The Battle of Khaybar (Part 1) — Episode 68
View source ↗Sahih Muslim
“قَالَ وَبَرَزَ لَهُ عَمِّي عَامِرٌ فَقَالَ قَدْ عَلِمَتْ خَيْبَرُ أَنِّي عَامِرٌ شَاكِي السِّلاَحِ بَطَلٌ مُغَامِرٌ قَالَ فَاخْتَلَفَا ضَرْبَتَيْنِ فَوَقَعَ سَيْفُ مَرْحَبٍ فِي تُرْسِ عَامِرٍ وَذَهَبَ عَامِرٌ يَسْفُلُ لَهُ فَرَجَعَ سَيْفُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَطَعَ أَكْحَلَهُ فَكَانَتْ فِيهَا نَفْسُهُ . قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُونَ بَطَلَ عَمَلُ عَامِرٍ قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ ... قَالَ " كَذَبَ مَنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَلْ لَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ "
They exchanged blows. Marbab's sword struck the shield of 'Amir who bent forward to attack his opponent from below, but his sword recoiled upon him and cut the main artery: in his forearm which caused his death. ... He said: He who has passed that remark has told a lie, for 'Amir there is a double reward.”
Sahih Muslim 1807a (Book 32, Hadith 160), Kitab al-Jihad wa al-Siyar, Salamah ibn al-Akwa RA's long narration of Hudaybiyyah, Dhu Qarad and Khaybar (sunnah.com). Amir died of his own rebounding sword.
View source ↗Usd al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah
“٢٦٩٩ - عَامِرُ بن سِنَان (ب د ع) عَامِرُ بن سِنَان، وهو الأكْوَعُ بن عبد اللَّه بن قُشَيْر بن خزيمة بن مالك بن سَلَامان بن أسْلَم الأسْلَمِي، عَمّ سَلَمة بن عمرو بن الأكوع، ويقال: سلمة بن الأكوع وإنما هو ابن عَمْرو بن الأكوع. وكان عامر شاعراً، وسار مع رسول اللَّه ﷺ إلى خيبر، فقتل بها.”
Usd al-Ghabah 3/20-21 (Dar al-Fikr ed.), entry 2699 Amir ibn Sinan (shamela). His nasab runs to Aslam; the entry goes on to say his sword rebounded on him at Khaybar.
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