[Machine] Then the people continued until they reached the outskirts of Al-Balqa. They were met by the armies of Heraclius, and the Muslims retreated to a village called Mu'tah. The people gathered there, and the Muslims prepared themselves. They placed a man from the Banu 'Udhrah tribe named Qutbah ibn Qatadah on their right and a man from the Ansar tribe named 'Abayah ibn Malik on their left. Then the people met and Zaid ibn Harithah fought with the banner of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until he was struck by enemy spears.  

ثُمَّ مَضَى النَّاسُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِتُخُومِ الْبَلْقَاءِ لَقِيَهُمْ جُمُوعُ هِرَقْلَ وَانْحَازَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا مُؤْتَةُ فَالْتَقَى النَّاسُ عِنْدَهَا وتَعَبَّأَ لَهُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَجَعَلُوا عَلَى مَيْمَنَتِهِمْ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَةَ يُقَالُ لَهُ قُطْبَةُ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ وَعَلَى مَيْسَرَتِهِمْ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبَايَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ثُمَّ الْتَقَى النَّاسُ فَقَاتَلَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ بِرَايَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى شَاطَ فِي رِمَاحِ الْقَوْمِ