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Narrated Anas:The Prophet (ﷺ) had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was martyred, then Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha took it and was martyred." At that time the Prophet's eyes were shedding tears. He added, "Then the flag was taken by a Sword amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made them (i.e. the Muslims) victorious

حدثنا احمد بن واقد، حدثنا حماد بن زيد، عن ايوب، عن حميد بن هلال، عن انس رضى الله عنه ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نعى زيدا وجعفرا وابن رواحة للناس، قبل ان ياتيهم خبرهم فقال " اخذ الراية زيد فاصيب، ثم اخذ جعفر فاصيب، ثم اخذ ابن رواحة فاصيب وعيناه تذرفان حتى اخذ الراية سيف من سيوف الله حتى فتح الله عليهم