6. THE BATTLE OF DHAT US-SALASIL
Al-Baihaqi cited it here before the Battle of the Conquest (of Makkah). He related it through Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah and ‘Urwah Ibn Az-Zubair, both of whom narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As and ‘Abdullah along with those who followed him from Quda‘ah to Dhat us-Salasil in the vicinity of Sham in Baliyy. ‘Urwah added: Banu Baliyy are the maternal uncles of Al-‘As Ibn Wa’il. Upon seeing the enemies’ numbers, ‘Amr sought reinforcement from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent reinforcements which included some of the early Emigrants, such as Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them. He gave the command to Abu ‘Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah over them.
Moosa Ibn ‘Uqbah related that when they arrived, ‘Amr said: “I am your commander as I requested your reinforcement from the Messenger of Allah.” The Emigrants said: “Rather, you are the commander of your companions while Abu ‘Ubaidah is the commander of the Emigrants.” ‘Amr insisted: “You were merely sent as a reinforcement (for me).” Observing his insistence, Abu ‘Ubaidah, who was a good-natured and soft-hearted man, said:
“The last pledge that Allah’s Messenger took from me is that we both acquiesce. So if you disobey me, I will obey you.” Thus, Abu ‘Ubaidah handed over the reign of the command to ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As. On the authority of ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘As who narrated: “I had a wet- dream on a cold night in the Battle of Dhat al-Salasil. I was afraid that if I took a bath I would die. I, therefore, performed tayammum (dry ablution) and led my companions in the dawn prayer. They mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and he said: ‘Amr, did you lead your companions in prayer while you were sexually defiled?’ I informed him of the cause which impeded me from taking a bath. And I said: ‘I heard Allah say: And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.” (Soorah An-Nisa’ 4:29) The Messenger of Allah laughed and did not say anything.” Imam Malik related the authority of Jabir who narrated: “Allah’s Messenger sent an army consisting of three hundred men toward the east coast and appointed Abu ‘Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah as their commander.” Jabir continued, “I was part of it.
We marched until our food was about to finish. Abu ‘Ubaidah ordered us to collect all the remaining provisions which were done. Our provisions were dates. Abu ‘Ubaidah kept giving us our daily ration in small amounts from it, until it was exhausted. The share of each one of us would be one date only.” I (the sub- narrator) asked, “How could one date suffice you?” Jabir replied, “We came to know its value when that too finished.” Jabir added, “When we reached the seashore, we saw a huge fish which was like a small mountain. The army ate from it for eighteen days. Then Abu ‘Ubaidah ordered that two of its bones be fixed and they were fixed in the ground. Then he ordered that a she-camel be ridden and it passed under the two ribs (which formed an arch) without touching them.”
By: Ibn Katheer
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