[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a mission to Mu'tah in the month of Jumada al-Ula of the eighth year and appointed Zaid ibn Harithah over them. He said to them, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far ibn Abi Talib will take over the leadership. And if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah ibn Rawahah will take over the leadership." The people prepared themselves and got ready to go out, and they were three thousand in number. When they were ready to depart, the people bid farewell to the leaders of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and greeted them. When Abdullah bid farewell, he cried. It was asked, "What makes you cry, O Ibn Rawahah?" He said, "By Allah, it is not because I love this worldly life or fear for you. But I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ reciting a verse from the Book of Allah in which the Hellfire is mentioned: 'And none of you, except he is to come to it, has a decree known with his Lord.' I do not know what state my heart will be in after entering it." The Muslims said to him, "May Allah accompany you and protect you, and return you to us safely." Abdullah ibn Rawahah said, "+أصبابةٌ بكم"+صحبكم الله ودفع عنكم فردكم إلينا صالحين  

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا إِلَى مُؤْتَةَ فِي جُمَادَى الْأُولَى مِنْ سَنَةِ ثَمَانٍ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «إِنْ أُصِيبَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ عَلَى النَّاسِ» فَتَجَهَّزَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ تَهَيَّأُوا لِلْخُرُوجِ وَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافٍ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ خُرُوجَهُمْ وَدَّعَ النَّاسُ أُمَرَاءَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمَّا وَدَّعَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مَعَ مَنْ وَدَّعَ بَكَى فَقِيلَ لَهُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ؟ قَالَ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا بِي حُبُّ الدُّنْيَا وَصَبَابَةٌ بِكُمْ وَلَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ يَذْكُرُ فِيهَا النَّارَ {وَإِنْ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَى رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَقْضِيًّا} فَلَسْتُ أَدْرِي كَيْفَ بِالصَّدْرِ بَعْدَ الْوُرُودِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ صَحِبَكُمُ اللهُ وَدَفَعَ عَنْكُمْ فَرَدَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ