Hadith No: 3
Ibn Abi Asim - Al-Ahad wa al-Mathani - Men
Mention of Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, whose name was Harith ibn Rub'iyy ...
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (434)
1868 - Yahyaq ibn Humayd narrated to us, who said: Ibn Naf'i narrated to us, from Malik, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, from Umar ibn Kaythir ibn Aflah, from Abu Muhammad, from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: "We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in the year of Hunayn, and when we met the enemy, the Muslims experienced a setback. I saw a man from the polytheists overpowering a man from the Muslims." Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I circled around him until I approached him from behind and struck him on the shoulder with my sword, severing his armor. He turned to me, embraced me, and I sensed the smell of death from him. Then death overtook him, and he relaxed his hold on me."
So I caught up with Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 'What is the matter with the people?' I replied: 'The command of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.' Then the people began to regroup, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Whoever kills someone and has proof against him, his belongings are lawful for him." Abu Qatadah said: "I wondered who would testify for me concerning my kill." Then he repeated this a second time, and I said: "Who will testify for me concerning my kill?" Then he repeated it a third time. I stood up, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "What is the matter with you, Abu Qatadah?" I narrated the story to him. Then a man from the crowd said: "He speaks the truth, O Messenger of Allah. The belongings of that slain man are with me, so be satisfied with it from him." Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "No, by Allah, nor a blessing of the eye! Would you take something from a lion of the lions of Allah, the Exalted, fighting for Allah and His Messenger, and give you his belongings?" The Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Give it to him." Abu Qatadah said: "So he gave it to me, and I sold the armor, using the money to buy a plot of land in Banu Salimah. That was the first property I acquired in Islam."