[Machine] While he was praying, the animal slipped out of his hand and ran towards his Qibla. Abu Barza ran after it and caught it, then returned to the Qahqari. A man who followed the views of the Khawarij said, "Look at this sheikh, he left his prayer and went after his animal." Abu Barza approached after he had finished his prayer and said, "I have fought in seven battles or maybe more with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and I am an elderly man. If my animal had gone to its usual place, it would have been difficult for me. So I did what you saw." We then said to the man, "I do not see Allah rewarding you for accusing a man from the companions of the Prophet ﷺ ."  

فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي إِذْ أَفْلَتَ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَمَضَتِ الدَّابَّةُ فِي قِبْلَتِهِ فَانْطَلَقَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ حَتَّى أَخَذَهَا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرِيَّ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَكَانَ يَرَى رَأْيَ الْخَوَارِجِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ وَنَالَ مِنْهُ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ صَلَاتَهُ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى دَابَّتِهِ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ لَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي غَزَوْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَبْعَ غَزَوَاتٍ أَوْ قَالَ مَرَّاتٍ وَأَنَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ وَلَوْ أَنَّ دَابَّتِي ذَهَبَتْ إِلَى مَأْلَفِهَا شَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَصَنَعْتُ مَا رَأَيْتُمْ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لِلرَّجُلِ مَا أَرَى اللهَ إِلَّا يَجْزِيكَ سَبَبْتَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ