حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعٌ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ وَقَفَ عَلَی جَعْفَرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَهُوَ قَتِيلٌ فَعَدَدْتُ بِهِ خَمْسِينَ بَيْنَ طَعْنَةٍ وَضَرْبَةٍ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا شَيْئٌ فِي دُبُرِهِ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4261
`Abdullah bin `Umar said: "Allah's Apostle appointed Zaid bin Haritha as the commander of the army during the Ghazwa of Mu'tah and said, "If Zaid is martyred, Ja`far should take over his position, and if Ja`far is martyred, `Abdullah bin Rawaha should take over his position.' " `Abdulla-h bin `Umar further said, "I was present amongst them in that battle and we searched for Ja`far bin Abi Talib and found his body amongst the bodies of the martyred ones, and found over ninety wounds over his body, caused by stabs or shots (of arrows).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020