\nNarrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:\n \n\nOnce I went (from Medina) towards (Al-Ghaba) before the first Adhan of the Fajr Prayer. The shecamels \nof Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to graze at a place called Dhi-Qarad. A slave of `Abdur-Rahman bin \n`Auf met me (on the way) and said, "The she-camels of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had been taken away by \nforce." I asked, "Who had taken them?" He replied "(The people of) Ghatafan." I made three loud \ncries (to the people of Medina) saying, "O Sabahah!" I made the people between the two mountains of \nMedina hear me. Then I rushed onward and caught up with the robbers while they were watering the \ncamels. I started throwing arrows at them as I was a good archer and I was saying, "I am the son of \nAl-Akwa`, and today will perish the wicked people." I kept on saying like that till I restored the shecamels \n(of the Prophet), I also snatched thirty Burda (i.e. garments) from them. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) and \nthe other people came there, and I said, "O Allah's Prophet! I have stopped the people (of Ghatafan) \nfrom taking water and they are thirsty now. So send (some people) after them now." On that the \nProphet said, "O the son of Al-Akwa`! You have over-powered them, so forgive them." Then we all \ncame back and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) seated me behind him on his she-camel till we entered Medina.\n

\nNarrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:\n \n\nOnce I went (from Medina) towards (Al-Ghaba) before the first Adhan of the Fajr Prayer. The shecamels \nof Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to graze at a place called Dhi-Qarad. A slave of `Abdur-Rahman bin \n`Auf met me (on the way) and said, "The she-camels of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had been taken away by \nforce." I asked, "Who had taken them?" He replied "(The people of) Ghatafan." I made three loud \ncries (to the people of Medina) saying, "O Sabahah!" I made the people between the two mountains of \nMedina hear me. Then I rushed onward and caught up with the robbers while they were watering the \ncamels. I started throwing arrows at them as I was a good archer and I was saying, "I am the son of \nAl-Akwa`, and today will perish the wicked people." I kept on saying like that till I restored the shecamels \n(of the Prophet), I also snatched thirty Burda (i.e. garments) from them. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) and \nthe other people came there, and I said, "O Allah's Prophet! I have stopped the people (of Ghatafan) \nfrom taking water and they are thirsty now. So send (some people) after them now." On that the \nProphet said, "O the son of Al-Akwa`! You have over-powered them, so forgive them." Then we all \ncame back and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) seated me behind him on his she-camel till we entered Medina.\n

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، يَقُولُ خَرَجْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤَذَّنَ، بِالأُولَى، وَكَانَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَرْعَى بِذِي قَرَدٍ ـ قَالَ ـ فَلَقِيَنِي غُلاَمٌ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ أُخِذَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ مَنْ أَخَذَهَا قَالَ غَطَفَانُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَرَخْتُ ثَلاَثَ صَرَخَاتٍ ـ يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ـ قَالَ فَأَسْمَعْتُ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَىِ الْمَدِينَةِ، ثُمَّ انْدَفَعْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي حَتَّى أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذُوا يَسْتَقُونَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ بِنَبْلِي، وَكُنْتُ رَامِيًا، وَأَقُولُ أَنَا ابْنُ الأَكْوَعْ، الْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعْ‏.‏ وَأَرْتَجِزُ حَتَّى اسْتَنْقَذْتُ اللِّقَاحَ مِنْهُمْ، وَاسْتَلَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ ثَلاَثِينَ بُرْدَةً، قَالَ وَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالنَّاسُ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَدْ حَمَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ الْمَاءَ وَهُمْ عِطَاشٌ، فَابْعَثْ إِلَيْهِمُ السَّاعَةَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏\n"‏ يَا ابْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، مَلَكْتَ فَأَسْجِحْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا وَيُرْدِفُنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ‏.‏