حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَوْرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ مَشَى مَعَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ ثُمَّ وَجَّهَهُمْ وَقَالَ انْطَلِقُوا عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنْهُمْ يَعْنِي النَّفَرَ الَّذِينَ وَجَّهَهُمْ إِلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ الْأَشْرَفِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2391
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (RA) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) walked with them to Baqee' al-Gharqad, then he sent them off and said: "March forth in the Name of Allah." And he said: "O Allah, help them," meaning the group that he sent to Ka'b bin al- Ashraf.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020