Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

'Urwa narrates from Abu az-Zubayr:
Part 3: AI- Yarmiik
Az-Zubayr ~ had received a slave-boy from the booty of 'Amman who ran away
from him. Before the booty of al-Yarmuk was distributed he recognised him amongst
the captives and took him. The trustee of the booty proclaimed, "I will not leave him
to you."
While they argued, AbU 'Ubaydah ~ arrived and asked, "What is wrong with you
two?"
Az-Zubayr ~ : 0 commander, this is my slave who 1 got from the booty of' Amman.
He ran away from me and now 1 have found him so 1 am most entitled to him.
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ : The cousin of Rasulullah ~ speaks the truth. 1 myself gave him
to him from the booty of 'Amman.
He then gave the slave to az-Zubayr ~ who took him.
Zayd al-Muradl narrates:
A slave-girl of ours ran away to the enemy and we caught her at al-Yarmuk, We
claimed her from AbU 'Ubaydah ~ who wrote to 'Umar ~. He replied,
"If she was caught from enemy lands, they may keep her, if not she is part of
the general booty. "
AbU 'Ubaydah ~ ordered her to be with the general booty which angered the
people. He said to them, "By Allah besides Whom there is no other deity! This is the
letter of 'Umar bin al-Khajtab. He ruled as 1 had now ordered for you."
They accepted this and handed her over.
Luayy bin 'Abd Rabbihi narrates from Salim the freed-slave of Huthayfah bin
al-Yaman who narrates from al-Qasi1 bin Salamah bin 'Adi bin 'A~im who
narrates from the narrators of the conquest of Syria:
When Allah defeated the Romans at al-Yarmuk at the hands of the Sanabah ~ of
Rasulullah ~ the news reached Heraclius of the defeat and killing of Bannes and
George. He then said, "I knew it would reach this point" and then awaited the
Muslims' next move.
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