[Machine] They used to argue about various matters, but then an arrow from the west came and struck a young boy, killing him. The rest of the conversation was mentioned by Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdan who reported it from Ahmad ibn Ubayd, narrated by Muhammad ibn Ribh al-Bazzaz, who heard it from Abu Nuaim, who heard it from Sufyan, who heard it from Abdul Rahman ibn Al-Harith ibn Ayyash ibn Abi Rabiah, who heard it from Hakim ibn Hakim ibn Abbad ibn Hunayf, who heard it from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf. He said, "Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to Abu Ubaidah and mentioned it."  

وَكَانُوا يَخْتَلِفُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَغْرَاضِ فَجَاءَ سَهْمُ غَرْبٍ فَأَصَابَ غُلَامًا فَقُتِلَ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبَدَانَ أَنْبَأَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رِبْحٍ الْبَزَّازُ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ قَالَ كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ