[Machine] Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an army to Mu'ta and appointed Zaid bin Haritha as their commander. If he was martyred, then Ja'far bin Abi Talib would be their commander, and if Ja'far was martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawaha would be their commander. They set off until they met Ibn Abi Sabra Al-Ghassani in Mu'ta, where there were groups of Arab and Roman Christians, with Tanukh and Bahram. Ibn Abi Sabra closed the fortress for three days, excluding the Muslims. Then they went out and met on green farmland and engaged in fierce fighting. Zaid bin Haritha took the standard and was martyred, then Ja'far bin Abi Talib took it and was martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawaha took it and was martyred. After that, the Muslims agreed upon the commandership of Khalid bin Al-Walid. Allah granted victory to the Muslims and made them triumphant. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent them in the month of Jumada al-Ula.  

«ثُمَّ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَيْشًا إِلَى مُؤْتَةَ وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ فَجَعْفَرُ بنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرُهُمْ فَإِنْ أُصِيبَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ أَمِيرُهُمْ فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى لَقُوا ابْنَ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ الْغَسَّانِيَّ بِمُؤْتَةَ وَبِهَا جُمُوعٌ مِنْ نَصَارَى الْعَرَبِ وَالرُّومِ وَبِهَا تَنُوخُ وَبَهْرَامُ فَأَغْلَقَ ابْنُ أَبِي سَبْرَةَ دُونَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الْحِصْنَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا فَالْتَقَوْا عَلَى زَرْعٍ أَخْضَرَ فَاقْتَتَلُوا قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا وَأَخَذَ اللِّوَاءَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ جَعْفَرٌ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهُ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَقُتِلَ ثُمَّ اصْطَلَحَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بَعْدَ أُمَرَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَهَزَمَ اللهُ الْعَدُوَّ وَأَظْهَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَبَعَثَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جُمَادَى الْأُولَى»