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Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

so I spoke to him about it. He replied, “He was dearer to the Messenger of Allah than you are, and his father was dearer to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than your father.” (1)

Al-Waqidi said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed Zayd as commander over the people in the expedition of Muʾtah, placing him ahead of the other leaders. When the two armies met, the commanders fought on foot. Zayd took up the banner and fought, and the people fought alongside him until he was killed, pierced by spears—may Allah be pleased with him.

He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered the funeral prayer for him—that is, he supplicated for him—and said, “Seek forgiveness for your brother; he has entered Paradise while hastening within it.”

Muʾtah took place in Jumada al-Ula of the eighth year, when he was fifty-five years old. (2)

A group narrated—from Ismaʿil ibn Abi Khalid, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu Maysera—who said: “When news of the deaths of Zayd, Jaʿfar, and Ibn Rawahah reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he rose and spoke about them, beginning with Zayd. He said, ‘O Allah, forgive Zayd; O Allah, forgive Zayd’—three times—‘O Allah, forgive Jaʿfar and ʿAbd Allah ibn Rawahah.’” (3)

Hammad ibn Zayd narrated—from Khalid ibn Salamah al-Makhzumi—who said: “When the calamity of Zayd and his companions was reported, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ later came to their house. Zayd’s daughter met him and broke into tears before him. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw her, he wept until his sobbing could be heard. Someone said, ‘What…’

(1) Mentioned by Ibn Hajar in Al-Isaba, 4/50, who judged the report authentic (sahih). See also Abu Yusuf, Al-Kharaj, p. 46. (2) Ibn Saʿd, 3/1/31; the printed edition omits the phrase “khams wa” (five and). (3) Reported by Ibn Saʿd, 3/1/31; the transmitters are reliable, yet the chain is mursal (missing the Companion). Abu Maysara is ʿAmr b. Shurahil al-Hamdani, a Tabiʿi (Successor).

ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّهُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ مِنْكَ، وَإِنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ أَبِيْكَ (١) . قَالَ الوَاقِدِيُّ: عَقَدَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ لِزَيْدٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ، وَقَدَّمَهُ عَلَى الأُمَرَاءِ. فَلَمَّا الْتَقَى الجَمْعَانِ، كَانَ الأُمَرَاءُ يُقَاتِلُوْنَ عَلَى أَرْجُلِهِم، فَأَخَذَ زَيْدٌ اللِّوَاءَ، فَقَاتَلَ، وَقَاتَلَ مَعَهُ النَّاسُ حَتَّى قُتِلَ طَعْناً بِالرِّمَاحِ ﵁. قَالَ: فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ - أَيْ دَعَا لَهُ - وَقَالَ: (اسْتَغْفِرُوا لأَخِيْكُم، قَدْ دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ وَهُوَ يَسْعَى) . وَكَانَتْ مُؤْتَةُ فِي جُمَادَى الأُوْلَى، سَنَةَ ثَمَانٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسِيْنَ سَنَةً (٢) . جَمَاعَةٌ: عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ بنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَيْسَرَةَ، قَالَ: لَمَّا بَلَغَ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ﷺ قَتْلُ زَيْدٍ، وَجَعْفَرٍ، وَابنِ رَوَاحَةَ، قَامَ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ شَأْنَهُم، فَبَدَأَ بِزَيْدٍ، فَقَالَ: (اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِزَيْدٍ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِزَيْدٍ، ثَلاَثاً، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِجَعْفَرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ رَوَاحَةَ) (٣) . حَمَّادُ بنُ زَيْدٍ: عَنْ خَالِدِ بنِ سَلَمَةَ المَخْزُوْمِيِّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا جَاءَ مُصَابُ زَيْدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، أَتَى رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، فَلَقِيَتْهُ بِنْتُ زَيْدٍ، فَأَجْهَشَتْ بِالبُكَاءِ فِي وَجْهِهِ. فَلَمَّا رَآهَا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ ﷺ بَكَى حَتَّى انْتحَبَ. فَقِيْلَ: مَا

(١) ذكره الحافظ في " الإصابة " ٤ / ٥٠ وقال: صحيح. وانظر كتاب " الخراج " لأبي يوسف ص: (٤٦) (٢) ابن سعد ٣ / ١ / ٣١ وسقط من المطبوع لفظ " خمس و". (٣) أخرجه ابن سعد ٣ / ١ / ٣١ ورجاله ثقات إلا أنه مرسل. وأبو ميسرة هو عمرو بن شرحبيل الهمداني، تابعي.