[Machine] "He came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Pray to Allah for me to be a martyr.' The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'O Allah, I forbid the blood of Ibn Tha'labah from the polytheists and disbelievers.' He said, 'So I went among the people, and I saw the Prophet ﷺ behind them.' They said, 'O Ibn Tha'labah, continue to strike and fight the enemy.' He said, 'Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ is behind me, so I fight on their behalf until I stand before him, and then I see him beside my companions, so I fight until I am among my companions.' He said, 'So he lived a long time in his era.'"  

أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ ادْعُ اللهَ لِي بِالشَّهَادَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحَرِّمُ دَمَ ابْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَالْكُفَّارِ» قَالَ «فَكُنْتُ أَحْمِلُ فِي عِظَمِ الْقَوْمِ فَيَتَرَاءَى لِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَلْفَهُمْ» فَقَالُوا يَا ابْنَ ثَعْلَبَةَ لَتَغْرِزُ وَتَحْمِلُ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَتَرَاءَى لِي خَلْفَهُمْ فَأَحْمِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى أَقِفَ عِنْدَهُ ثُمَّ يَتَرَاءَى لِي عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِي فَأَحْمِلُ حَتَّى أَكُونَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِي» قَالَ فَعُمِّرَ زَمَانًا مِنْ دَهْرِهِ