حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَی خَالِدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الْهُذَلِيِّ وَکَانَ نَحْوَ عُرَنَةَ وَعَرَفَاتٍ فَقَالَ اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَحَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَکُونَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ مَا إِنْ أُؤَخِّرْ الصَّلَاةَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَمْشِي وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي أُومِئُ إِيمَائً نَحْوَهُ فَلَمَّا دَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ قَالَ لِي مَنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْعَرَبِ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّکَ تَجْمَعُ لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَجِئْتُکَ فِي ذَاکَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَفِي ذَاکَ فَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ سَاعَةً حَتَّی إِذَا أَمْکَنَنِي عَلَوْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي حَتَّی بَرَدَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1249
Narrated Abdullah bin Unais: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me to Khalid bin Sufyan al-Hudhail. This was towards 'Uranah and Arafat. He (the Prophet) said: Go and kill him. I saw him when the time of the afternoon prayer had come. I said: I am afraid if a fight takes place between me and him (Khalid bin Sufyan), that might delay the prayer. I proceeded walking towards him while I was praying by making a sign. When I reached near him, he said to me: Who are you ? I replied: A man from the Arabs; it came to me that you were gathering (any army) for this man (i. e. Prophet). Hence I came to you in connection with this matter. He said: I am (engaged) in this (work). I then walked along with him for a while ; when it became convenient for me, I dominated him with my sword until he became cold (dead).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020