We proceeded in the company of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for the battle of Dhat ar-Riqa. One of the Muslims killed the wife of one of the unbelievers. He (the husband of the woman killed) took an oath saying: I shall not rest until I kill one of the companions of Muhammad. He went out following the footsteps of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ encamped at a certain place. He said: Who will keep a watch on us? A person from the Muhajirun (Emigrants) and another from the Ansar (Helpers) responded. He said: Go to the mouth of the mountain-pass. When they went to the mouth of the mountain-pass the man from the Muhajirun lay down while the man from the Ansar stood praying. The man (enemy) came to them. When he saw the person he realised that he was the watchman of the Muslims. He shot him with an arrow and hit the target. But he (took the arrow out and) threw it away. He (the enemy) then shot three arrows. Then he (the Muslim) bowed and prostrated and awoke his companion. When he (the enemy) perceived that they (the Muslims) had become aware of his presence, he ran away. When the man from the Muhajirun saw the (man from the Ansar) bleeding, he asked him: Glory be to Allah! Why did you not wake me up the first time when he shot at you. He replied: I was busy reciting a chapter of the Qur'an. I did not like to leave it.  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْنِي فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَحَلَفَ أَنْ لاَ أَنْتَهِي حَتَّى أُهَرِيقَ دَمًا فِي أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْزِلاً فَقَالَ مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا فَانْتَدَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ كُونَا بِفَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الرَّجُلاَنِ إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ اضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ وَقَامَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي وَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخْصَهُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيئَةٌ لِلْقَوْمِ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ حَتَّى رَمَاهُ بِثَلاَثَةِ أَسْهُمٍ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ وَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ انْتَبَهَ صَاحِبُهُ فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ نَذِرُوا بِهِ هَرَبَ وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدَّمِ قَالَ سَبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ أَنْبَهْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَى قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَأُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا  

[Machine] Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari narrated about the dedication of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in worship. He said, "We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) said, 'My father and I went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition from Najd. A woman from the polytheists shot an arrow towards us, and we entered one of the houses of the polytheists. The arrow hit a woman from among them. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned and her husband came, but he was absent when it happened. When her situation was mentioned to him, he swore not to return until he spilled the blood of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reached a certain place, he camped in a valley and asked, 'Who are the two men who will spend the night with us from our enemies?' A man among the emigrants and a man from the Ansar said, 'We will bear you, O Messenger of Allah.' They went out to the mouth of the valley, away from the army. The Ansari said to the emigrant, 'Will you take the first part of the night or should I take it? Or should I take the last part and you take it first?' The emigrant said, 'No, you take the first part and I will take the last.' So, the emigrant slept and the Ansari prayed. He started reciting a chapter of the Quran, and while he was reciting, the wife's husband came and recognized him as a man from the enemy. He tried to kill him with an arrow, but the Ansari continued reciting without moving, out of dislike for interrupting the recitation. Then the wife's husband came to him again with another arrow, but the Ansari continued reciting without moving, out of dislike for interrupting the recitation. Then the wife's husband came to him for the third time with an arrow, but the Ansari continued reciting without moving. Then, he bowed and prostrated, and said to his companion, 'Sit down, I have been granted.' The emigrant sat down, and when the wife's husband saw both of them, he ran away knowing that he had been threatened. The Ansari was bleeding with the arrows shot by the wife's husband. The emigrant said to him, 'May Allah forgive you. Didn't you hear me when he shot the arrow at you for the first time?' The Ansari replied, 'I was reciting a chapter of the Quran that I had started reciting, and I disliked cutting it off. By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had not commanded me to keep it safe, I would have ended my life before ending the recitation.'"  

عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ فِيمَا يَذْكُرُ مِنْ اجْتِهَادِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ أبي وَفِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ مِنْ نَجْدٍ فَأَصَابَ امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِلَى نَجْدٍ فَغَشِينَا دَارًا مِنْ دُورِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قَالَ فَأَصَبْنَا امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَاجِعًا وَجَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَذُكِرَ لَهُ مُصَابُهَا فَحَلَفَ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ دَمًا قَالَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ نَزَلَ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ وَقَالَ مَنْ رَجُلَانِ يَكْلَآَنَا فِي لَيْلَتِنَا هَذِهِ مِنْ عَدُوِّنَا؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ نَحْنُ نَكْلَؤُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَا إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ دُونَ الْعَسْكَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَتَكْفِينِي أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَكْفِيكَ آخِرَهُ أَمْ تَكْفِينِي آخِرَهُ وَأَكْفِيكَ أَوَّلَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ بَلْ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ وَأَكْفِيكَ آخِرَهُ فَنَامَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَافْتَتَحَ سُورَةً مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ فِيهَا يَقْرَؤهَا إِذْ جَاءَ زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الرَّجُلَ قَائِمًا عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيئَةُ الْقَوْمِ فَيَنْتَزِعُ لَهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَيَضَعُهُ فِيهِ قَالَ فَيَنْزِعُهُ فَيَضَعُهُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يَقْرَأُ فِيالسُّورَةِ الَّتِي هُوَ فِيهَا وَلَمْ يَتَحَرَّكْ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَانْتَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي وَلَمْ يَتَحَرَّكْ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يَقْطَعَهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ الثَّالِثَةَ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَانْتَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِصَاحِبِهِ اقْعُدْ فَقَدْ أَتِيتُ قَالَ فَجَلَسَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا صَاحِبُ الْمَرْأَةِ هَرَبَ وَعَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نُذِرَ بِهِ قَالَ وَإِذَا الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَمُوجُ دَمًا مِنْ رَمْيَاتِ صَاحِبِ الْمَرْأَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَخُوهُ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكَ أَلَا كُنْتَ آذَنْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ قَدِ افْتَتَحْتُهَا أُصَلِّي بِهَا فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقَطَعَ نَفْسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا  

[Machine] We went with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم on the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'a from a place full of palm trees. One of the Muslims happened to approach a woman from the polytheists and took her, then when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم left with the caravan, he went to her husband who was absent. When he was informed of the news, he swore not to stop shedding the blood of the companions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم until it settled in his heart. He then went to follow the traces of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stopped at a place and said, "Who will guard us tonight?" A man from the Emigrants and a man from the Helpers came forward and said, "We will, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then be at the mouth of the valley." The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and his companions had settled at the valley. When the two men reached the mouth of the valley, the Helper asked the Emigrant, "Which part of the night do you prefer for me to guard?" He said, "I prefer you to guard the first part." So the Emigrant rested, and the Helper started to pray. Then the husband of the woman came, and when he saw a person, he recognized him as the lord of his people, so he shot an arrow at him. The Helper withdrew the arrow and put it in himself, and he remained standing in prayer. Then the husband tried to shoot the Helper with another arrow, but the Helper withdrew it and put it in himself, and he remained standing in prayer. Then he tried for the third time, but this time the Helper allowed it to hit him, then he performed a prostration and alerted his companion, saying, "Sit down, I have established myself." He then jumped up, and when the man saw them, he realized that he had made a vow regarding them, so he ran away. When the Emigrant saw the blood on the Helper from the injuries inflicted by the arrows, he said, "Glory be to Allah! Why didn't you call me when he first shot you?" The Helper replied, "I was in the middle of reciting a surah and I did not want to interrupt it until I completed it. When he continued to shoot me, I performed a prostration and warned you. By Allah, if it were not for the order of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم to protect him, my life would have been cut off before I finished reciting the surah or performed the prostration."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ ﷺ قَافِلًا أَتَى زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ الْخَبَرَ حَلَفَ لَا يَنْتَهِي حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَمًا فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ «مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ» فَانْتُدِبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَكُونَا بِفَمِ الشِّعْبِ» قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَدْ نَزَلُوا إِلَى الشِّعْبِ مِنَ الْوَادِي فَلَمَّا أَنْ خَرَجَ الرَّجُلَانِ إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَكْفِيَكَهُ؟ قَالَ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ فَاضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي قَالَ وَأَتَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخَصَ الرَّجُلِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيَّةُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ قَالَ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ أَهَبَّ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَقَدْ أَثْبَتُ فَوَثَبَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا الرَّجُلُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَذَرَ بِهِ فَهَرَبَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالْأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أَهْبَبْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَؤُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا حَتَّى أُنْفِذَهَا فَلَمَّا تَابَعَ عَلَيَّ الرَّمْيَ رَكَعْتُ فَآذَنْتُكَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقُطِعَ نَفَسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا أَوْ أُنْفِذَهَا «»  

[Machine] "We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the battle of Dhat ar-Riqa', and a Muslim man had relations with the wife of a polytheist. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concluded the campaign and left, the husband came and confronted his wife, who had been absent. When he was informed of what had happened, he swore not to stop shedding the blood of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ until he avenged the act. He went out to pursue the footsteps of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Messenger of Allah ﷺ settled in a spot and said, 'Who will cover our night?'. A man from the Muhajireen and a man from the Ansar volunteered and said, 'We will, O Messenger of Allah'. He ﷺ said, 'Then remain at the mouth of the valley'. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions descended into a valley. When the two men reached the mouth of the valley, the Ansari said to the Muhajir, 'Which part of the night do you prefer that I cover for you, the first or the last?'. The Muhajir answered, 'Let me take the first part'. So the Muhajir lay down and slept while the Ansari stood and prayed. Then the husband of the woman approached, and when he saw someone, he recognized him as one of the leaders of the group. He shot an arrow at him, which hit him, so the man placed it in him, the husband of the woman pulled the arrow out, placed it again, and stayed standing in prayer. The Ansari continued this for a second time, and a third time. Then he performed the Rukoo' and the Sujood, and motioned to his companion saying, 'Get up, for I have been hit'. So his companion rose and fled. When the man saw the blood on the Ansari, he said, 'SubhanAllah! Did you not come to assist me when you were first shot at?'. The Ansari replied, 'I was reciting a Surah which I did not want to interrupt until I completed it. When you continued to shoot, I performed another Rukoo' prayer, and when you continued to shoot, I completed the Surah in prayer. By Allah, if the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had not ordered me to stand guard, I would have preferred death over leaving it incomplete'."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ أَصَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَافِلًا أَتَى زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ حَلَفَ لَا يَنْتَهِي حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ دَمًا فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ «مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ؟ » فَانْتُدِبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «فَكُونَا بِ فَمِ الشِّعْبِ» قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ نَزَلُوا إِلَى شِعْبٍ مِنَ الْوَادِي فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الرَّجُلَانِ إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَكْفِيَكَ أَوَّلَهُ أَوْ آخِرَهُ؟ قَالَ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ قَالَ فَاضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ فَنَامَ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي وَأَتَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخَصَ الرَّجُلِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيئَةَ الْقَوْمِ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ أَهَبَّ صَاحِبَهُ وَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَقَدْ أُتِيتُ فَوَثَبَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا الرَّجُلُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَذِرَ بِهِ هَرَبَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالْأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أَهْبَبْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ؟ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَؤُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا حَتَّى أُنْفِذَهَا فَلَمَّا تَابَعَ عَلَيَّ الرَّمْيَ رَكَعْتُ فَآذَنْتُكَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقَطَعَ نَفْسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا أَوْ أُنْفِذَهَا  

[Machine] We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the expedition of Thaat ar-Riqa' from a date grove. A Muslim man accidentally struck the wife of a man from the polytheists. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his army's preparations and left, he went to her husband who was absent. When he heard the news, he swore not to stop until he shed the blood of the companions of Muhammad. He went out to follow the trace of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who stopped in a place and said, "Who will protect us tonight?" One man from the Muhajireen and another from the Ansar responded, saying, "We will, O Messenger of Allah." He instructed them to stay near the mouth of the valley. When they reached the mouth of the valley, the Ansari asked the Muhajir, "Which part of the night do you prefer for me to protect you, the beginning or the end?" The Muhajir replied, "No, you should protect me first." So the Muhajir laid down to sleep, while the Ansari began praying. The husband of the woman came, and when he saw the man, he recognized him as the leader of his people, so he shot an arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, remaining standing to continue his prayer. Then the man shot another arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, remaining standing to continue his prayer. Then the man shot a third arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, and then he bowed and prostrated. His companion said to him, "Sit down, you have been affirmed." He leaped up, and when the man saw him, he realized that they had made a solemn vow concerning him, so he fled. When the Muhajir saw the Ansari covered in blood, he said, "Glory be to Allah! Why didn't you wake me up when he shot at you the first time?" The Ansari replied, "I was reciting a surah that I did not want to cut off until I completed it. When he shot at me the second time, I bowed. I was following the orders of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to be cautious, otherwise I would have killed myself before he killed me or completed his task."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَافِلًا أَتَى زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ الْخَبَرَ حَلَفَ لَا يَنْتَهِي حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ دَمًا فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَأُنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ فَانْتَدَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ فَكُونَا بِفَمِ الشِّعْبِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ خَرَجَا إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَكْفِيَكَهُ أَوَّلُهُ أَوْ آخِرُهُ؟ قَالَ بَلِ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ فَاضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ فَنَامَ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي وَأَتَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخَصَ الرَّجُلِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيئَةُ الْقَوْمِ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ أَهَبَّ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَقَدْ أُثْبِتَّ فَوَثَبَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا الرَّجُلُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَذَرَا بِهِ فَهَرَبَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالْأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أَهْبَبْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَأُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا حَتَّى أُنْفِدَهَا فَلَمَّا تَابَعَ عَلَيَّ الرَّمْيَ رَكَعْتُ فَآذَنْتُكَ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقَطَعْتُ نَفْسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا أَوْ أُنْفِدَهَا