[Machine] Abdullah, son of Abu Bakr, was hit by an arrow on the day of the Battle of Ta'if, and he died forty nights after the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He mentioned the story and said that a delegation from Thaqif came to him, and he still had that arrow with him. He took it out and asked them, "Does anyone of you recognize this arrow?" Sa'id ibn 'Ubayd, the brother of Banu Al-'Ajlan, said, "This is an arrow that I sharpened, polished, and fletched, and I shot it." Abu Bakr said, "Indeed, this is the arrow that killed Abdullah, son of Abu Bakr. Praise be to Allah who has honored you with his hand and did not disgrace you with it. Indeed, it is more spacious for both of you."
عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ بِسَهْمٍ يَوْمَ الطَّائِفِ فَانْتَقَضَتْ بِهِ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً فَمَاتَ فَذَكَرَ قِصَّتَهُ قَالَ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَفْدُ ثَقِيفٍ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ السَّهْمُ عِنْدَهُ فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ هَلْ يَعْرِفُ هَذَا السَّهْمَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ؟ فَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ أَخُو بَنِي الْعَجْلَانِ هَذَا سَهْمٌ أَنَا بَرَيْتُهُ وَرُشْتُهُ وَعَقَّبْتُهُ وَأَنَا رَمَيْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَإِنَّ هَذَا السَّهْمَ الَّذِي قَتَلَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَهُ بِيَدِكَ وَلَمْ يُهِنْكَ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنَّهُ أَوْسَعُ لَكُمَا
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