[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left, I said, "I will prepare myself tomorrow and catch up with him." So, I took my provisions and stayed the night without finishing them. I said, "I will take my provisions tomorrow and the people will be close behind." Then, I will catch up with them. So, I stayed the night without finishing them. When the third day came, I took my provisions and stayed the night without finishing them. I said, "Oh, how people have preceded me three times!" So, I stayed (behind). When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, the people started apologizing to him. I approached until I stood in front of him and said, "I was in campaigns easier in terms of physical hardship and expenses for me than these campaigns. But the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from me and ordered the people not to speak to me. Our women were ordered to turn away from us." He said, "So, I built a wall one day, then behold! I saw Jabir ibn Abdullah. I said, 'O Jabir, I adjure you by Allah! Did you see me deceiving Allah and His Messenger on any day?' He remained silent and did not speak to me. He continued not to speak to me. Then, on another day, I heard a man on the slope saying, 'Ka'b! Ka'b!' until he approached me. He said, 'Give good news to Ka'b!'"
لَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ أَتَجَهَّزُ غَدًا ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُهُ فَأَخَذْتُ فِي جَهَازِي فَأَمْسَيْتُ وَلَمْ أَفْرُغْ فَقُلْتُ آخُذُ فِي جَهَازِي غَدًا وَالنَّاسُ قَرِيبٌ بَعْدُ ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُهُمْ فَأَمْسَيْتُ وَلَمْ أَفْرُغْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الثَّالِثُ أَخَذْتُ فِي جَهَازِي فَأَمْسَيْتُ فَلَمْ أَفْرُغْ فَقُلْتُ أَيْهَاتَ سَارَ النَّاسُ ثَلَاثًا فَأَقَمْتُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى قُمْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ مَا كُنْتُ فِي غَزَاةٍ أَيْسَرَ لِلظَّهْرِ وَالنَّفَقَةِ مِنِّي فِي هَذِهِ الْغَزَاةِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ لَا يُكَلِّمُونَا وَأُمِرَتْ نِسَاؤُنَا أَنْ يَتَحَوَّلْنَ عَنَّا قَالَ فَتَسَوَّرْتُ حَائِطًا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ أَيْ جَابِرُ نَشَدْتُكَ بِاللهِ هَلْ عَلِمْتَنِي غَشَشْتُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَوْمًا قَطُّ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَجَعَلَ لَا يُكَلِّمُنِي قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا ذَاتَيَوْمٍ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا عَلَى الثَّنِيَّةِ يَقُولُ كَعْبًا كَعْبًا حَتَّى دَنَا مِنِّي فَقَالَ بَشِّرُوا كَعْبًا