Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Part 2: Hims.
The Muslims immediately rushed to don their armour and weapons and mounted
their horses in search of Khalid ~.
29) The blessed hair of Rasfllullah .,
AbU 'Ubaydah ~, riding at the head of the Muslims, suddenly saw a rider whose
horse was speeding at a terrific pace ahead of the Muslims, so he ordered some men
to go and catch up but none were able to due to the horse's great speed. When the
horses of the Muslims grew too weak to catch up, AbU 'Ubaydah ~ thought that it
must be an angel sent ahead of them by Allah, so he called out, "Take it easy, 0 noble
horseman, who drives others away. Be gentle upon yourself. May Allah have mercy
upon you."
Upon hearing this call, the rider stopped until AbU 'Ubaydah ~ caught up and saw
that it was Umm Tamirn, Khalid's ~ wife.
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ : What made you go ahead of us like that?
Umm Tamim : 0 commander, I heard you screaming, "Verily Khalid has been
surrounded by the enemy." So I said, "Khalid will never be helpless as long as he
carries the blessed hair of Rasulullah @. with him," when I accidently came across
the blessed cap (wherein he keeps the hair). Seeing that he must have forgotten it, I
grabbed it and rushed to deliver it to him.
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ : I praise Allah at your action, 0 Umm Tamim. Go with Allah's
help and blessings.
Umm Tamim narrates:
I was with a group of' Arab women ofMathhij and other tribes when we came across
the rising dust and the battle. We saw the spears and swords flashing like twinkling
stars but no sound was heard from the Muslims.
We disliked that and said, "The enemy is overpowering them."
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" and charged with the Muslims.
Raft' bin 'Ul!layrah narrates:
We had lost hope of living when suddenly we heard shouts of, "La ilaha illallah" and
"Allahu Akbar!" In a short while, the Muslims had the Christians surrounded and
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