I went out with Zayd bin Haritha on the expedition of Mutah, and a reinforcement from the people of Yemen accompanied me who had nothing with him except his sword. A man from the Muslims slaughtered a camel, and the Yemeni reinforcement asked him for a piece of its hide, which he gave him. He fashioned it into something resembling a shield.We set out and met the gathered forces of the Romans. Among them was a man on a chestnut horse, with a gilded saddle and gilded weapons. This Roman began harassing the Muslims. The Yemeni reinforcement lay in wait for him behind a rock. When the Roman passed by him, he hamstrung his horse, and the man fell. Then he set upon him and killed him, taking possession of his horse and weapons.When Allah granted victory to the Muslims, Khalid bin Walid sent for him and took some of the spoils from him.Awf said, "I came to him and said, 'Khalid, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that the spoils belong to the killer?'"Khalid replied, "Yes, but I considered it too much for him."I said, "You will return it to him, or I will report this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."But he refused to return it.Awf continued, "We then gathered before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I recounted to him the story of the Yemeni reinforcement and what Khalid had done."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Khalid, what made you do what you did?"Khalid said, "Messenger of Allah, I considered it too much for him."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Khalid, return to him what you took from him."Awf said, "I said to him, 'There you are, Khalid! Did I not make good on my word?'"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What is this?"So I informed him.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and said, "Khalid, do not return it to him. Will you not leave my commanders alone? Yours is the choice part of their service, and theirs is its hardship."
حدثنا أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل قال حدثنا الوليد بن مسلم قال حدثني صفوان بن عمرو عن عبد الرحمن بن جبير بن نفير عن أبيه
خرجت مع زيد بن حارثة في غزوة مؤتة فرافقني مدد من أهل اليمن ليس معه غير سيفه فنحر رجل من المسلمين جزورا فسأله المددي طائفة من جلده فأعطاه إياه فاتخذه كهيئة الدرق ومضينا فلقينا جموع الروم وفيهم رجل على فرس له أشقر عليه سرج مذهب وسلاح مذهب فجعل الرومي يغري بالمسلمين فقعد له المددي خلف صخرة فمر به الرومي فعرقب فرسه فخر وعلاه فقتله وحاز فرسه وسلاحه فلما فتح الله عز وجل للمسلمين بعث إليه خالد بن الوليد فأخذ من السلب قال عوف فأتيته فقلت يا خالد أما علمت أن رسول الله ﷺ قضى بالسلب للقاتل قال بلى ولكني استكثرته قلت لتردنه عليه أو لأعرفنكها عند رسول الله ﷺ فأبى أن يرد عليه قال عوف فاجتمعنا عند رسول الله ﷺ فقصصت عليه قصة المددي وما فعل خالد فقال رسول الله ﷺ يا خالد ما حملك على ما صنعت قال يا رسول الله لقد استكثرته فقال رسول الله ﷺ يا خالد رد عليه ما أخذت منه قال عوف فقلت له دونك يا خالد ألم أف لك فقال رسول الله ﷺ وما ذلك فأخبرته قال فغضب رسول الله ﷺ فقال يا خالد لا ترد عليه هل أنتم تاركون لي أمرائي لكم صفوة أمرهم وعليهم كدره