\nNarrated Salama bin Al-Aqwa:\n\n
We went out with Allah's Apostle to Khaibar and we travelled during the night. A man amongst the \npeople said to 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa', \"Won't you let us hear your poetry?\" 'Amir was a poet, and so he \ngot down and started (chanting Huda) reciting for the people, poetry that keep pace with the camel's \nfoot steps, saying, \"O Allah! Without You we would not have been guided on the right path, neither \nwould we have given in charity, nor would we have prayed. So please forgive us what we have \ncommitted. Let all of us be sacrificed for Your cause and when we meet our enemy, make our feet \nfirm and bestow peace and calmness on us and if they (our enemy) will call us towards an unjust thing \nwe will refuse. \nThe infidels have made a hue and cry to ask others help against us. Allah's Apostle said, \"Who is that \ndriver (of the camels)?\" They said, \"He is 'Amir bin Al-Aqwa.\"' He said, \"May Allah bestow His \nmercy on him.\" A man among the people said, Has Martyrdom been granted to him, O Allah's \nProphet! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer.\" We reached (the people of) Khaibar and \nbesieged them till we were stricken with severe hunger but Allah helped the Muslims conquer \nKhaibar. In the evening of its conquest the people made many fires. Allah's Apostle asked, \"What are \nthose fires? For what are you making fires?\" They said, \"For cooking meat.\" He asked, \"What kind of \nmeat?\" They said, \"Donkeys' meat.\" Allah's Apostle said, \"Throw away the meat and break the \ncooking pots.\" A man said, O Allah's Apostle! Shall we throw away the meat and wash the cooking \npots?\" He said, \"You can do that too.\" When the army files aligned in rows (for the battle), 'Amir's \nsword was a short one, and while attacking a Jew with it in order to hit him, the sharp edge of the \nsword turned back and hit 'Amir's knee and caused him to die. \nWhen the Muslims returned (from the battle), Salama said, Allah's Apostle saw me pale and said, \n'What is wrong with you?\"' I said, \"Let my parents be sacrificed for you! The people claim that all the \ndeeds of Amir have been annulled.\" The Prophet asked, \"Who said so?\" I replied, \"So-and-so and soand- \nso and Usaid bin Al-Hudair Al-Ansari said, 'Whoever says so is telling a lie. Verily, 'Amir will \nhave double reward.\"' (While speaking) the Prophet put two of his fingers together to indicate that, \nand added, \"He was really a hard-working man and a Mujahid (devout fighter in Allah's Cause) and \nrarely have there lived in it (i.e., Medina or the battle-field) an \"Arab like him.\"","english_grade":"Sahih","last_updated":null,"xrefs":""}