1418 - غَزوَةُ خَيبَرَ

1418. THE BATTLE OF KHAYBAR

4774.بُرَيدة : لَمّا كانَ يومُ خَيبَرَ أخَذَ اللِّواءَ أبو بكرٍ ، فَرَجَعَ ولَم يُفتَحْ لَهُ ، فَلَمّا كانَ مِن الغَدِ أخَذَ عُمَرُ ولَم يُفتَحْ لَهُ ، وقُتِلَ ابنُ مُسلِمَةَ ورَجَعَ الناسُ ، فقالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لَأدفَعَنَّ لِوائي هذا إلى‏ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ ورسولَهُ ويُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ ورسولُهُ ، لَن يَرجِعَ حتى‏ يُفتَحَ علَيهِ . فَبِتنا طَيِّبةً أنفُسُنا أنَّ الفَتحَ غَداً ، فَصَلّى‏ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله الغَداةَ ثُمّ دَعا بِاللِّواءِ وقامَ قائماً ، فما مِنّا مِن رَجُلٍ لَهُ مَنزِلَةٌ مِن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله إلّا وهُو يَرجُو أن يكونَ ذلكَ الرَّجُلَ ؛ حتّى‏ تَطاوَلتُ أنا لها ورَفَعتُ رَأسِي لِمَنزِلَةٍ كانَت لي مِنهُ ، فَدَعا عليَّ بنَ أبي طالبٍ وهو يَشتَكِي عَينَيهِ فَمَسَحَها ثمَّ دَفَعَ إلَيهِ اللِّواءَ فَفُتِحَ لَهُ!¹

4774. Burayda narrated, ‘On the day of Khaybar, Abu Bakr took the flag [in order to attempt the conquest of the fortress of Khaybar] but returned without having conquered it. Then the next day, Umar took it and did not conquer it, and instead Ibn Muslima was killed so the people retreated even further. So the Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘I will deposit this flag of mine with a man who loves Allah and His Prophet, and whom Allah and His Prophet love, and he will not return without conquering it.’ So we rested ourselves assured that the conquest would be tomorrow. So the Prophet (SAWA) performed the morning prayer then called for the flag, and stood up. And every single one of us who held a position with the Prophet (SAWA) hoped that it would be him, until I myself stretched forward and craned my neck due to the position I had near him. Then he called Ali b. Abu Talib, who was afflicted with pain in his eyes. So the Prophet (SAWA) wiped his hands over them, deposited the flag with him, and he conquered it!’²