Hadith 5089

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: He went on an expedition with the Prophet (ﷺ) toward Najd, and when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned, he returned with him, and the midday heat overtook them in a valley with abundant trees. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alighted, and the people dispersed to seek shade under the trees. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) alighted under a lote tree and hung his sword on it, and we took a nap. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called us, and behold, a Bedouin was with him, and he said: "This one unsheathed my sword upon me while I was asleep, and I awoke and it was in his hand drawn, and he said: Who will protect you from me? I said: Allah, three times, and he did not punish him and sat down." [Agreed Upon] And in the narration of Abu Bakr Al-Isma'ili in his Sahih: He said: "Who will protect you from me?" He said: "Allah." So the sword fell from his hand, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took the sword and said: "Who will protect you from me?" He said: "Be the best taker," and he said: "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He said: "No, but I pledge to you that I will not fight you nor be with a people who fight you," so he let him go. He went to his companions and said: "I have come from the best of people." Thus in the book of Al-Humaydi, and in Ar-Riyad by An-Nawawi.