rip open his belly with it.” When the Prophet ﷺ was informed of this, he approved; Muslim records the report.

The Expedition of Awtās

Our teacher al-Dimyāṭī states in his Sīrah that the angels’ distinguishing mark on the day of Ḥunayn was red turbans that hung down between their shoulders.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ proclaimed, “Whoever kills a combatant and can produce proof of it is entitled to his spoils.” He then ordered the enemy to be pursued: some of the Muslims followed them to al-Ṭāʾif, others toward Nakhlah, and he dispatched a detachment to Awtās. The Prophet ﷺ fastened a banner for Abū ʿĀmir al-Ashʿarī and sent him in pursuit, accompanied by Salamah ibn al-Akwaʿ. When they reached the enemy encampment they found them well-fortified. Abū ʿĀmir engaged nine of them in single combat and killed them; a tenth man, distinguished by a yellow turban, came forward and struck Abū ʿĀmir, killing him. Before dying, Abū ʿĀmir appointed Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī to command, and Abū Mūsā fought on until Allah granted him victory.

Abū Usāmah narrated, from Burayd, from Abū Burdah, from Abū Mūsā: When the Prophet ﷺ had concluded the affair of Ḥunayn, he dispatched Abū ʿĀmir at the head of an army to Awtās. There Abū ʿĀmir encountered Durayd ibn al-Ṣimmah, killed him, and Allah routed Durayd’s men. Abū ʿĀmir was then struck in the knee by an arrow loosed by a man of Banū Jusham, the shaft lodging in his knee. I reached him and asked, “Uncle, who shot you?” He pointed and indicated, “That is my killer—you see him.” I went after the man, bore down on him, and caught up with him. When he saw me he turned to flee; I pursued him, calling, “Are you not ashamed? Are you not an Arab? Stand your ground!” He stopped; we met, exchanged two blows, and I killed him. I then returned to Abū ʿĀmir and said, “Allah has killed…"