Hadith 129

hat I will not fight him-asws! ’ He said, ‘Besides you is your so and so slave. Free him as an expiation for your oath (and then fight)’. (The book) ‘Nuzhat Al-Absaar’ – From Ibn Mahdi, ‘Hammam Al-Saqafi said (a poem), ‘Will he free a black slave and disobey his Prophet-saww? He was strayed from his intent of guidance, then impeded to hover between the straying and the guidance, and he is not alike, one who disobeys his God and one who frees’’. And in a report – Ayesha said (during the battle), ‘No, by Allah-azwj! But you are fearing the swords of the son-asws of Abu Talib-asws. But, these are of long edges. The well-developed forearms tolerate it, and if you are fearing these, so the men from before you had feared. Return to the fighting! ’
It was said to Amir Al-Momineen-asws, ‘He (Al-Zubeyr) has returned’. He-asws said: ‘Leave him, for old man has a load upon him! ’ Then he-asws said: ‘O you people! Bit upon your front teeth (be determined) and frequent from the remembrance of your Lord-azwj, and beware of too much talk for it would lead to failure! ’
And Ayesha looked towards him-asws and he-asws was roaming between the rows. She said, ‘Look at him-asws! It is as if his-asws deed is a deed of Rasool-Allah-azwj on the day of (battle of) Badr. But, by Allah-azwj! He-asws will not wait for you except for the decline of the sun (midday)’. Ali-asws said: ‘O Ayesha! After a little while you will become regretful! ’ The people exerted for the fighting, but Amir Al-Momineen-asws forbade them and said: ‘O Allah-azwj! I-asws excuse and I-asws warned, so Be a Witness for me-asws against them! ’ Then he-asws took the parchment (Quran) and sought one who could recite to them the Verse: And if two parties from the Momineen fight, then reconcile between them. [49: 9]. Muslim Al-Mujashie said, ‘Here I am for that! ’ But he-asws scared him they would be cutting off his right hand, and his left hand and kill him. He said, ‘(This is) not upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! This is little for the Sake of Allah-azwj’. He-asws took him and he called them to Allah-azwj’. They cut off his right hand. He took it (the Quran) in his left hand, and it was (also) cut. He grabbed it with his tongue, and he was killed. His mother said (a poem), ‘Muslim had gone to them with the Revealed Judgment when he called them, reciting the Book of Allah-azwj, not fearing them, and they sanded him with the sand of their beards’. He-asws said: ‘Now the striking is good! ’ (i. e. the fighting is permissible). And he-asws said to Muhammad Bin Al-Hanafiyya and the flag was in his hands: ‘O my-asws son! Descend the mountain and do not cease to bite upon your front teeth (be determined). Lend your skull to Allah-azwj affirming your feet in the ground, shoot your eyes at the ends of the people and close your eyes, and know that the help is from Allah-azwj’. Then