[Machine] We went with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم on the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'a from a place full of palm trees. One of the Muslims happened to approach a woman from the polytheists and took her, then when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم left with the caravan, he went to her husband who was absent. When he was informed of the news, he swore not to stop shedding the blood of the companions of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم until it settled in his heart. He then went to follow the traces of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stopped at a place and said, "Who will guard us tonight?" A man from the Emigrants and a man from the Helpers came forward and said, "We will, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Then be at the mouth of the valley." The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and his companions had settled at the valley. When the two men reached the mouth of the valley, the Helper asked the Emigrant, "Which part of the night do you prefer for me to guard?" He said, "I prefer you to guard the first part." So the Emigrant rested, and the Helper started to pray. Then the husband of the woman came, and when he saw a person, he recognized him as the lord of his people, so he shot an arrow at him. The Helper withdrew the arrow and put it in himself, and he remained standing in prayer. Then the husband tried to shoot the Helper with another arrow, but the Helper withdrew it and put it in himself, and he remained standing in prayer. Then he tried for the third time, but this time the Helper allowed it to hit him, then he performed a prostration and alerted his companion, saying, "Sit down, I have established myself." He then jumped up, and when the man saw them, he realized that he had made a vow regarding them, so he ran away. When the Emigrant saw the blood on the Helper from the injuries inflicted by the arrows, he said, "Glory be to Allah! Why didn't you call me when he first shot you?" The Helper replied, "I was in the middle of reciting a surah and I did not want to interrupt it until I completed it. When he continued to shoot me, I performed a prostration and warned you. By Allah, if it were not for the order of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم to protect him, my life would have been cut off before I finished reciting the surah or performed the prostration."
خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ ذَاتِ الرِّقَاعِ مِنْ نَخْلٍ فَأَصَابَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ ﷺ قَافِلًا أَتَى زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَ غَائِبًا فَلَمَّا أُخْبِرَ الْخَبَرَ حَلَفَ لَا يَنْتَهِي حَتَّى يُهْرِيقَ فِي أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَمًا فَخَرَجَ يَتْبَعُ أَثَرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلًا فَقَالَ «مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَكْلَؤُنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ» فَانْتُدِبَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَا نَحْنُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَكُونَا بِفَمِ الشِّعْبِ» قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَدْ نَزَلُوا إِلَى الشِّعْبِ مِنَ الْوَادِي فَلَمَّا أَنْ خَرَجَ الرَّجُلَانِ إِلَى فَمِ الشِّعْبِ قَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ لِلْمُهَاجِرِيِّ أَيُّ اللَّيْلِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ أَكْفِيَكَهُ؟ قَالَ اكْفِنِي أَوَّلَهُ فَاضْطَجَعَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ وَقَامَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يُصَلِّي قَالَ وَأَتَى زَوْجُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَخَصَ الرَّجُلِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ رَبِيَّةُ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ فَرَمَاهُ بِسَهْمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ فِيهِ قَالَ 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 ثُمَّ أَهَبَّ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَالَ اجْلِسْ فَقَدْ أَثْبَتُ فَوَثَبَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمَا الرَّجُلُ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَذَرَ بِهِ فَهَرَبَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ مَا بِالْأَنْصَارِيِّ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أَهْبَبْتَنِي أَوَّلَ مَا رَمَاكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي سُورَةٍ أَقْرَؤُهَا فَلَمْ أُحِبَّ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا حَتَّى أُنْفِذَهَا فَلَمَّا تَابَعَ عَلَيَّ الرَّمْيَ رَكَعْتُ فَآذَنْتُكَ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ ثَغْرًا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحِفْظِهِ لَقُطِعَ نَفَسِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْطَعَهَا أَوْ أُنْفِذَهَا «»