Narrated Rafi` bin Khadij and Sahl bin Abu Hathma: `Abdullah bin Sahl and Muhaiyisa bin Mas`ud went to Khaibar and they dispersed in the gardens of the date-palm trees. `Abdullah bin Sahl was murdered. Then `Abdur-Rahman bin Sahl, Huwaiyisa and Muhaiyisa, the two sons of Mas`ud, came to the Prophet and spoke about the case of their (murdered) friend. `Abdur-Rahman who was the youngest of them all, started talking. The Prophet said, Let the older (among you) speak first. So they spoke about the case of their (murdered) friend. The Prophet said, Will fifty of you take an oath whereby you will have the right to receive the blood money of your murdered man, (or said, ..your companion ). They said, O Allah's Apostle! The murder was a thing we did not witness. The Prophet said, Then the Jews will release you from the oath, if fifty of them (the Jews) should take an oath to contradict your claim. They said, O Allah's Apostle! They are disbelievers (and they will take a false oath). Then Allah's Apostle himself paid the blood money to them.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, Inform me of a tree which resembles a Muslim, giving its fruits at every season by the permission of its Lord, and the leaves of which do not fall. I thought of the date-palm tree, but I disliked to speak because Abu Bakr and `Umar were present there. When nobody spoke, the Prophet said, It is the date-palm tree When I came out with my father, I said, O father! It came to my mind that it was the date-palm tree. He said, What prevented you from saying it? Had you said it, it would have been more dearer to me than such-and-such a thing (fortune). I said, Nothing prevented me but the fact that neither you nor Abu Bakr spoke, so I disliked to speak (in your presence).
Read More..Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, Some poetry contains wisdom.
Read More..Narrated Jundub: While the Prophet was walking, a stone hit his foot and stumbled and his toe was injured. He then (quoting a poetic verse) said, You are not more than a toe which has been bathed in blood in Allah's Cause.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam .
Read More..Narrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa: We went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar and we travelled during the night. A man amongst the people said to 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa', Won't you let us hear your poetry? 'Amir was a poet, and so he got down and started (chanting Huda) reciting for the people, poetry that keep pace with the camel's foot steps, saying, O Allah! Without You we would not have been guided on the right path, neither would we have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So please forgive us what we have committed. Let all of us be sacrificed for Your cause and when we meet our enemy, make our feet firm and bestow peace and calmness on us and if they (our enemy) will call us towards an unjust thing we will refuse. The infidels have made a hue and cry to ask others help against us. Allah's Apostle said, Who is that driver (of the camels)? They said, He is 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa. ' He said, May Allah bestow His mercy on him. A man among the people said, Has Martyrdom been granted to him, O Allah's Prophet! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer. We reached (the people of) Khaibar and besieged them till we were stricken with severe hunger but Allah helped the Muslims conquer Khaibar. In the evening of its conquest the people made many fires. Allah's Apostle asked, What are those fires? For what are you making fires? They said, For cooking meat. He asked, What kind of meat? They said, Donkeys' meat. Allah's Apostle said, Throw away the meat and break the cooking pots. A man said, O Allah's Apostle! Shall we throw away the meat and wash the cooking pots? He said, You can do that too. When the army files aligned in rows (for the battle), 'Amir's sword was a short one, and while attacking a Jew with it in order to hit him, the sharp edge of the sword turned back and hit 'Amir's knee and caused him to die. When the Muslims returned (from the battle), Salama said, Allah's Apostle saw me pale and said, 'What is wrong with you? ' I said, Let my parents be sacrificed for you! The people claim that all the deeds of Amir have been annulled. The Prophet asked, Who said so? I replied, So-and-so and soand- so and Usaid bin Al-Hudair Al-Ansari said, 'Whoever says so is telling a lie. Verily, 'Amir will have double reward. ' (While speaking) the Prophet put two of his fingers together to indicate that, and added, He was really a hard-working man and a Mujahid (devout fighter in Allah's Cause) and rarely have there lived in it (i.e., Medina or the battle-field) an Arab like him.
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