We set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ toward Khaybar, traveling by night. A man from the company said to Amir bin al-Akwa, "Won't you let us hear some of your verses?"Amir was a poet, so he dismounted and began driving the camels along with his chanting, saying, "O Allah, were it not for You, we would not be guided, nor would we give in charity, nor would we pray. So forgive us, may we be ransomed for You, for whatever we have committed. Make our feet firm if we meet the enemy, and send down tranquility upon us. When we are called to battle, we come, and upon our cries others depend for help."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Who is this driver?"They said, "Amir bin al-Akwa."He said, "May Allah have mercy on him."A man from the company said, "It is now certain, Prophet of Allah. If only you had let us benefit from him longer."We came to Khaybar and besieged them until severe hunger struck us. Then Allah granted us victory over them. On the evening of the day they were conquered, the people lit many fires.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What are these fires? What are you cooking on them?"They said, "Meat."He asked, "What kind of meat?"They said, "The meat of domestic donkeys."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pour it out and break the pots."A man asked, "Messenger of Allah, may we instead pour it out and wash the pots?"He said, "That will do."When the men drew up in lines for battle, Amir's sword was short. He thrust at a Jew with it to strike him, but the edge of his sword recoiled and struck Amir's own knee, and he died from it.When they were returning home, Salama said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw me looking pale and said to me, "What is wrong with you?"I said, "May my father and mother be your ransom. They claim that Amir's deeds have come to nothing."He asked, "Who said that?"I said, "So-and-so, so-and-so, so-and-so, and Usayd bin al-Hudayr al-Ansari said it."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever said that has lied. He has two rewards," and he joined two of his fingers together. "He was a striver, a warrior. Few Arabs have grown up in this land like him."
حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد حدثنا حاتم بن إسماعيل عن يزيد بن أبي عبيد
خرجنا مع رسول الله ﷺ إلى خيبر فسرنا ليلا فقال رجل من القوم لعامر بن الأكوع ألا تسمعنا من هنيهاتك قال وكان عامر رجلا شاعرا فنزل يحدو بالقوم يقول اللهم لولا أنت ما اهتدينا ولا تصدقنا ولا صلينا فاغفر فداء لك ما اقتفينا وثبت الأقدام إن لاقينا وألقين سكينة علينا إنا إذا صيح بنا أتينا وبالصياح عولوا علينا فقال رسول الله ﷺ من هذا السائق قالوا عامر بن الأكوع فقال يرحمه الله فقال رجل من القوم وجبت يا نبي الله لولا أمتعتنا به قال فأتينا خيبر فحاصرناهم حتى أصابتنا مخمصة شديدة ثم إن الله فتحها عليهم فلما أمسى الناس اليوم الذي فتحت عليهم أوقدوا نيرانا كثيرة فقال رسول الله ﷺ ما هذه النيران على أي شيء توقدون قالوا على لحم قال على أي لحم قالوا على لحم حمر إنسية فقال رسول الله ﷺ أهرقوها واكسروها فقال رجل يا رسول الله أو نهريقها ونغسلها قال أو ذاك فلما تصاف القوم كان سيف عامر فيه قصر فتناول به يهوديا ليضربه ويرجع ذباب سيفه فأصاب ركبة عامر فمات منه فلما قفلوا قال سلمة رآني رسول الله ﷺ شاحبا فقال لي ما لك فقلت فدى لك أبي وأمي زعموا أن عامرا حبط عمله قال من قاله قلت قاله فلان وفلان وفلان وأسيد بن الحضير الأنصاري فقال رسول الله ﷺ كذب من قاله إن له لأجرين وجمع بين إصبعيه إنه لجاهد مجاهد قل عربي نشأ بها مثله