Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Futuhusham
Ibn 'Umar .• narrates:
The battle continued until noon. I was reciting the du'a which Rasfilullah ~ had
taught and when I looked towards the sky, I saw gates. From the gates there emerged
horsemen dressed in white carrying green banners with shiny points. A proclaimer
announced, "0 Ummah of Muhammad fl., Allah has sent help to you."
I said that this victory was due to the blessing of the du'a of Rasulullah fl..
By the Ka'bah's Rabb! In a short while I saw the Romans fleeing in confusion and
the Muslims pursued them. An announcer proclaimed victory. Because our horses
were faster, we managed to kill over 10,000 men. We pursued them until nightfall.
'Amr ~ was overjoyed with this victory and his heart remained with us during the
pursuit in Palestine.
,Amr bin '!tab narrates:
At that moment, I saw' Arne bin al-' A~ ~ carrying the flag in his hand and his spear
was hanging from his shoulder. He was clasping his hands saying, "May Allah return
what has been lost to that person who returns my people to me." When the 'Arabs
returned he said, "Whoever made effort and underwent difficulty for Allah's
pleasure has pleased Allah. Was this victory which Allah granted you not enough that
you had to go and chase them?" The Muslims replied, "We did not chase them for
booty, but for Jihad."
.When they returned they were without worry, but when they started looking at each
other they discovered 130 missing, including Sayfbin 'Abbad al-Hadrami, Nawfal
bin Darirn, Salim bin Ruwaym, Ashab bin Shaddad, some Yamanis and bedouins of
Madinah. This saddened 'Amr ~ but after thinking, he said to himself, "0 'Amr,
Allah intends some good for them but you reject this."
Then after the athan and iqamah, all those S.alah which were missed due to the
battle were performed.
Ibn 'Umar .• narrates:
By Allah! Due to fatigue, very few performed ~alah behind' Amr ~, most prayed at
their own places. Booty was also little. We then slept in our tents. In the morning,
'Amr bin al-' A~ called out the athan and, after the S.ahih, ordered the booty and
bodies of the martyrs to be gathered. So the people started searching and gathered
130 martyrs, but could not find the body of Sa'id bin Khalid, 'Amr started searching
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