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2752. It was reported from Iyās bin Salamah, from his father: "Abdur-Rahmān bin 'Uyainah raided the camels of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, killed their herdsman and drove them away with some people who were with him on their horses. I turned my face towards Al-Madinah and shouted three times: 'A morning raid! Then I started to
chase them, while shooting them with arrows and hamstringing their animals. Whenever a horseman returned towards me, I sat at the foot of a tree, until there was no mounting animals created by Allāh for the Prophet ﷺ but I kept it behind my back (i.e., I got them all back). They (the enemies) threw away more than thirty lances and thirty cloaks to lighten their load. Then reinforcements from 'Uyainah came for them. They said: 'A few of you should go to him.' Four of them stood and came towards me, and they climbed the mountain. When I could make them hear me, I said: 'Do you people know me?' They said: 'And who you are?' I said: 'I am son of Al-Akwa!' By Him Who blessed the face of Muḥammad! Any one of you who seek me, will not be able to get me, and whomever I seek, he will not get away.' While I was still there, I saw the horsemen of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ coming through the trees. The first among them was Al-Akhram Al-Asādī. He caught up with 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin 'Uyainah and 'Abdur-Raḥmān turned towards him. They attacked each other with lances. Al-Akhram hamstrung the horse of 'Abdur-Raḥmān and 'Abdur-Raḥmān pierced a lance into his body and killed him. Then 'Abdur-Raḥmān turned to the horse of Al-Akhram. Abū Qatādah caught up with 'Abdur-Raḥmān and they attacked each other with their lances. He hamstrung the horse of
Abū Qatādah and Abū Qatādah killed him. Then Abū Qatādah turned toward the horse of Al-Akhrām. I came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, who was at the same place of water from where I drove them away, called Dhu Qard. Allāh's Prophet ﷺ was among five hundred men. He gave me the share of a horseman and a footman." (Ṣaḥīh)
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Commentary
Yā Ṣabāḥah, translated here as 'A morning raid!' is in fact a cry of alarm. It is normally called from a place of eminence to attract the attention of the populace.
