We set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the expedition against Banu Anmar. Jabir said, "While I was resting beneath a tree, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came along, so I said, 'Messenger of Allah, come into the shade.'"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ dismounted, and I went over to a sack of ours and searched through it for something. In it I found a small cucumber, which I broke open and offered to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.He asked, "Where did you get this?"I said, "We brought it with us from Madinah, Messenger of Allah."Jabir continued, "We had a companion with us whom we were equipping to go out and pasture our riding animals. So I got him ready, and he turned to go off to the animals, wearing two worn out cloaks of his.The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at him and asked, "Does he not have any garments other than these two?"I said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah, he has two garments in the bag. I gave them to him as clothing."He said, "Then call him and tell him to put them on."So I called him, and he put them on and turned to go. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, "What is the matter with him? May Allah strike his neck. Is this not better for him?"The man heard him and said, "Messenger of Allah, in the path of Allah?"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "In the path of Allah."And the man was indeed killed in the path of Allah.
و حدثني عن مالك عن زيد بن أسلم
خرجنا مع رسول الله ﷺ في غزوة بني أنمار قال جابر فبينا أنا نازل تحت شجرة إذا رسول الله ﷺ أقبل فقلت يا رسول الله هلم إلى الظل قال فنزل رسول الله ﷺ فقمت إلى غرارة لنا فالتمست فيها شيئا فوجدت فيها جرو قثاء فكسرته ثم قربته إلى رسول الله ﷺ فقال من أين لكم هذا قال فقلت خرجنا به يا رسول الله من المدينة قال جابر وعندنا صاحب لنا نجهزه يذهب يرعى ظهرنا قال فجهزته ثم أدبر يذهب في الظهر وعليه بردان له قد خلقا قال فنظر رسول الله ﷺ إليه فقال أما له ثوبان غير هذين فقلت بلى يا رسول الله له ثوبان في العيبة كسوته إياهما قال فادعه فمره فليلبسهما قال فدعوته فلبسهما ثم ولى يذهب قال فقال رسول الله ﷺ ما له ضرب الله عنقه أليس هذا خيرا له قال فسمعه الرجل فقال يا رسول الله في سبيل الله فقال رسول الله ﷺ في سبيل الله قال فقتل الرجل في سبيل الله