\nNarrated Salama:\n \n\nI went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave of \n`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe to you! What brought you here?" He replied, \n"The she-camels of the Prophet (ﷺ) have been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan \nand Fazara." So, I sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly that made the people in \nbetween its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken \nthe camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, "I am the son of Al-Akwa`"; and today \nperish the mean people!" So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could \ndrink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet (ﷺ) met me, I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) Those \npeople are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase \nthem." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O son of Al-Akwa`, you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive \n(them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk."\n

\nNarrated Salama:\n \n\nI went out of Medina towards Al-Ghaba. When I reached the mountain path of Al-Ghaba, a slave of \n`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf met me. I said to him, "Woe to you! What brought you here?" He replied, \n"The she-camels of the Prophet (ﷺ) have been taken away." I said, "Who took them?" He said, "Ghatafan \nand Fazara." So, I sent three cries, "O Sabaha-h ! O Sabahah !" so loudly that made the people in \nbetween its (i.e. Medina's) two mountains hear me. Then I rushed till I met them after they had taken \nthe camels away. I started throwing arrows at them saying, "I am the son of Al-Akwa`"; and today \nperish the mean people!" So, I saved the she-camels from them before they (i.e. the robbers) could \ndrink water. When I returned driving the camels, the Prophet (ﷺ) met me, I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) Those \npeople are thirsty and I have prevented them from drinking water, so send some people to chase \nthem." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O son of Al-Akwa`, you have gained power (over your enemy), so forgive \n(them). (Besides) those people are now being entertained by their folk."\n

حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاهِبًا نَحْوَ الْغَابَةِ، حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِثَنِيَّةِ الْغَابَةِ لَقِيَنِي غُلاَمٌ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قُلْتُ وَيْحَكَ، مَا بِكَ قَالَ أُخِذَتْ لِقَاحُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ قُلْتُ مَنْ أَخَذَهَا قَالَ غَطَفَانُ وَفَزَارَةُ‏.‏ فَصَرَخْتُ ثَلاَثَ صَرَخَاتٍ أَسْمَعْتُ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا يَا صَبَاحَاهْ، يَا صَبَاحَاهْ‏.‏ ثُمَّ انْدَفَعْتُ حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذُوهَا، فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ وَأَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعِ، وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعِ، فَاسْتَنْقَذْتُهَا مِنْهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا، فَأَقْبَلْتُ بِهَا أَسُوقُهَا، فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ عِطَاشٌ، وَإِنِّي أَعْجَلْتُهُمْ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا سِقْيَهُمْ، فَابْعَثْ فِي إِثْرِهِمْ، فَقَالَ ‏\n"‏ يَا ابْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، مَلَكْتَ فَأَسْجِحْ‏.‏ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ يُقْرَوْنَ فِي قَوْمِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏