Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al- Maghazi
45- بَابُ غَزْوَةُ مُوتَةَ مِنْ أَرْضِ الشَّأْمِ:
(45) Chapter. The Ghazwa of Mu’tah in the land of Sham.
9 hadith · references 4260–4268
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Bukhari · 4260أَنَّهُ وَقَفَ عَلَى جَعْفَرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَهُوَ قَتِيلٌ ، فَعَدَدْتُ بِهِ خَمْسِينَ بَيْنَ طَعْنَةٍ وَضَرْبَةٍ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ فِي دُبُرِهِ"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Ja`far should take over his position, and if Ja`far is martyred, `Abdullah bin Ra6 narratorsBukhari · 4261إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ ، وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Ja`far should take over his position, and if Ja`far is martyred, `Abdullah bin Ra5 narratorsBukhari · 4262أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ زَيْدٌ فَأُصِيبَ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ جَعْفَرٌ فَأُصِيبَ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَأُصِيبَThe Prophet (ﷺ) had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was martyred, t5 narratorsBukhari · 4263لَمَّا جَاءَ قَتْلُ ابْنِ حَارِثَةَ ، وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ، وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ ، جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ الْحُزْنُ ، قَالَتْ I heard `Aisha saying, "When the news of the martyrdom of Ibn Haritha, Ja`far bin Abi Talib and `Abdullah bin Rawaka reached, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat with sorrow explicit on his face." `Aisha added, "I was then peeping5 narratorsBukhari · 4264كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا حَيَّا ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ ذِي الْجَنَاحَيْنِWhenever Ibn `Umar greeted the son of Ja`far, he used to say (to him), "Assalam 'Alaika (i.e. peace be on you) O the son of two-winged person."5 narratorsBukhari · 4265لَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ فِي يَدِي يَوْمَ مُؤْتَةَ تِسْعَةُ أَسْيَافٍ ، فَمَا بَقِيَ فِي يَدِي إِلَّا صَفِيحَةٌ يَمَانِيَةٌOn the day (of the battle of) Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand, and nothing was left in my hand except a Yemenite sword of mine.5 narratorsBukhari · 4266لَقَدْ دُقَّ فِي يَدِي يَوْمَ مُؤْتَةَ تِسْعَةُ أَسْيَافٍ ، وَصَبَرَتْ فِي يَدِي صَفِيحَةٌ لِي يَمَانِيَةٌOn the day of Mu'tah, nine swords were broken in my hand and only a Yemenite sword of mine remained in my hand.5 narratorsBukhari · 4267أُغْمِيَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ، فَجَعَلَتْ أُخْتُهُ عَمْرَةُ تَبْكِي وَا جَبَلَاهْ وَا كَذَا وَا كَذَا تُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ حِينَ أَفَاقَ : مَا قُلْتِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قِيلَ لِي آنْتَ كَذَلِكَ`Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious and his sister `Amra started crying and was saying loudly, "O Jabala! Oh so-and-so! Oh so-and-so! and went on calling him by his (good ) qualities one by one). When he came to h5 narratorsBukhari · 4268حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْثَرُ ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ، قَالَ : أُغْمِيَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ بِهَذَا ، فَلَمَّا مَاتَ لَمْ تَبْكِ عَلَيAn Nu'man bin Bashir said, "Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious.." (and mentioned the above Hadith adding, "Thereupon, when he died she (i.e. his sister) did not weep over him."5 narrators