Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Such is one report; however, the sound opinion is that his death occurred in the year 11 AH. He was killed by Ṭulayḥah al-Asadī, who had apostatised and later returned to Islam, thereafter becoming a sincere Muslim.

At Badr, ʿUkāshah distinguished himself with notable courage. His sword broke in his hand, so the Prophet ﷺ gave him a palm rib—or a stick—which, by Allah’s leave, became a sword. He fought with it and took it into later engagements (1).

Abū Hurayrah, Ibn ʿAbbās and others transmitted hadith from him.

Khalid ibn al-Walīd had sent him, together with Thābit ibn Aqram al-Anṣārī al-ʿAjlānī, ahead of the army as a two-man scouting party, each on horseback. Ṭulayḥah fell upon them, overpowered them, and killed them both.

Thābit had fought at Badr, enjoyed great esteem, and yet nothing is directly narrated from him.

It is also said that when Ibn Rawāḥah—the commander at Muʾtah—was struck down, he handed the banner to Thābit ibn Aqram. Thābit felt unable to carry it, so he passed it to Khalid, saying, “You are more experienced in warfare than I am.”

61 – Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās ibn Zuhayr ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the son of Imruʾ al-Qays ibn Mālik al-Agharr ibn Thaʿlabah ibn

(1) The account is cited by Ibn Hisham, 1/637, without any chain of transmission. Ibn Kathir states in his al-Sira, 2/447: “Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it from al-Hakim, through Muhammad b. Umar al-Waqidi, who said, ‘Umar b. Uthman al-Khushani told me, on the authority of his father, from his aunt, that Ukkasha said: ‘My sword broke on the day of Badr, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me a stick; it instantly turned into a long white sword. I fought with it until Allah routed the idolaters, and it remained with me until I died.’” Ibn Kathir then comments: “As you can see, the chain is worthless, for it contains al-Waqidi.” (*) Further sources: Ibn Saʿd, al-Tabaqat, 5/206; Khalifa, al-Tabaqat, p. 94; Khalifa, al-Tarikh, pp. 107–108, 114; al-Bukhari, al-Tarikh al-Kabir, 2/167; al-Tarikh al-Saghir, 1/35, 38; Ibn Abi Hatim, al-Jarh wa-l-Taʿdil, 2/456; Ibn Hibban, Mashahir ʿUlamaʾ al-Amsar, no. 41; Ibn Qaniʿ, al-Istibsar, p. 117; Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, al-Istiʿab, 2/72; Ibn al-Athir, Usd al-Ghaba, 1/275; al-Nawawi, Tahdhib al-Asmaʾ wa-l-Lughat, 1/139–140; al-Mizzi, Tahdhib al-Kamal, p. 175; and others.
كَذَا هَذَا القَوْلُ، وَالصَّحِيْحُ أَنَّ مَقْتَلَهُ كَانَ فِي سَنَةِ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ، قَتَلَهُ طُلَيْحَةُ الأَسَدِيُّ الَّذِي ارْتَدَّ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ بَعْدُ، وَحَسُنَ إِسْلاَمُهُ. وَقَدْ أَبْلَى عُكَّاشَةُ يَوْم بَدْرٍ بَلاَءً حَسَناً، وَانْكَسَرَ سَيْفُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، فَأَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عُرْجُوْناً مِنْ نَخْلٍ، أَوْ عُوْداً، فَعَادَ بِإِذْنِ اللهِ فِي يَدِهِ سَيْفاً، فَقَاتَلَ بِهِ، وَشَهِدَ بِهِ المَشَاهِدَ (١) . حَدَّثَ عَنْهُ: أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، وَغَيْرُهُمَا. وَكَانَ خَالِدُ بنُ الوَلِيْدِ قَدْ جَهَّزَهُ مَعَ ثَابِتِ بنِ أَقْرَمَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ العَجْلاَنِيِّ طَلِيعَةً لَهُ عَلَى فَرَسَيْنِ، فَظَفَرَ بِهِمَا طُلَيْحَةُ، فَقَتَلَهُمَا. وَكَانَ ثَابِتٌ بَدْرِيّاً، كَبِيْرَ القَدْرِ، وَلَمْ يَرْوِ شَيْئاً. وَقِيْلَ: إِنَّ ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ الأَمِيْرَ يَوْمَ مُؤْتَةَ، لَمَّا أُصِيْبَ دَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَى ثَابِتِ بنِ أَقْرَمَ، فَلَمْ يُطِقْ، فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَى خَالِدٍ، وَقَالَ: أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِالحَرْبِ مِنِّي. ٦١ - ثَابِتُ بنُ قَيْسِ بنِ شَمَّاسِ بنِ زُهَيْرِ بنِ مَالِكٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ * ابْنِ امْرِئِ القَيْسِ بنِ مَالِكٍ الأَغَرِّ بنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ بنِ
(١) الخبر عند ابن هشام ١ / ٦٣٧ بدون سند. وقال الحافظ ابن كثير في " السيرة " ٢ / ٤٤٧: وقد روى البيهقي، عن الحاكم، من طريق محمد بن عمر الواقدي، حدثني عمر ابن عثمان الخشني، عن أبيه، عن عمته، قال عكاشة: " انقطع سيفي يوم بدر فأعطاني رسول الله، ﷺ، عودا فإذا هو سيف أبيض طويل، فقاتلت به حتى هزم الله المشركين، ولم يزل عنده حتى هلك " وهذا كما ترى إسناد تالف فيه الواقدي. (*) طبقات ابن سعد: ٥ / ٢٠٦، طبقات خليفة: ٩٤، تاريخ خليفة: ١٠٧، ١٠٨. ١١٤، التاريخ الكبير: ٢ / ١٦٧، التاريخ الصغير: ١ / ٣٥، ٣٨، الجرح والتعديل: ٢ / ٤٥٦، مشاهير علماء الأمصار: ت: ٤١، الاستبصار: ١١٧، الاستيعاب: ٢ / ٧٢، أسد الغابة: ١ / ٢٧٥، تهذيب الأسماء واللغات: ١ / ١٣٩ - ١٤٠، تهذيب الكمال: ١٧٥، تاريخ =

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