Hadith #214
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسٍ عَنْ جَرِيرٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَهُ أَلَا تُرِيحُنِي مِنْ ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ بَيْتٍ لِخَثْعَمَ كَانَ يُعْبَدُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يُسَمَّى كَعْبَةَ الْيَمَانِيَةِ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا إِلَيْهِ فِي خَمْسِينَ وَمِائَةِ رَاكِبٍ قَالَ فَخَرَّبْنَاهُ أَوْ حَرَّقْنَاهُ حَتَّى تَرَكْنَاهُ كَالْجَمَلِ الْأَجْرَبِ قَالَ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ جَرِيرٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُبَشِّرُهُ بِذَلِكَ
قَالَ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ قَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا جِئْتُكَ حَتَّى تَرَكْنَاهُ كَالْجَمَلِ الْأَجْرَبِ قَالَ فَبَرَّكَ عَلَى أَحْمَسَ وَعَلَى خَيْلِهَا وَرِجَالِهَا خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ لَا أَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِي حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَهَا وَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا
Isnad Chain
وكيع
ابن أبي خالد
جرير
English Translation
Jarīr narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'Will you not relieve me of Dhū al-Khalasah?' It was a shrine belonging to Khathʿam that had been worshipped in the Jāhiliyyah, called the Kaʿbah of Yemen. So we set out with fifty — or one hundred and fifty — riders. We demolished it — or burned it — until we left it like a mangy camel. Then Jarīr sent a messenger to the Prophet ﷺ to give him the good news. When he came, he said: 'By the One who sent you with the truth, O Messenger of Allah, I did not come to you until we left it like a mangy camel.' So the Prophet ﷺ blessed Aḥmas, its cavalry, and its men five times. Jarīr said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am a man who cannot stay firm on horseback.' So the Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on my face until I felt its coolness, and said: 'O Allah, make him a guide, rightly guided.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 214
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18452
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54842