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[6406] 165 - (2498) It was narrated from Abû Burdah that his father said: "When the Prophet ﷺ had finished with (the battle of) Hunain, he sent Abû 'Âmir at the head of an army to Awtâs, where he met Duraïd bin As-Simmah, who was killed, and Allâh caused his companions to be defeated. Abû Mûsâ said: 'And he sent me with Abû 'Âmir.' He said: 'Abû 'Âmir was struck in the knee with an arrow by a man of Banû Jusham, and it was stuck in his knee. I came to him and said: "O uncle, who struck you?"' Abû 'Âmir pointed him out to Abû Mûsâ and said: "That one killed me, do you see the one who struck me?" Abû Mûsâ said: "I went to him and caught up with him, and when he saw me, he ran away from me. I followed him and I started saying: 'Don't you feel ashamed? Aren't you an Arab? Won't you stand firm?' So he stopped, and we met and traded blows, then I struck him with the sword and killed him. Then I went back to Abū 'Āmir and said: 'Allāh has killed your opponent.' He said: 'Pull this arrow out.' So I pulled it out and water came out of it (the wound). He said: 'O son of my brother, go to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and convey greetings of Salām to him from, me, and say to him: "Abū 'Āmir says to you: 'Pray for forgiveness for me.'" "Abū 'Āmir appointed me in charge of the people, then it was not long before he died. When I came back to the Prophet ﷺ, I entered upon him when he was in a house on a bed made of rope without a mattress, and the ropes had left marks on the back and sides of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. I told him what had happened to us and to Abū 'Āmir, and I said to him: 'He said: "Tell him to pray for forgiveness for me."'" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ called for some water and he performed Wudū', then he raised his hands and said: 'O Allāh, forgive Ubaid Abū 'Āmir,' until I could see the whiteness of his armpits. Then he said: 'O Allāh, on the Day of Resurrection make him above many of Your creation,' or; 'many of the people.' I said: 'And me, O Messenger of Allāh! Pray for forgiveness for me!' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'O Allāh, forgive 'Abdullāh bin Qais for his sins, and admit him to a gate of great honor on the Day of Resurrection.'"[1] Abū Burdah said: "One of them was for Abū 'Āmir and the other was for Abū Mūsā."