Hadith 4194

Ghazwā Dhāt-Qarad in which the infidels attacked and took away the she-camels of the Prophet ﷺ three days before the battle of Khaibar.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4194 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 130

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4194. Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa': Once, I went (from Al-Madina) towards (Al-Ghāba) before the first Adhān of the Fajr prayer. The she-camels of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ used to graze at a place called Dhi-Qarad. A slave of 'Abdur-Rahmān bin 'Aūf met me (on the way) and said, "The she-camels of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had been taken away by force." I asked, "Who had taken them?" He replied, "(The people of) Ghaṭafān." I made three loud cries (to the people of Al-Madina) saying, "Yā Ṣabāhāh!"(2) I made the people between the two mountains of Al-Madina hear me. Then I rushed onward and caught up with the robbers while they were watering the camels. I started throwing arrows at them as I was a good archer and I was saying, "I am the son of Al-Akwa', and today will perish the mean people.” I kept on saying like that till I saved the she-camels (of the Prophet ﷺ), I also snatched thirty Burda (i.e., garments) from them. Then the Prophet ﷺ and the other people came there, and I said, “O Allāh’s Prophet! I have stopped the people (of Ghaṭafān) from taking water and they are thirsty now. So send (some people) after them now.” On that the Prophet ﷺ said, “O the son of Al-Akwa! You have overpowered them, so forgive them.” Then we all came back and Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ seated me behind him on his she-camel till we entered Al-Madina.

Arabic text

4194 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، يَقُولُ: خَرَجْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤَذَّنَ بِالأُولَى، وَكَانَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَرْعَى بِذِي قَرَدَ، قَالَ: فَلَقِيَنِي غُلاَمٌ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، فَقَالَ: أُخِذَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قُلْتُ: مَنْ أَخَذَهَا؟ قَالَ: غَطَفَانُ، قَالَ: فَصَرَخْتُ ثَلاَثَ صَرَخَاتٍ يَا صَبَاحَاهْ، قَالَ فَأَسْمَعْتُ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيِ المَدِينَةِ، ثُمَّ انْدَفَعْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي حَتَّى أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ، وَقَدْ أَخَذُوا يَسْتَقُونَ مِنَ المَاءِ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ بِنَبْلِي، وَكُنْتُ رَامِيًا، وَأَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعْ ... وَاليَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعْ وَأَرْتَجِزُ، حَتَّى اسْتَنْقَذْتُ اللِّقَاحَ مِنْهُمْ، وَاسْتَلَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ ثَلاَثِينَ بُرْدَةً، قَالَ: وَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّاسُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، قَدْ حَمَيْتُ القَوْمَ المَاءَ وَهُمْ عِطَاشٌ، فَابْعَثْ إِلَيْهِمُ السَّاعَةَ، فَقَالَ: «يَا ابْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، مَلَكْتَ فَأَسْجِحْ» قَالَ: ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا وَيُرْدِفُنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا المَدِينَةَ

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(1) (H. 4193) The Prophet ﷺ did not ask the people of 'Uraina to take an oath concerning the murder of the shepherd, but he killed them. [See H. No. 4192]
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(2) (H. 4194) Yā Ṣabāhāh!: A call for help.