Hadith 2

attended (battle of) Badr. He had gone away injured and did not attend (battle of) Ohad. He was present at Al-Khandaq publicising himself as a notable fighter due to his bravery and his prowess, and there came out with him, Zirar Bin Al-Khattab Al-Fihry, and Ikrima son of Abu Jahl–la, and Hubeyra Bin Abu Wahab, and Nowfal Bin Abdullah Bin Al-Mugheira, of Al-Makhzumi clan. They circled around the ditch, ascending, and rolling down, searching for a narrow place they could cross it, until they stoop at the narrowest place in it. They stirred their horses upon the crossing. They cross and came to be with the Muslims upon one land, and Rasool-Allah-saww was seated, and his-saww companions were standing by his-saww head. Amro Bin Abd Wudd came forward and called to the duel, repeatedly, but no one stood to him. When he had frequented, Ali-asws stood up and said: ‘I-asws will duel him, O Rasool-Allah-saww! ’ He-saww instructed him-asws with sitting down, and he repeated the call, and the people were silent (as if there was) the bird upon their heads. Amro said, ‘O you people! You are claiming that your fighters would be in the Paradise and our fighters would be in the Fire, so doesn’t even one of you love to come forward to the Paradise, and send an enemy of his to the Fire? ’ But no one stood up to him. Ali-asws stood up the second time and said: ‘I-asws am for him, O Rasool-Allah-saww! ’ But he-saww instructed him-asws with sitting down. Amro spurred his horse coming and going, when the great ones of the allies and stood behind the ditch, and their necks were extended, looking. When they saw Amro and no one was answering him, (Amro) said (a couplet), ‘And I have hastened with the call to all of them, ‘Is there anyone for duel? ’, and I have paused when the braves were cowards, standing of the generation of duellers. I am like that, not ceasing to be quick in front of the trembling ones, the bravery in the youth and the generosity are from the good instincts’. Ali-asws stood up and said: ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Allow me-asws in duelling him’. He-saww said: ‘Come closer! ’ He-asws went closer. He-saww collared him-asws with his-saww sword, and turbaned him-asws with his-saww turban and said: ‘Go to your-asws glory! ’
When he-asws left, he-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj! Assist him-asws! ’ When he-asws was near to him, answering him to his couplet: ‘Do not be hasty, for an answerer to your voice has come, being without frustration, with intention and insight, wishing by that the success of salvation. I-asws am hopeful to establish the lamentation of the funerals upon you from one strike, so its mention would remain during the battle skirmish’. Amro said, ‘Who are you-asws? ’ And Amro was a great brave having exceeded eighty years, and he was a companion of Abu Tal