We went out with Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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. Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Throw away the meat and break the cooking pots." A man said, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! 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, Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ 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."  

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَسِرْنَا لَيْلاً فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ لِعَامِرِ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ أَلاَ تُسْمِعُنَا مِنْ هُنَيْهَاتِكَ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَامِرٌ رَجُلاً شَاعِرًا فَنَزَلَ يَحْدُو بِالْقَوْمِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ لَوْلاَ أَنْتَ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلاَ تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلاَ صَلَّيْنَا فَاغْفِرْ فِدَاءٌ لَكَ مَا اقْتَفَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لاَقَيْنَا وَأَلْقِيَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا إِذَا صِيحَ بِنَا أَتَيْنَا وَبِالصِّيَاحِ عَوَّلُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ هَذَا السَّائِقُ قَالُوا عَامِرُ بْنُ الأَكْوَعِ فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَجَبَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمْتَعْتَنَا بِهِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَحَاصَرْنَاهُمْ حَتَّى أَصَابَتْنَا مَخْمَصَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ ثُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَتَحَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا أَمْسَى النَّاسُ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْقَدُوا نِيرَانًا كَثِيرَةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا هَذِهِ النِّيرَانُ عَلَى أَىِّ شَىْءٍ تُوقِدُونَ قَالُوا عَلَى لَحْمٍ قَالَ عَلَى أَىِّ لَحْمٍ قَالُوا عَلَى لَحْمِ حُمُرٍ إِنْسِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَهْرِقُوهَا وَاكْسِرُوهَا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَوْ نُهَرِيقُهَا وَنَغْسِلُهَا قَالَ أَوْ ذَاكَ فَلَمَّا تَصَافَّ الْقَوْمُ كَانَ سَيْفُ عَامِرٍ فِيهِ قِصَرٌ فَتَنَاوَلَ بِهِ يَهُودِيًّا لِيَضْرِبَهُ وَيَرْجِعُ ذُبَابُ سَيْفِهِ فَأَصَابَ رُكْبَةَ عَامِرٍ فَمَاتَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا قَفَلُوا قَالَ سَلَمَةُ رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَاحِبًا فَقَالَ لِي مَا لَكَ فَقُلْتُ فِدًى لَكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي زَعَمُوا أَنَّ عَامِرًا حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَهُ قُلْتُ قَالَهُ فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ وَأُسَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُضَيْرِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَذَبَ مَنْ قَالَهُ إِنَّ لَهُ لأَجْرَيْنِ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ إِنَّهُ لَجَاهِدٌ مُجَاهِدٌ قَلَّ عَرَبِيٌّ نَشَأَ بِهَا مِثْلَهُ  

"عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ يَأتِى أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَيُدْنِيهِ وَيُقْرِئُهُ الْقُرْآنَ، حَتَّى بَعَثَ سَاعِيًا أَوْ سَرِيَّةً، فَقَالَ: أَرْسِلْنِى، فَأَرْسَلَهُ، فَلَمْ يَغِبْ عَنْهُ إِلَّا قَدْ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا شَأنُكَ؟ قَالَ: مَا زِدْتُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُولِّينِى شَيْئًا مِنْ عَمَلِهِ فَخُنْتُهُ فَرِيضَةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَطَعَ يَدِى، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: تَجِدُونَ الَّذِى قَطَعَ هَذِهِ يَخُونُ أَكْثَر مِنْ عِشْرِينَ فَرِيضَةً؟ وَالله لَئِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقًا لأَقِيدَنَّكَ مِنْهُ، ثُمَّ نَادَاهُ، وَلَمْ يَحُوِّلْ مِنْزِلَتَهُ التِى كَانَتْ لَهُ مِنْه، فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُومُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَيَقْرَأُ، فَإِذَا سَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَوْتَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ: مَا لَيْلُكَ بِلَيْلِ سَارِقٍ، فَلَمْ يَغِبْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى فَقَدَ آلُ أَبِى بَكْرٍ حُلِيًا لَهُمْ وَمَتاعًا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: طُرِقَ الْحَىُّ اللَّيْلَةَ،

فَقَامَ الأَقْطَعُ فَاسْتَقَبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ الصَّحِيحَةَ وَالأُخْرَى الَّتِى قُطِعَتْ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَظهِر عَلَى مَنْ سَرَقَ أَهْلَ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ الصَّالِحِينَ، فَمَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ حَتَّى عَثَرُوا عَلَى الْمتَاعِ عِنْدَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: وَيْلَكَ إِنَّكَ لَقَلِيلُ الْعِلمِ بِالله، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُطِعَتْ رِجْلُهُ، فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَقُولُ: لَجُرْأَتُهُ عَلَى الله أَغْيَظُ عِنْدِى مِنْ سَرِقَتِهِ".