Sirat Ibn Hisham 1606
The Muslims' victory and b. Abī Ḥadrad's share of the spoils which he used to help with his marriage
[ انْتِصَارُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَنَصِيبُ ابْنِ أَبِي حَدْرَدٍ مِنْ فَيْءٍ اسْتَعَانَ بِهِ عَلَى الزَّوَاجِ ] قَالَ: فَخَرَجْنَا وَمَعَنَا سِلَاحُنَا مِنْ النَّبْلِ وَالسُّيُوفِ، حَتَّى إذَا جِئْنَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ الْحَاضِرِ عُشَيْشِيَّةً مَعَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ. قَالَ: كَمَنْتُ فِي نَاحِيَةٍ، وَأَمَرْتُ صَاحِبِيَّ، فَكَمَنَا فِي نَاحِيَةٍ أُخْرَى مِنْ حَاضِرِ الْقَوْمِ؛ وَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا: إذَا سَمِعْتُمَانِي قَدْ كَبَّرْتُ وَشَدَدْتُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْعَسْكَرِ فَكَبِّرَا وَشُدَّا مَعِي. قَالَ: فَوَاَللَّهِ إنَّا لِكَذَلِكَ نَنْتَظِرُ غِرَّةَ الْقَوْمِ، أَوْ أَنْ نُصِيبَ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا. قَالَ: وَقَدْ غَشِيَنَا اللَّيْلُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَتْ فَحْمَةُ الْعِشَاءِ، وَقَدْ كَانَ لَهُمْ رَاعٍ قَدْ سَرَّحَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْبَلَدِ، فَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى تُخَوَّفُوا عَلَيْهِ. قَالَ: فَقَامَ صَاحِبُهُمْ ذَلِكَ رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ، فَأَخَذَ سَيْفَهُ، فَجَعَلَهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَاَللَّهِ لَأَتَّبِعَنَّ أَثَرَ رَاعِينَا هَذَا، وَلَقَدْ أَصَابَهُ شَرٌّ؛ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَفَرٌ مِمَّنْ مَعَهُ: وَاَللَّهِ لَا تَذْهَبْ، نَحْنُ نَكْفِيكَ؛ قَالَ: وَاَللَّهِ لَا يَذْهَبُ إلَّا أَنَا؛ قَالُوا: فَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ؛ قَالَ: وَاَللَّهِ لَا يَتْبَعُنِي أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ. قَالَ: وَخَرَجَ حَتَّى يَمُرَّ بِي. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا أَمْكَنَنِي نَفْحَتُهُ بِسَهْمِي، فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي فُؤَادِهِ. قَالَ: فَوَاَللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمَ، وَوَثَبْتُ إلَيْهِ، فَاحْتَزَزْتُ رَأْسَهُ. قَالَ: وَشَدَدْتُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْعَسْكَرِ، وَكَبَّرْتُ، وَشَدَّ صَاحِبَايَ وَكَبَّرَا. قَالَ: فَوَاَللَّهِ مَا كَانَ إلَّا النَّجَاءُ مِمَّنْ فِيهِ، عِنْدَكَ، عِنْدَكَ، بِكُلِّ مَا قَدَرُوا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ، وَمَا خَفَّ مَعَهُمْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ. قَالَ: وَاسْتَقْنَا إبِلًا عَظِيمَةً، وَغَنَمًا كَثِيرَةً، فَجِئْنَا بِهَا إلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ. قَالَ: وَجِئْتُ بِرَأْسِهِ أَحْمِلُهُ مَعِي. قَالَ: فَأَعَانَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْإِبِلِ بِثَلَاثَةَ عَشْرَ بَعِيرًا فِي صَدَاقِي، فَجَمَعْتُ إلَيَّ أَهْلِي
Translation
✧ [The Muslims' victory and Ibn Abī Ḥadrad's share of booty with which he sought help for marriage] He said: We went out with our weapons of arrows and swords, until we came near the settlement at evening time with the setting of the sun. He said: I lay in wait in one direction, and I commanded my two companions, and they lay in wait in another direction of the settlement of the people; and I said to them: When you hear me pronounce the takbīr and charge in the direction of the camp, then pronounce the takbīr and charge with me. He said: By God, we were thus waiting for the people's negligence, or to seize something from them. He said: The night had covered us until the darkness of evening had passed, and they had a shepherd who had gone out to pasture in that land, and he was late in returning to them, so that they feared for him. He said: Their companion, Rifāʿah b. Qays, arose, took his sword, and placed it on his neck, then said: By God, I will follow the trace of this shepherd of ours, for some evil has befallen him. A group of those with him said to him: By God, do not go; we will suffice you. He said: By God, none shall go but I. They said: Then we will be with you. He said: By God, none of you shall follow me. He said: He went out until he passed by me. He said: When he came within my reach, I shot him with my arrow, and I placed it in his heart. He said: By God, he did not speak, and I leaped upon him and cut off his head. He said: Then I charged in the direction of the camp, and I pronounced the takbīr, and my two companions charged and pronounced the takbīr. He said: By God, there was nothing but flight for those in it—"to you, to you"—with all that they could carry of their women and children, and what was light for them of their property. He said: We drove away a great number of camels and many sheep, and we brought them to the Messenger of God ﷺ. He said: And I came with his head carrying it with me. He said: The Messenger of God ﷺ helped me from those camels with thirteen camels for my bride-price, and I gathered my family to me.
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