The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched Ghalib bin Abdullah al-Kalbi, of Kalb Layth, against the tribe of Banu Mulawwih at al-Kadid, ordering him to launch a raid against them. He set out, and I was part of his raiding party.We marched on until, when we reached Qudayd, we encountered Harith bin Malik, known as Ibn al-Barsa al-Laythi, and we seized him.He said, "I have only come to embrace Islam."Ghalib bin Abdullah replied, "If you have indeed come as a Muslim, then being bound for a day and a night will do you no harm, and if you are otherwise, we will secure ourselves against you."So he tied him up firmly, then left a black man who was with us in charge of him and said, "Stay with him until we pass back by you. If he resists you, cut off his head."Then we continued on until we came to the bottom of al-Kadid, where we camped late in the afternoon after the Asr prayer. My companions sent me ahead as a scout, so I made for a hill that would give me a view of the settlement, and I lay flat on my stomach upon it. This was at sunset.A man from among them came out, looked around, and saw me lying flat on the hill.He said to his wife, "By Allah, I see something dark on this hill that I did not see earlier in the day. Go check, in case the dogs have dragged off some of your vessels."She looked and said, "No, by Allah, I am not missing anything."He said, "Hand me my bow and two arrows from my quiver."She handed them to him, and he shot an arrow at me, lodging it in my side. I pulled it out, set it down, and did not move. Then he shot another, lodging it at the top of my shoulder. I pulled it out, set it down, and did not move.He said to his wife, "By Allah, my two arrows have struck it, and if it were a living creature, it would have moved. When morning comes, look for my arrows and take them, so the dogs do not chew them up."We waited until their evening livestock returned, until they had milked them and put them to rest, or settled down, and a portion of the night had passed. Then we launched our raid against them, killed those of them whom we killed, drove off their cattle, and turned to head back.A messenger from the people set out crying for help to their tribe, and we moved swiftly until we passed by Harith bin al-Barsa and his guard, and we took him along with us.Then the people's reinforcements caught up with us, and a force came against us that we had no power to face. When there was nothing between us and them but the floor of the valley, a torrent came down and stood between us and them, sent by Allah Most High from wherever He willed. We had not seen any rain or any obstruction before that, and it brought a flood that no one could withstand. We saw them standing there, looking at us, none of them able to advance, while we drove the cattle on swiftly until we brought them up onto al-Mushallal, then descended with them on the other side. So we eluded the enemy with what we had in our possession.
حدثنا يعقوب قال قال أبي كما حدثني ابن إسحاق عن يعقوب بن عتبة عن مسلم بن عبد الله بن جندب الجهني
بعث رسول الله ﷺ غالب بن عبد الله الكلبي كلب ليث إلى بني ملوح بالكديد وأمره أن يغير عليهم فخرج فكنت في سريته فمضينا حتى إذا كنا بقديد لقينا به الحارث بن مالك وهو ابن البرصاء الليثي فأخذناه فقال إنما جئت لأسلم فقال غالب بن عبد الله إن كنت إنما جئت مسلما فلن يضرك رباط يوم وليلة وإن كنت على غير ذلك استوثقنا منك قال فأوثقه رباطا ثم خلف عليه رجلا أسود كان معنا فقال امكث معه حتى نمر عليك فإن نازعك فاجتز رأسه قال ثم مضينا حتى أتينا بطن الكديد فنزلنا عشيشية بعد العصر فبعثني أصحابي في ربيئة فعمدت إلى تل يطلعني على الحاضر فانبطحت عليه وذلك المغرب فخرج رجل منهم فنظر فرآني منبطحا على التل فقال لامرأته والله إني لأرى على هذا التل سوادا ما رأيته أول النهار فانظري لا تكون الكلاب اجترت بعض أوعيتك قال فنظرت فقالت لا والله ما أفقد شيئا قال فناوليني قوسي وسهمين من كنانتي قال فناولته فرماني بسهم فوضعه في جنبي قال فنزعته فوضعته ولم أتحرك ثم رماني بآخر فوضعه في رأس منكبي فنزعته فوضعته ولم أتحرك فقال لامرأته والله لقد خالطه سهماي ولو كان دابة لتحرك فإذا أصبحت فابتغي سهمي فخذيهما لا تمضغهما علي الكلاب قال وأمهلناهم حتى راحت رائحتهم حتى إذا احتلبوا وعطنوا أو سكنوا وذهبت عتمة من الليل شننا عليهم الغارة فقتلنا من قتلنا منهم واستقنا النعم فتوجهنا قافلين وخرج صريخ القوم إلى قومهم مغوثا وخرجنا سراعا حتى نمر بالحارث ابن البرصاء وصاحبه فانطلقنا به معنا وأتانا صريخ الناس فجاءنا ما لا قبل لنا به حتى إذا لم يكن بيننا وبينهم إلا بطن الوادي أقبل سيل حال بيننا وبينهم بعثه الله تعالى من حيث شاء ما رأينا قبل ذلك مطرا ولا حالا فجاء بما لا يقدر أحد أن يقوم عليه فلقد رأيناهم وقوفا ينظرون إلينا ما يقدر أحد منهم أن يتقدم ونحن نحوزها سراعا حتى أسندناها في المشلل ثم حدرناها عنا فأعجزنا القوم بما في أيدينا