Narrated to us Yazid ibn Khalid ibn Abdullah ibn Muhab al-Hamdani, Al-Mufaddal informed us, meaning Ibn Fadalah al-Misri, from Ayyash ibn Abbas al-Qitbani, that Shuyaim ibn Baytan reported to him from Shayban al-Qitbani that Muslamah ibn Mukhallad employed Ruwaifah ibn Thabit to dig a well in the lowest part of the land. Shayban said: We accompanied him from the mound of Sharik to Al-Qamamah, or from Al-Qamamah to the mound of Sharik, meaning the hills. Ruwaifah said: If any one of us during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) acquired booty, he would take a double share for his partner, and leave the other half for himself. But if any one of us was absent (from the battle of Uhud), he would have his weapon and his equipment, and the share of his companion would go to him. Then he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: “O Ruwaifah, perhaps your life will be prolonged after me, so inform the people that whoever ties his beard, or wears a false hair, or cleans himself with the dung of an animal, or a bone, then Muhammad (ﷺ) is free from him.”
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ فَضَالَةَ الْمِصْرِيَّ – عَنْ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيِّ، أَنَّ شُيَيْمَ بْنَ بَيْتَانَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ الْقِتْبَانِيِّ، قَالَ إِنَّ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنَ مُخَلَّدٍ اسْتَعْمَلَ رُوَيْفِعَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ، عَلَى أَسْفَلِ الأَرْضِ . قَالَ شَيْبَانُ فَسِرْنَا مَعَهُ مِنْ كُومِ شَرِيكٍ إِلَى عَلْقَمَاءَ أَوْ مِنْ عَلْقَمَاءَ إِلَى كُومِ شَرِيكٍ – يُرِيدُ عَلْقَامَ – فَقَالَ رُوَيْفِعٌ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا فِي زَمَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيَأْخُذُ نِضْوَ أَخِيهِ عَلَى أَنَّ لَهُ النِّصْفَ مِمَّا يَغْنَمُ وَلَنَا النِّصْفُ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُنَا لَيَطِيرُ لَهُ النَّصْلُ وَالرِّيشُ وَلِلآخَرِ الْقَدَحُ . ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ يَا رُوَيْفِعُ لَعَلَّ الْحَيَاةَ سَتَطُولُ بِكَ بَعْدِي فَأَخْبِرِ النَّاسَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ عَقَدَ لِحْيَتَهُ أَوْ تَقَلَّدَ وَتَرًا أَوِ اسْتَنْجَى بِرَجِيعِ دَابَّةٍ أَوْ عَظْمٍ فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْهُ بَرِيءٌ ” .