[Machine] We besieged Khaybar and the banner was taken by Abu Bakr, but he returned without it being opened for him. Then Umar took it from him, went out and returned without it being opened for him. That day the people suffered severity and hardship. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, I will hand over the banner tomorrow to a man whom Allah and His Messenger love, and he loves Allah and His Messenger. He will not return until it is opened for him." So we spent that night hoping for victory. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the morning prayer and stood up, he called for the banner and the people were in their positions. He called Ali while he was blind in both eyes. Ali got up and tears flowed from his eyes. He handed him the banner and it was opened for him. Buraida said, "I was among those who were optimistic about it."  

حَاصَرْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَانْصَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ عُمَرُ فَخَرَجَ فَرَجَعَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَئِذٍ شِدَّةٌ وَجَهْدٌ فَقَالَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي دَافِعٌ اللِّوَاءَ غَدًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَيُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ لَهُ فَبِتْنَا طَيِّبَةٌ أَنْفُسُنَا أَنَّ الْفَتْحَ غَدًا فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ ثُمَّ قَامَ قَائِمًا فَدَعَا بِاللِّوَاءِ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَى مَصَافِّهِمْ فَدَعَا عَلِيًّا وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ اللِّوَاءَ وَفُتِحَ لَهُ قَالَ بُرَيْدَةُ وَأَنَا فِيمَنْ تَطَاوَلَ لَهَا  

[Machine] I heard my father Buraida saying, "We were besieged in Khaybar, and Abu Bakr took the standard and went, but it was not opened for him. Then 'Umar took it and also went, but it was not opened for him. And the people faced severe hardship and exertion on that day. So the Messenger of Allah said, 'Tomorrow, I will give my standard to a man whom Allah and His Messenger love, and he loves Allah and His Messenger. He will not return until it is opened for him.' And we spent the night having good thoughts that victory will come tomorrow. So when the morning came, the Messenger of Allah prayed the morning prayer, then he stood up and called for the standard and the people were standing in their ranks. There was no one among us with a position before the Messenger of Allah, except that he hoped to be the companion of the standard. So he called for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, who had a limp, and he spat in his eyes and wiped it off, and then he handed him the standard. So Allah opened it for him, and he said, 'I am one of those who will breach it.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبِي بُرَيْدَةَ يَقُولُ حَاصَرْنَا خَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَانْصَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَخَذَهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ عُمَرُ فَانْصَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ وَأَصَابَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَئِذٍ شِدَّةٌ وَجَهْدٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي دَافِعٌ لِوَائِي غَدًا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَيُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ لَهُ» وَبِتْنَا طَيِّبَةً أَنْفُسُنَا أَنَّ الْفَتْحَ غَدًا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى الْغَدَاةَ ثُمَّ قَامَ قَائِمًا وَدَعَا بِاللِّوَاءِ وَالنَّاسُ عَلَى مَصَافِّهِمْ فَمَا مِنَّا إِنْسَانٌ لَهُ مَنْزِلَةٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبَ اللِّوَاءِ فَدَعَا عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَهُوَ أَرْمَدُ فَتَفَلَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَمَسَحَ عَنْهُ وَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ اللِّوَاءَ فَفَتَحَ اللهُ لَهُ قَالَ «أَنَا فِيمَنْ تَطَاوَلُ لَهَا»  

"عَنْ بُرَيْدَةَ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ أَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَعَ وَلَم يُفْتَحْ لَهُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْغَدُ أَخَذَ عُمَرُ وَلَم يُفْتَحْ لَهُ، وَقُتِلَ ابْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، وَرَجَعَ النَّاسُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : لأَدْفَعَنَّ لِوَائِى هذَا إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ الله وَرَسُولَهُ، وَيُحِبُّهُ الله وَرَسُولُهُ، لَنْ يَرْجِعَ حَتَّى يُفْتَحَ عَلَيْهِ، فَبِتْنَا طَيِّبَةً أَنْفُسُنَا أَنَّ الْفَتْحَ غَدًا، فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْغَدَاةَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِالَّلوَاءِ وَقَامَ قَائمًا، فَمَا مِنَّا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ مَنْزِلَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ يَرْجُو أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ، حَتَّى تَطَاوَلْتُ أَنَا لَهَا، وَدَفَعْتُ رَأسِى لمَنْزِلَة كَانَتْ لِى مِنْهُ، فَدَعَا عَلَىَّ ابْنَ أَبِى طَالِبٍ وَهُوَ يَشْتَكِى عَيْنَيْهِ، فَمَسَحَهَا، ثُمَّ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ اللِّوِاءَ فَفُتِحَ لَهُ".