Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The testimony of a nomad Arab against a townsman is not allowable.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمَدَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنَافِعُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ بَدَوِيٍّ عَلَى صَاحِبِ قَرْيَةٍ".

Uqbah bin al-Harith said: "I married Umm Yahya daughter of Abu Ihab. A black woman entered upon us. She said that she had suckled both of us. So I came to the Prophet ﷺ, and amentioned it to him. He turned away from me. I said (to him): Messenger of Allah! she is a liar. He said: What do you know? She has said what she has said. Separate yourself from her (wife).

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي عُقْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَحَدَّثَنِيهِصَاحِبٌ لِي عَنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَنَا لِحَدِيثِ صَاحِبِي أَحْفَظُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "تَزَوَّجْتُ أُمَّ يَحْيَى بِنْتَ أَبِي إِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْنَا امْرَأَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا أَرْضَعَتْنَا جَمِيعًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّهَا لَكَاذِبَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ ؟ وَقَدْ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ مَا قَالَتْ دَعْهَا عَنْكَ".

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Uqbah bin al-Harith to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. Abu Dawud said: Hammad bin Zaid looked at al-Harith bin Umair and said: He is from reliable narrators from Ayyub.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمُانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَاإِسْمَاعِيل ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ كِلَاهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ،‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ عُقْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنِّي لِحَدِيثِ عُبَيْدٍ أَحْفَظُ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ نَظَرَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ إِلَى،‏‏‏‏الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا مِنْ ثِقَاتِ أَصْحَابِ أَيُّوبَ.

Ash-Shabi said: A Muslim was about to die at Daquqa', but he did not find any Muslim to call him for witness to his will. So he called two men of the people of the Book for witness. Then they came to Kufah, and approaching Abu Musa al-Ashari they informed him (about his) will. They brought his inheritance and will. Al-Ashari said: This is an incident (like) which happened in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and never occurred after him. So he made them to swear by Allah after the afternoon prayer to the effect that they had not misappropriated, nor told a lie, nor changed, nor concealed, nor altered, and that it was the will of the man and his inheritance. He then executed their witness.

حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏"أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ بِدَقُوقَاء هَذِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَدًا مِنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُشْهِدُهُ عَلَى وَصِيَّتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَشْهَدَ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَدِمَا الْكُوفَةَ فَأَتَيَا أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخْبَرَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدِمَا بِتَرِكَتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَوَصِيَّتِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا أَمْرٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَعْدَ الَّذِي كَانَ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ بِاللَّهِ مَا خَانَا وَلَا كَذَبَا وَلَا بَدَّلَا وَلَا كَتَمَا وَلَا غَيَّرَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّهَا لَوَصِيَّةُ الرَّجُلِ وَتَرِكَتُهُ فَأَمْضَى شَهَادَتَهُمَا".

Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A man from Banu Sahm went out with Tamim ad-Dari and Adi ibn BAdda. The man of Banu Sahm died in the land where no Muslim was present. When they returned with his inheritance, they (the heirs) did not find a silver cup with lines of gold (in his property). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ administered on oath to them. The cup was then found (with someone) at Makkah. They said: We have bought it from Tamim and Adi. Then two men from the heirs of the man of Banu Sahm got up and swore saying: Our witness is more reliable than their witness. They said that the cup belonged to their man. He (Ibn Abbas) said: The following verse was revealed about them: "O ye who believe! when death approaches any of you. . . . . "

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "خَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَهْمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَعَ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعُدَيِّ بْنِ بَدَّاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَاتَ السَّهْمِيُّ بِأَرْضٍ لَيْسَ بِهَا مُسْلِمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا قَدِمَا بِتَرِكَتِهِ فَقَدُوا جَامَ فِضَّةٍ مُخَوَّصًا بِالذَّهَبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَحْلَفَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ وُجِدَ الْجَامُ بِمَكَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ اشْتَرَيْنَاهُ مِنْ تَمِيمٍ وَعُدَيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءِ السَّهْمِيِّ فَحَلَفَا لَشَهَادَتُنَا أَحَقُّ مِنْ شَهَادَتِهِمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ الْجَامَ لِصَاحِبِهِمْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا شَهَادَةُ بَيْنِكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ سورة المائدة آية 106".

Narrated Uncle of Umarah ibn Khuzaymah: The Prophet ﷺ bought a horse from a Bedouin. The Prophet ﷺ took him with him to pay him the price of his horse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ walked quickly and the Bedouin walked slowly. The people stopped the Bedouin and began to bargain with him for the horse as and they did not know that the Prophet ﷺ had bought it. The Bedouin called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: If you want this horse, (then buy it), otherwise I shall sell it. The Prophet ﷺ stopped when he heard the call of the Bedouin, and said: Have I not bought it from you? The Bedouin said: I swear by Allah, I have not sold it to you. The Prophet ﷺ said: Yes, I have bought it from you. The Bedouin began to say: Bring a witness. Khuzaymah ibn Thabit then said: I bear witness that you have bought it. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Khuzaymah and said: On what (grounds) do you bear witness? He said: By considering you trustworthy, Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The Prophet ﷺ made the witness of Khuzaymah equivalent to the witness of two people.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ عَمَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"ابْتَاعَ فَرَسًا مِنْ أَعْرَابِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاسْتَتْبَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَقْضِيَهُ ثَمَنَ فَرَسِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَسْرَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَشْيَ وَأَبْطَأَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَطَفِقَ رِجَالٌ يَعْتَرِضُونَ الْأَعْرَابِيَّ فَيُسَاوِمُونَهُ بِالْفَرَسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْتَاعَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَادَى الْأَعْرَابِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنْ كُنْتَ مُبْتَاعًا هَذَا الْفَرَسِ وَإِلَّا بِعْتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ سَمِعَ نِدَاءَ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَوْ لَيْسَ قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهُ مِنْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِعْتُكَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهُ مِنْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَطَفِقَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ هَلُمَّ شَهِيدًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ خُزَيْمَةُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَايَعْتَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى خُزَيْمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بِمَ تَشْهَدُ ؟، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بِتَصْدِيقِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَهَادَةَ خُزَيْمَةَ بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلَيْنِ".

Ibn Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سَيْفٌ الْمَكَّيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عُثْمَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏سَيْفُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"قَضَى بِيَمِينٍ وَشَاهِدٍ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness. Abu Dawud said: Al-Rabi bin Sulaiman al-muadhdhin told me some additional words in this tradition: Al-Shafi'i told me from Abd al-Aziz. I then mentioned it fo Suhail who said: Rabiah told me - and he is reliable in my opinion - that I told him this (tradition) and I do not remember it. Abd al-Aziz said: Suhail suffered from some disease which caused him to lose a little of his intelligence, and he forgot some of his traditions. Thereafter Suhail would narrate traditions from Rabiah on the authority of his father.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"قَضَى بِالْيَمِينِ مَعَ الشَّاهِدِ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَزَادَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الْمُؤَذِّنُ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي الشَّافِعِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِسُهَيْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي رَبِيعَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ عِنْدِي ثِقَةٌ أَنِّي حَدَّثْتُهُ إِيَّاهُ وَلَا أَحْفَظُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ: وَقَدْ كَانَ أَصَابَتْ سُهَيْلًا عِلَّةٌ أَذْهَبَتْ بَعْضَ عَقْلِهِ وَنَسِيَ بَعْضَ حَدِيثِهِ فَكَانَ سُهَيْلٌ بَعْدُ يُحَدِّثُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Rabiah through the chain of Abu Musab and to the same effect. Sulaiman said: I then met Suhail and asked him about this tradition. He said: I do not know it. I said to him: Rabiah transmitted it to me from you. He said: If Rabiah transmitted it to you from me, then retransmit it from Rabiah on my authority.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِإِسْنَادِ أَبِي مُصْعَبٍ وَمَعْنَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَقِيتُ سُهَيْلًا فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا أَعْرِفُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ رَبِيعَةَ أَخْبَرَنِي بِهِ عَنْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ كَانَ رَبِيعَةُ أَخْبَرَكَ عَنِّي فَحَدِّثْ بِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِّي.

Narrated Zubayb ibn Thalabah al-Anbari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an army to Banu al-Anbar. They captured them at Rukbah in the suburbs of at-Taif and drove them to the Holy Prophet ﷺ. I rode hurriedly to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and said: Peace be on you, Messenger of Allah, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Your contingent came to us and arrested us, but we had already embraced Islam and cut the sides of the ears of our cattle. When Banu al-Anbar arrived, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said to me: Have you any evidence that you had embraced Islam before you were captured today? I said: Yes. He said: Who is your witness? I said: Samurah, a man from Banu al-Anbar, and another man whom he named. The man testified but Samurah refused to testify. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: He (Samurah) has refused to testify for you, so take an oath with your other witness. I said: Yes. He then dictated an oath to me and I swore to the effect that we had embraced Islam on a certain day, and that we had cut the sides of the ears of the cattle. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: Go and divide half of their property, but do not touch their children. Had Allah not disliked the wastage of action, we should not have taxed you even a rope. Zubayb said: My mother called me and said: This man has taken my mattress. I then went to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and informed him. He said to me: Detain him. So I caught him with a garment around his neck, and stood there with him. Then the Holy Prophet ﷺ looked at us standing there. He asked: What do you intend (doing) with your captive? I said: I shall let him go free if he returns to this (man) the mattress of his mother which he has taken from her. He said: Prophet of Allah ﷺ, I no longer have it. He said: The Holy Prophet ﷺ took the sword of the man and gave it to me, and said to him: Go and give him some sa's of cereal. So he gave me some sa's of barley.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ شُعَيْثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْبِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ جَدِّيالزُّبَيْبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "بَعَثَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَيْشًا إِلَى بَنِي الْعَنْبَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخَذُوهُمْ بِرُكْبَةَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الطَّائِفِ فَاسْتَاقُوهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَى نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَكِبْتُ فَسَبَقْتُهُمْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَتَانَا جُنْدُكَ فَأَخَذُونَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدْ كُنَّا أَسْلَمْنَا وَخَضْرَمْنَا آذَانَ النَّعَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ بَلْعَنْبَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ لِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ لَكُمْ بَيِّنَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّكُمْ أَسْلَمْتُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُؤْخَذُوا فِي هَذِهِ الْأَيَّامِ ؟، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ بَيِّنَتُكَ ؟، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ سَمُرَةُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْعَنْبَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَجُلٌ آخَرُ سَمَّاهُ لَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَهِدَ الرَّجُلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبَى سَمُرَةُ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ أَبَى أَنْ يَشْهَدَ لَكَ فَتَحْلِفُ مَعَ شَاهِدِكَ الْآخَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاسْتَحْلَفَنِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَحَلَفْتُ بِاللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَقَدْ أَسْلَمْنَا يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَخَضْرَمْنَا آذَانَ النَّعَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ اذْهَبُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَاسِمُوهُمْ أَنْصَافَ الْأَمْوَالِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا تَمَسُّوا ذَرَارِيَّهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَوْلَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ضَلَالَةَ الْعَمَلَ مَا رَزَيْنَاكُمْ عِقَالًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ الزُّبَيْبُ:‏‏‏‏ فَدَعَتْنِي أُمِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ أَخَذَ زِرْبِيَّتِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَانْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْنِي فَأَخْبَرْتُه، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لِي:‏‏‏‏ احْبِسْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخَذْتُ بِتَلْبِيبِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ مَكَانَنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا تُرِيدُ بِأَسِيرِكَ ؟، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَرْسَلْتُهُ مِنْ يَدِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ:‏‏‏‏ رُدَّ عَلَى هَذَا زِرْبِيَّةَ أُمِّهِ الَّتِي أَخَذْتَ مِنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّهَا خَرَجَتْ مِنْ يَدِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَاخْتَلَعَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيْفَ الرَّجُلِ فَأَعْطَانِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ:‏‏‏‏ اذْهَبْ فَزِدْهُ آصُعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَزَادَنِي آصُعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ".