50. Expeditions
٥٠۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him." So he called Ali, who was blind in one eye, and he wiped over his eyes and gave him the flag. Then he stood up with him and whoever stood up, he met the people of Khaybar. And there was a call welcoming him, saying, "Khaybar knows that I am a welcoming warrior, a tested hero. I stab sometimes and strike at others, and when the lions advance, they ignite. So he and Ali differed with one another, and Ali struck him twice, and he struck him on his helmet until the sword bit through it, whitening his head. And the people of the army heard the sound of his strike. So Allah opened a way for him and for them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأُعْطِيَنَّ اللِّوَاءَ رَجُلًا يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَيُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ اللِّوَاءَ وَنَهَضَ مَعَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ نَهَضَ فَلَقِيَ أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ فَإِذَا مَرْحَبٌ يَرْتَجِزُ وَيَقُولُ [البحر الرجز] قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي مَرْحَبُ شَاكِي السِّلَاحِ بَطَلٌ مُجَرَّبُ أَطْعَنُ أَحْيَانًا وَحِينًا أَضْرِبُ إِذَا اللُّيُوثُ أَقْبَلَتْ تَلَهَّبُ فَاخْتَلَفَ هُوَ وَعَلِيٌّ ضَرْبَتَيْنِ فَضَرَبَهُ عَلَى هَامَتِهِ حَتَّى عَضَّ السَّيْفُ مِنْهَا أَبْيَضَ رَأْسِهِ وَسَمِعَ أَهْلُ الْعَسْكَرِ صَوْتَ ضَرْبَتِهِ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ لَهُ وَلَهُمْ