Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1624 — The Book of the Virtues of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ

Abu Musa Narrated from:

When the Prophet ﷺ had finished from the battle of Hunain, he sent Abû 'Âmir at the head of an army to Autâs. He (i.e. Abû 'Âmir) met (in a combat against) Duraid bin As-Simma and Duraid was killed and Allâh defeated his companions. The Prophet ﷺ sent me with Abû 'Âmir. Abû 'Âmir was shot at his knee with an arrow which a man from Jushm had shot and fixed into his knee.I went to him and said, "O uncle! Who shot you?" He pointed me out (his assailant) saying, "That is my killer (assailant) who shot me (with an arrow)." So, I headed towards him and overtook him, and when he saw me, he fled, and I followed him and started saying to him, "Won't you be ashamed? Won't you stop?" So that person stopped, and we exchanged two hits with the swords and I killed him.Then I said to Abû 'Âmir, “Allāh has killed your killer.” He said, “Take out this arrow.” So I removed it, and water oozed out of the wound. He then said, “O son of my brother! Convey my compliments to the Prophet ﷺ and request him to ask Allāh’s Forgiveness for me.” Abū ‘Āmir made me his successor in commanding the people (i.e. troops). He survived for a short while and then died.(Later) I returned and entered upon the Prophet ﷺ at his house, and found him lying in a bed made of stalks of date-palm leaves knitted with ropes, and on it there was bedding. The strings of the bed had their traces over his back and sides. Then I told the Prophet ﷺ about our and Abū ‘Āmir’s news and that he (Abū ‘Āmir) had said, “Tell him (The Prophet ﷺ) to ask for Allāh’s Forgiveness for me.”The Prophet ﷺ asked for water, performed ablution and then raised hands, saying, “O Allāh! Forgive ‘Ubaid, Abū ‘Āmir.” At that time I saw the whiteness of the Prophet’s armpits. The Prophet ﷺ then said, “O Allāh, make him (i.e. Abū ‘Āmir) on the Day of Resurrection, superior to many of Your human creatures.”I said, “Will you ask Allāh’s Forgiveness for me?” (On that) the Prophet ﷺ said, “O Allāh, forgive the sins of ‘Abdullāh bin Qais (the name of Abū Mūsa Al-Ash‘arī) and admit him to a nice entrance (i.e. Paradise) on the Day of Resurrection.” [Abū Burda said, “One of the invocation was for Abū ‘Āmir and the other was for Abū Mūsa (i.e. ‘Abdullāh bin Qais).”]( Sahīh Al-Bukhārī, Hadīth No. 612, Vol. 5)