I was in the Sikkat al-Mirbad. A bier passed and a large number of people were accompanying it. They said: Bier of Abdullah ibn Umayr. So I followed it. Suddenly I saw a man, who had a thin garment on riding his small mule. He had a piece of cloth on his head to protect himself from the sun. I asked: Who is this important man? People said: This is Anas ibn Malik. When the bier was placed, Anas stood and led the funeral prayer over him while I was just behind him, and there was no obstruction between me and him. He stood near his head, and uttered four takbirs (Allah is Most Great). He neither lengthened the prayer nor hurried it. He then went to sit down. They said: AbuHamzah, (here is the bier of) an Ansari woman. They brought her near him and there was a green cupola-shaped structure over her bier. He stood opposite her hips and led the funeral prayer over her as he had led it over the man. He then sat down. Al-Ala' ibn Ziyad asked: AbuHamzah, did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say the funeral prayer over the dead as you have done, uttering four takbirs (Allah is Most Great) over her, and standing opposite the head of a man and the hips of a woman? He replied: Yes. He asked: AbuHamzah, did you fight with the Messenger of Allah? He replied: Yes. I fought with him in the battle of Hunayn. The polytheists came out and invaded us so severely that we saw our horses behind our backs. Among the people (i.e. the unbelievers) there was a man who was attacking us, and striking and wounding us (with his sword). Allah then defeated them. They were then brought and began to take the oath of allegiance to him for Islam. A man from among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: I make a vow to myself that if Allah brings the man who was striking us (with his sword) that day, I shall behead him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ kept silent and the man was brought (as a captive). When he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said: Messenger of Allah, I have repented to Allah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stopped (for a while) receiving his oath of allegiance, so that the other man might fulfil his vow. But the man began to wait for the order of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for his murder. He was afraid of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to kill him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw that he did not do anything, he received his oath of allegiance. The man said: Messenger of Allah, what about my vow? He said: I stopped (receiving his oath of allegiance) today so that you might fulfil your vow. He said: Messenger of Allah, why did you not give any signal to me? The Prophet ﷺ said: It is not worthy of a Prophet to give a signal. AbuGhalib said: I asked (the people) about Anas standing opposite the hips of a woman. They told me that this practice was due to the fact that (in the days of the Prophet) there were no cupola-shaped structures over the biers of women. So the imam used to stand opposite the hips of a woman to hide her from the people. Abu Dawud said: The saying of the Prophet ﷺ "I have been commanded to fight against the people until they say: There is no god bu Allah" abrogated this tradition of fulfilling the vow by his remark: "I have repented".  

الْعَلاَءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ كَصَلاَتِكَ يُكَبِّرُ عَلَيْهَا أَرْبَعًا وَيَقُومُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ الرَّجُلِ وَعَجِيزَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ نَعَمْ غَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ حُنَيْنًا فَخَرَجَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَحَمَلُوا عَلَيْنَا حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا خَيْلَنَا وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِنَا وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ عَلَيْنَا فَيَدُقُّنَا وَيَحْطِمُنَا فَهَزَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَجَعَلَ يُجَاءُ بِهِمْ فَيُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ عَلَىَّ نَذْرًا إِنْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانَ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ يَحْطِمُنَا لأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهُ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجِيءَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُبْتُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يُبَايِعُهُ لِيَفِيَ الآخَرُ بِنَذْرِهِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَتَصَدَّى لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيَأْمُرَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَهَابُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا بَايَعَهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَذْرِي فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أُمْسِكْ عَنْهُ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ إِلاَّ لِتُوفِيَ بِنَذْرِكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ أَوْمَضْتَ إِلَىَّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يُومِضَ قَالَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْ صَنِيعِ أَنَسٍ فِي قِيَامِهِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَ عَجِيزَتِهَا فَحَدَّثُونِي أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ تَكُنِ النُّعُوشُ فَكَانَ الإِمَامُ يَقُومُ حِيَالَ عَجِيزَتِهَا يَسْتُرُهَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ  

[Machine] Al-Ala' bin Ziyad al-Adawi, O Abu Hamza, at what age was the Prophet of Allah ﷺ when he was sent? He said, "At the age of forty." He asked, "And what did he do?" He said, "He was in Makkah for ten years, and in Madinah for ten years, making a total of sixty years, then Allah took him unto Himself." He asked, "What was his appearance like at that time?" He said, "He had the most beautiful, handsome, and well-built appearance among men." He said, "O Abu Hamza, did you fight alongside the Prophet of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "Yes, I fought with him on the day of Hunayn. The disbelievers came in large numbers and overwhelmed us, so we saw our own horses behind us, and amongst the disbelievers was a man who would attack and damage us. When the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saw that, he descended, and Allah granted us victory over them, so they turned away. The Prophet of Allah ﷺ then stood up upon seeing the victory, and the captives were brought to him, one by one, so they pledged allegiance to him on Islam. A man from amongst the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I have made a vow that if the man who has been attacking us all day is brought to me, I will strike his neck.' The Prophet of Allah ﷺ remained silent. The man was brought to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. When the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saw him, he said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I repent to Allah.' The Prophet of Allah ﷺ then held him back and did not pledge allegiance to him, in order to fulfill the other man's vow. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I not strike him?' The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'I have not held him back since today, except to fulfill your vow.' He then said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you not look at me?' He replied, 'It is not for a Prophet to kill."  

الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْعَدَوِيُّ يَاأَبَا حَمْزَةَ بِسِنِّ أَيِّ الرِّجَالِ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ بُعِثَ؟ قَالَ ابْنَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ ثُمَّ كَانَ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَتَمَّتْ لَهُ سِتُّونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ قَبَضَهُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ سِنُّ أَيِّ الرِّجَالِ هُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ؟ قَالَ كَأَشَبِّ الرِّجَالِ وَأَحْسَنِهِ وَأَجْمَلِهِ وَأَلْحَمِهِ قَالَ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ هَلْ غَزَوْتَ مَعَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ غَزَوْتُ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ فَخَرَجَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ بِكَثْرَةٍ فَحَمَلُوا عَلَيْنَا حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا خَيْلَنَا وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِنَا وَفِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ عَلَيْنَا فَيَدُقُّنَا وَيُحَطِّمُنَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ فَهَزَمَهُمُ اللهُ فَوَلَّوْا فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ حِينَ رَأَى الْفَتْحَ فَجَعَلَ يُجَاءُ بِهِمْ أُسَارَى رَجُلًا رَجُلًا فَيُبَايِعُونَهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ عَلَيَّ نَذْرًا لَئِنْ جِيءَ بِالرَّجُلِ الَّذِي كَانَ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ يُحَطِّمُنَا لَأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهُ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ وَجِيءَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ تُبْتُ إِلَى اللهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ تُبْتُ إِلَى اللهِ قَالَ فَأَمْسَكَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يُبَايِعْهُ لِيُوفِيَ الْآخَرُ نَذْرَهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ لِيَأْمُرَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَهَابُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺأَنَّهُ لَا يَصْنَعُ شَيْئًا بَايَعَهُ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ نَذْرِي قَالَ لَمْ أُمْسِكْ عَنْهُ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ إِلَّا لِتُوفِيَ نَذْرَكَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَلَا أَوْمَضْتَ إِلَيَّ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يُومِضَ