again. So I took the oath of allegiance thrice. Then he said to me: Salama, where is the shield which I gave to thee? I said: Messenger of Allah, my uncle 'Amir met me and he was without any weapons. So I gave the shield to him. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) laughed and said: You are like a person of the days gone by who said: O God. I seek a friend who is dearer to me than myself. (When all Companions had sworn allegiance to the Holy Prophet), the polytheists sent messages of peace, until people could move from our camp to that of the Meccans and vice versa. Finally, the peace treaty was concluded. I was a dependant of Talha b. Ubaidullah. I watered his horse, rubbed its back. I served Talha (doing odd jobs for him) and partook from his food. I had left my family and my property as an emigrant in the cause of Allah and His Messenger (may peace be uron him). When we and the people of Mecca had concluded a peace treaty and the people of one side began to mix with those of the other, I came to a tree, swept away its thorns and lay down (for rest) at its base; (while I lay there), four of the polytheists from the Meccans came to me and began to talk ill of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I got enraged with them and moved to another tree. They hung their weapons (to the branches of the tree) and lay down (for rest). (While they lay there), somebody from the lower part of the valley cried out: Run up, O Muhajirs! Ibn Zunaim has been murdered. I drew my sword and attacked these four while they were asleep. I seized their arms and collected them up in my hand, and said: By the Being Who has conferred honour upon Muhammad, none of you shall raise his head, else I will smite his face. (Then) I came driving them along to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). (At the same time). my uncle Amir came (to him) with a man from" Abalat called Mikraz. Amir was dragging him on a horse with a thick covering on its back along with seventy polytheists. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) cast a glance at them and said: Let them go (so that) they may prove guilty of breach of trust more than once (before we take action against them). So the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) forgave them. On this occasion. God revealed the Qur'anic verse:" It is He Who restrained their hands from you and your hands from them in the valley of Mecca after He had granted you a victory over them" (xlviii. 24). Then we moved returning to Medina, and halted at a place where there was a mountain between us and Banu Lihyan who were polytheists. The Messenaer of Allah (may peace be upon him) asked God's forgiveness for one who ascended the mountain at night to act as a scout for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and his Compinions. I ascended (that mountain) twice or thrice that night. (At last) we reached Medina. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent his camels with his slave, Rabah, and I was with him. I (also) went to the pasture with the horse of Talha along with the camels. When the day dawned, Abd al-Rahman al-Fazari made a raid and drove away all the camels of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), and killed the man who looked after them. I said: Rabah, ride this horse, take it to Talha b. 'Ubaidullah and Inform the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) that the polytheists have made away with his camels. Then I stood upon a hillock and turning my face to Medina, shouted thrice: Come to our help I Then I set out in pursuit of the raiders, shooting at them with arrows and chanting a (self-eulogatory) verse in the Iambic metre: I am the son of al-Akwa' And today is the day of defeat for the mean. I would overtake a man from them, shoot at him an arrow which, piercing through the saddle, would reach his shoulder. and I would say: Take it, chanting at the same time the verse And I am the son of al-Akwa' And tody is the day of defeat for the mean. By God, I continued shooting at them and hamstringing their animals. Whenever a horseman turned upon me, I would come to a tree and (hid myself) sitting at its base. Then I would shoot at him and hamstring his horse. (At last) they entered a narrow mountain gorge. I ascended that mountain and held them at bay throwing stones at them. I continued to chase them in this way until I got all the camels of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) released and no camel was left with them. They left me; then I followed them shooting at them (continually) until they dropped more than thirty mantles and thirty lances. lightening their burden. On everything they dropped, I put a mark with the help of (a piece of) stone so that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and his Companions might recognise them (that it was booty left by the enemy). (They went on) until They came to a narrow valley when so and so, son of Badr al-Fazari joined them. They (now) sat down to take their breakfast and I sat on the top of a tapering rock. Al-Fazari said: Who is that fellow I am seeing? They said: This fellow has harassed us. By God, he has not left us since dusk and has been (continually) shooting at us until he has snatched everything from our hands. He said: Four of you should make a dash at him (and kill him). (Accordingly), four of them ascended the mountain coming towards me. When it became possible for me to talk to them, I said: Do you recognise me? They said: No. Who are thou? I said: I am Salama, son of al-Akwa'. By the Being Who has honoured the countenance of Muhammad (may peace be upon him) I can kill any of you I like but none of you will be able to kill me. One of them said: I think (he is right). So they returned. I did not move from my place until I saw the horsemen of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), who came riding through the trees. Lo! the foremost among them was Akhram al-Asadi. Behind him was Abu Qatada al-Ansari and behind him was al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad al-Kindi. I caught hold of the rein of Akhram's horse (Seeing this). they (the raiders) fled. I said (to Akhram): Akhram, guard yourself against them until Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and his Companions join you. He said: ) Salama, if you believe In Allah and the Day of Judgment and (if) you kaow that Paradise is a reality and Hell is a reality, you should not stand between me and martyrdom. so I let him go. Akhram and Abd al-Rahman (Fazari) met in combat. Akhram hamstrung Abd al-Rahman's horse and the latter struck him with his lance and killed him. Abd al-Rabman turned about riding Akhram's horse. Abu Qatada, a horse-man of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), met 'Abd al-Rahman (in combat), smote him with his lance and killed him. By the Being Who honoured the countenance of Muhammad (may peace oe upon him), I followed them running on my feet (so fast) that I couldn't see behind me the Companions of Muhammad (may peace be upon him), nor any dust raised by their horses. (I followed them) until before sunset they reached a valley which had a spring of water, which was called Dhu Qarad, so that they could have a drink, for they were thirsty. They saw me running towards them. I turned them out of the valley before they could drink a drop of its water. They left the valley and ran down a slope. I ran (behind them), overtook a man from them, shot him with an arrow through the shoulder blade and said: Take this. I am the son of al-Akwa'; and today is the day of annihilation for the people who are mean. The fellow (who was wounded) said: May his mother weep over him! Are you the Akwa' who has been chasing us since morning? I said: Yes, O enemy of thyself, the same Akwa'. They left two horses dead tired on the hillock and I came dragging them along to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I met 'Amir who had with him a container having milk diluted with water and a container having water. I performed ablution with the water and drank the milk. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) while he was at (the spring of) water from which I had driven them away. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had captured those camels and everything else I had captured and all the lances and mantles I had snatched from the polytheists and Bilal had slaughtered a she-camel from the camels I had seized from the people, and was roasting its liver and hump for the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I said: Messenger of Allah, let me select from our people one hundred men and I will follow the marauders and I will finish them all so that nobody is left to convey the news (of their destruction to their people). (At these words of mine), the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) laughed so much that his molar teeth could be seen in the light of the fire, and he said: Salama, do you think you can do this? I said: Yes, by the Being Who has honoured you. He said: Now they have reached the land of Ghatafan where they are being feted. (At this time) a man from the Ghatafan came along and said: So and so slaughtered a camel for them. When they were exposing its skin, they saw dust (being raised far off). They said: They (Akwa' and his companions) have come. So. they went away fleeing. When it was morning, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Our best horseman today is Abu Qatada and our best footman today is Salama. Then he gave me two shares of the booty-the share meant for the horseman and the share meant for the footman, and combined both of them for me. Intending to return to Medina, he made me mount behind him on his she-camel named al-Adba'. While we were travelling, a man from the Ansar who could not be beaten in a race said: Is there anyone who could compete (with me) in race to Medina? Is there any competitor? He continued repeating this. When I heard his talk, I said: Don't you show consideration to a dignified person and don't you have awe for a noble man? He said: No, unless he be the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). I said: Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be thy ransom, let me get down so that I may beat this man (in the race). He said: It you wish, (you may). I said (to the man): I am coming to thee, I then turned my feet. sprang up and tan and gasped (for a while) when one or two elevated places were left and again followed his heel and again gasped (for a while) when one or two elevated places were left and again dashed until I joined him and gave a blow between his shoulders. I said: You have been overtaken, by God. He said: I think so. Thus, I reached Medina ahead of him. By God, we had stayed there only three nights when we set out to Khaibar with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). (On the way) my uncle, Amir, began to recite the following rajaz verses for the people: By God, if Thou hadst not guided us aright, We would have neither practised charity nor offered prayers. (O God! ) We cannot do without Thy favours; Keep us steadfast when we encounter the enemy, And descend tranquillity upon us. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Who is this? 'Amir said: it is 'Amir. He said: May thy God forgive thee! The narrator said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) asked forgiveness for a particular person, he was sure to embrace martyrdom. Umar b. Khattab who was riding on his camel called out: Prophet of Allah, I wish you had allowed us to benefit from Amir. Salama continued: When we reached Khaibar, its king named Marhab advanced brandishing his sword and chanting: Khaibar knows that I am Marhab (who behaves like) A fully armed, and well-tried warrior. When the war comes spreading its flames. My uncle, Amir, came out to combat with him, saying: Khaibar certainly knows that I am 'Amir, A fully armed veteran who plunges into battles. They exchanged blows. Marbab's sword struck the shield of 'Amir who bent forward to attack his opponent from below, but his sword recoiled upon him and cut the main artery: in his forearm which caused his death. Salama said: I came out and beard some people among the Companions of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) as saying: Amir's deed has gone waste; he has killed himself. So I came to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) weeping and I said: Messenger of Allah. Amir's deed has gone waste. The Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Who passed this remark? I said: Some of your Companions. He said: He who has passed that remark has told a lie, for 'Amir there is a double reward. Then he sent me to 'Ali who had tore eyes, and said: I will give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger or whom Allah and His Messenger love. So I went to 'Ali, brought him beading him along and he had sore eyes, and I took him to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), who applied his saliva to his eyes and he got well. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) gave him the banner (and 'Ali went to meet Marhab in a single combat). The latter advanced chanting: Khaibar knows certainly that I am Marhab, A fully armed and well-tried valorous warrior (hero) When war comes spreading its flames. 'Ali chanted in reply: I am the one whose mother named him Haidar, (And am) like a lion of the forest with a terror-striking countenance. I give my opponents the measure of sandara in exchange for sa' (i. e. return thir attack with one that is much more fierce). The narrator said: 'Ali struck at the head of Mirhab and killed him, so the victory (capture of Khaibar) was due to him. This long tradition has also been handed down Through a different chain of transmitters. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Ikrama b. Ammar. (Muslim: 3372)