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bukhari:4261 – Aḥmad b. Abū Bakr > Mughīrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿAbdullāh b. Saʿīd > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

"Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Jaʿfar should take over his position, and if Jaʿfar is martyred, ʿAbdullah bin Rawaha should take over his position.' " ʿAbdulla-h bin ʿUmar further said, "I was present amongst them in that battle and we searched for Jaʿfar bin Abi Talib and found his body amongst the bodies of the martyred ones, and found over ninety wounds over his body, caused by stabs or shots (of arrows).  

البخاري:٤٢٦١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُوتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ فِيهِمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى وَوَجَدْنَا مَا فِي جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ مِنْ طَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ  

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ذِكْرُ الِاسْتِحْبَابِ لِلْإِمَامِ إِذَا أَرَادَ بَعْثَ سَرِيَّةٍ أَنْ يُوَلِّيَ عَلَيْهَا أُمَرَاءَ جَمَاعَةٍ وَاحِدًا بَعْدَ الْآخَرِ عِنْدَ قَتْلِ الْأَوَّلِ لِكَيْ لَا يَبْقَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِلَا سَايِسٍ يَسُوسُهُمْ وَلَا أَمِيرٌ يَحُوطُهُمْ

ibnhibban:4741 – Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Muṣʿab b. ʿAbdullāh al-Zubayrī > al-Mughīrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Makhzūmī > ʿAbdullāh b. Saʿīd b. Abū Hind > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ordered Zaid bin Haritha in the Battle of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far, and if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah bin Rawaha." Abdullah said, "I was with them in that battle, so we searched for Ja'far bin Abi Talib and found him among the dead. We found more than seventy wounds and piercings on his body."  

ابن حبّان:٤٧٤١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرَ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى وَوَجَدْنَا فِيمَا نِيلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ ضَرْبَةً وَرَمْيَةً  

tabarani:1463 – ʿAlī b. Saʿīd al-Rāzī > Yaʿqūb b. Ḥumayd b. Kāsib > al-Mughīrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > ʿAbdullāh b. Saʿīd b. Abū Hind > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ appointed Zaid bin Harithah for the Battle of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far will take charge. And if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah bin Rawahah will lead." Abdullah narrated, "I was with them in that battle, and we were searching for Ja'far. We found that his body had received ninety-nine wounds from stabbing and throwing."  

الطبراني:١٤٦٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّازِيُّ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ ثنا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ

أَمَّرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ وَقَالَ «إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ فَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «فَكُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرًا فَوَجَدْنَا مَا قَبِلَ مِنْ جِسْمِهِ بِضْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ بَيْنَ طَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ»  

suyuti:8326a –
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السيوطي:٨٣٢٦a –

"إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ، وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ، فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، قَالَهُ ﷺ حِينَ بَعَثَهُمْ إِلَى مُؤَتَة وَأَمَّر عَلَيْهِم زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَقُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ، وَإِذَا فِى جَسَدِهِ بِضْعٌ وتِسْعُونَ مِنْ طَعْنَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ".  

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suyuti:43-422b – In Qutl Zyd Fjʿfr And ʾIn Qutl Jaʿfar Faʿabd Allāh b. Rawāḥah
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السيوطي:٤٣-٤٢٢b –

"أَمَر النَّبىُّ ﷺ فِى غَزْوةِ مُؤتَة يَزيد بْن حَارِثَة وَقَالَ: إِنْ قُتل زيد فجعفر، وَإِنْ قُتلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ الله بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، قَالَ ابْن عُمَرَ: فكُنْتُ مَعَهُم فِى تِلْكَ الغَزْوة فِالْتَمسْنَا جَعْفرًا، فَوجْدنَا فيما أقَبلَ مِنْ جِسْمِه بضعًا وتسعِينَ مَا بْينَ ضَرْبَةٍ بِسَيْفٍ وَطَعْنَةٍ بِرُمْحٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ".  

[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير