the people, on the very day they were granted victory, lit numerous fires. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked, “What are these fires for? What is being cooked on them?” They answered, “The meat of domesticated donkeys.” He said, “Throw it away and break the pots.” A man suggested, “Could we not simply pour it out and wash the pots?” He replied, “Yes, that as well.”

When the two sides lined up for battle, ʿĀmir’s sword was short. He struck at the shin of a Jew, but the blade rebounded and pierced the socket of ʿĀmir’s own knee, and he died from the wound.

On the return journey Salama—holding my hand—saw that I was silent. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, noticed this he asked, “What is the matter?” I said, “May my father and mother be your ransom, they claim that ʿĀmir’s deeds have been annulled.” He asked, “Who said that?” I replied, “So-and-so and Usayd ibn Ḥuḍayr.” He said, “Whoever said it has lied; for him there are two rewards.” He joined two of his fingers together and added, “He was a tireless warrior; hardly any Arab has ever walked the earth like him.” Agreed upon.

Mālik narrated through Ḥumayd from Anas that when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, set out for Khaybar he arrived there by night. Whenever he reached a people at night he would not attack until dawn. At daybreak the Jews came out with their hoes and baskets. When they saw him they cried, “Muhammad—by Allah, it is Muhammad and the army!” The Messenger of Allah said, “Allāhu akbar! Khaybar is ruined. Whenever We descend upon the courtyard of a people, evil is the morning of those who have been warned.” Al-Bukhārī recorded this report, and both al-Bukhārī and Muslim transmitted it through Ibn Ṣuhayb, from Anas.

More than one narrator—among them Shuʿbah and Ibn Faḍīl—reported from Muslim al-Mallāʾī, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to visit the sick, follow funeral processions, and respond