"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).

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

[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."

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

[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."

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»

"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".