[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sent a message to Mu'ta in Jumada al-Ula in the eighth year. He appointed Zaid bin Haritha as their leader and said to them, "If Zaid is martyred, then Jafar bin Abi Talib will take charge of the people, and if Jafar is martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawaha will take charge of the people." The people prepared themselves for the expedition, and they numbered three thousand. When they were about to leave, the leaders of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , bid them farewell and wished them well. When Abdullah bid farewell, he started crying, and it was asked, "Why are you crying, son of Rawaha?" He said, "By Allah, it is not because of my love for this world or my eagerness for you. But I heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , recite a verse from the Book of Allah in which the Hellfire is mentioned: 'And there is not one of you except he will come to it.' It is a decisive decree from your Lord.' I do not know how my heart will be after experiencing it." The Muslims said to him, "May Allah be with you and may He protect and return you to us in good health." Abdullah bin Rawaha said.  

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