A Bedouin came to the Prophet (may Allaah
exalt his mention and render him safe from evil), believed in him, followed him
and said: ‘I want to migrate with you.’ So the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his
mention and render him safe from evil) kept him in the custody of some of his
companions (to teach him Islaam). During the battle of Khaybar, Allaah’s
Messenger won some spoils and divided it and apportioned for the Bedouin. He
gave his companions what he apportioned for him because he was out grazing
their animals. When they met him, they gave it to him.
Then he asked: ‘What is this?’ They replied:
‘It is your own portion allotted to you by the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his
mention and render him safe from evil).’ Thereupon, he collected it and went to
the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his mention and render him safe from evil) and
said, ‘What is this?’ The Prophet (may Allaah exalt his mention and render him
safe from evil) said: ‘I allotted this portion to you.’ He said: ‘This is not
the reason why I followed you. However, I followed you so that I would be shot right
here - and he pointed at his neck- with an arrow, so I will die and enter
Paradise.
Then the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his mention
and render him safe from evil) said: ‘If you are true to Allaah, Allaah will be
true to you (by making your wish come true).’ After a short while, the fighting
resumed and the man was later brought to the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his
mention and render him safe from evil), because he had been hit with an arrow
where he had [earlier] pointed. So the Prophet (may Allaah exalt his mention
and render him safe from evil) said: ‘Is he the same man?’ They said, ‘Yes’. He
said: ‘He was true to Allaah, so Allaah was true to him.’ Thereafter, the Prophet
(may Allaah exalt his mention and render him safe from evil) shrouded him,
placed him in the front and prayed over him. Part of what was apparent from his
prayer was: “O Allaah, this is Your slave.
He left his home migrating for Your cause and was killed as a martyr. I
bear witness to this”.[1]
Source: Silsilah A'maal al-Quloob, p. 27 by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
[1] Collected
by An-Nasaa’ee (1953) and Shaykh al-Albaanee classified it saheeh in Saheeh
al-Jaami’ (1415)
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