Sahih Bukhari 4194

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ ، يَقُولُ : خَرَجْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤَذَّنَ بِالْأُولَى ، وَكَانَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَرْعَى بِذِي قَرَدَ ، قَالَ : فَلَقِيَنِي غُلَامٌ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ، فَقَالَ : أُخِذَتْ لِقَاحُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قُلْتُ : مَنْ أَخَذَهَا ؟ قَالَ : غَطَفَانُ ، قَالَ : فَصَرَخْتُ ثَلَاثَ صَرَخَاتٍ : يَا صَبَاحَاهْ ، قَالَ : فَأَسْمَعْتُ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْ الْمَدِينَةِ ثُمَّ انْدَفَعْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي حَتَّى أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ , وَقَدْ أَخَذُوا يَسْتَقُونَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَرْمِيهِمْ بِنَبْلِي : أَنَا ابْنُ الْأَكْوَعْ وَالْيَوْمُ يَوْمُ الرُّضَّعْ وكُنْتُ راميًا وَأَقُولُ وَأَرْتَجِزُ حَتَّى اسْتَنْقَذْتُ اللِّقَاحَ مِنْهُمْ ، وَاسْتَلَبْتُ مِنْهُمْ ثَلَاثِينَ بُرْدَةً ، قَالَ : وَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالنَّاسُ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، قَدْ حَمَيْتُ الْقَوْمَ الْمَاءَ وَهُمْ عِطَاشٌ ، فَابْعَثْ إِلَيْهِمُ السَّاعَةَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا ابْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ ، مَلَكْتَ فَأَسْجِحْ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا وَيُرْدِفُنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى نَاقَتِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ .

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