1416 - غَزوَةُ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ‏

1416. THE BATTLE OF DHAT AL-RIQA

4770.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : نَزَلَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في غزوةِ ذاتِ الرِّقاعِ تَحتَ شَجرَةٍ على‏ شَفيرِ وادٍ ، فَأقبَلَ سَيلٌ فَحالَ بَينَهُ وبَينَ أصحابِهِ ، فَرآهُ رَجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ ؛ والمسلمونَ قِيامٌ علَى شَفيرِ الوادِي يَنتَظِرُونَ متَى يَنقَطِعُ السَّيلُ ، فقالَ رجُلٌ مِن المُشركينَ لقومِهِ : أنا أقتُلُ محمّداً ! فَجاءَ وشَدَّ على‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بالسَّيفِ ، ثُمَّ قالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا محمّدُ ؟! فقالَ : رَبّي ورَبُّكَ ، فَنَسَفَهُ جَبرَئيلُ عليه السلام عن فَرَسِهِ فَسَقَطَ على‏ ظَهرِهِ ، فقامَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله وأخَذَ السَّيفَ وجَلَسَ على‏ صَدرِهِ ، وقالَ : مَن يُنجِيكَ مِنّي يا غَورثُ ؟ فقالَ : جُودُكَ وكَرَمُكَ يا محمّدُ ، فَتَرَكَهُ ، فقامَ وهُو يَقولُ : واللَّهِ لَأنتَ خَيرٌ مِنّي وأكرَمُ .¹

4770.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated, ‘In the battle of Dhat al-Riqa, the Prophet (SAWA) descended under a tree on the side of a valley when a flood came and separated him from his companions. A man from among the polytheists saw him whilst the Muslims were standing on the side of the valley waiting for the flood to subside. One of the polytheists said to his people, ‘I will kill Muhammad! So he came and drew his sword against the Prophet (SAWA), saying, ‘Who will save you now from me O Muhammad?!’ to which he replied, ‘My Lord and your Lord’, upon which the archangel Gabriel (AS) threw him down from his horse and he fell onto his back. The Prophet (SAWA) then stood up, took the sword and sat on his chest, saying, ‘Who will save you now from me, O Ghawrith?’ to which he replied, ‘Your magnanimity and generosity O Muhammad’ at which he left him. The man stood up, saying, ‘By Allah, you are indeed better and nobler than me.’²