[Machine] We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the expedition of Thaat ar-Riqa' from a date grove. A Muslim man accidentally struck the wife of a man from the polytheists. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his army's preparations and left, he went to her husband who was absent. When he heard the news, he swore not to stop until he shed the blood of the companions of Muhammad. He went out to follow the trace of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who stopped in a place and said, "Who will protect us tonight?" One man from the Muhajireen and another from the Ansar responded, saying, "We will, O Messenger of Allah." He instructed them to stay near the mouth of the valley. When they reached the mouth of the valley, the Ansari asked the Muhajir, "Which part of the night do you prefer for me to protect you, the beginning or the end?" The Muhajir replied, "No, you should protect me first." So the Muhajir laid down to sleep, while the Ansari began praying. The husband of the woman came, and when he saw the man, he recognized him as the leader of his people, so he shot an arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, remaining standing to continue his prayer. Then the man shot another arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, remaining standing to continue his prayer. Then the man shot a third arrow at him, which hit him. He pulled it out and put it back, and then he bowed and prostrated. His companion said to him, "Sit down, you have been affirmed." He leaped up, and when the man saw him, he realized that they had made a solemn vow concerning him, so he fled. When the Muhajir saw the Ansari covered in blood, he said, "Glory be to Allah! Why didn't you wake me up when he shot at you the first time?" The Ansari replied, "I was reciting a surah that I did not want to cut off until I completed it. When he shot at me the second time, I bowed. I was following the orders of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to be cautious, otherwise I would have killed myself before he killed me or completed his task."
خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ امْرَأَةَ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَافِلًا أَتَى زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ الْخَبَرَ حَلَفَ لَا يَنْتَهِي حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ دَمًا فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَأُنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ فَانْتَدَبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ فَكُونَا بِفَمِ الشِّعْبِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ خَرَجَا إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَكْفِيَكَهُ أَوَّلُهُ أَوْ آخِرُهُ؟ قَالَ بَلِ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ فَاضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ فَنَامَ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي وَأَتَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخَصَ الرَّجُلِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيئَةُ الْقَوْمِ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ رَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ آخَرَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَثَبَتَ قَائِمًا يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ عَادَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ فَنَزَعَهُ فَوَضَعَهُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ أَهَبَّ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَقَدْ أُثْبِتَّ فَوَثَبَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا الرَّجُلُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَذَرَا بِهِ فَهَرَبَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالْأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ أَفَلَا أَهْبَبْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَأُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا حَتَّى أُنْفِدَهَا فَلَمَّا تَابَعَ عَلَيَّ الرَّمْيَ رَكَعْتُ فَآذَنْتُكَ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقَطَعْتُ نَفْسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا أَوْ أُنْفِدَهَا