I heard ‘Ali ؓ say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Abu Marthad, az-Zubair bin al-ʿAwwam and me on a mission, and we were all horsemen. He said: “Go out until you come to Rawdat Khakh.ʿ This is how Ibn Abu Shaibah said it “Khakh.” Ibn Numair said in his Hadeeth: ʿRawdat such and such.” And Ibn Numair said: ʿAffan told us: Khalid told us: from Husain... a similar report. He said “Rawdat Khakh.ʿ  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا مَرْثَدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ وَكُلُّنَا فَارِسٌ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ كَذَا قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ خَاخٍ وقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ رَوْضَةَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَاهُ عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ