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the rest of the bandits fled as Salamah chased after them.
The sun was just about to set when the bandits reached the spring of Dhu Qarad
and stopped intending to take a rest and a much needed drink, but to their
surprise they saw Salamah chasing after them. They knew there was no time to
waste so they jumped back on their horses and rode off in haste.
A while after the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and his Companions
reached Salamah. Salamah greeted the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
and asked him to let him have a hundred Muslims to ride after the bandits. The
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, who was always merciful, replied, “O
son of Al-Akwa, you have taken enough, and now you must be generous, and by
now they will have reached the tribal land of the Ghatfan.” Then the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, turned to his Companions and said, “Today, our
best horseman is Abu Qatadah and our best foot soldier is Salamah.” Then the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, distributed the spoils of war and gave
Salamah two shares, one of a horseman and the other of a foot soldier. After
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The sun was just about to set when the bandits reached the spring of Dhu Qarad
and stopped intending to take a rest and a much needed drink, but to their
surprise they saw Salamah chasing after them. They knew there was no time to
waste so they jumped back on their horses and rode off in haste.
A while after the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and his Companions
reached Salamah. Salamah greeted the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
and asked him to let him have a hundred Muslims to ride after the bandits. The
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, who was always merciful, replied, “O
son of Al-Akwa, you have taken enough, and now you must be generous, and by
now they will have reached the tribal land of the Ghatfan.” Then the Prophet,
praise and peace be upon him, turned to his Companions and said, “Today, our
best horseman is Abu Qatadah and our best foot soldier is Salamah.” Then the
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, distributed the spoils of war and gave
Salamah two shares, one of a horseman and the other of a foot soldier. After
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