Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي بِخَطِّ يَدِهِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي شُعَيْبٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي سِنَانُ بْنُ أَبِي سِنَانٍ الدُّؤَلِيُّ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّهُ غَزَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَزْوَةً قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَلَمَّا قَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَفَلَ مَعَهُمْ فَأَدْرَكَتْهُمْ الْقَائِلَةُ يَوْمًا فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْعِضَاهِ فَنَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ فِي الْعِضَاهِ يَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِالشَّجَرِ وَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَظِلُّ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَعَلَّقَ بِهَا سَيْفَهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَنِمْنَا بِهَا نَوْمَةً ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُونَا فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ هَذَا اخْتَرَطَ سَيْفَهُ وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَهُوَ فِي يَدِهِ صَلْتًا فَقَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ فَشَامَ السَّيْفَ وَجَلَسَ فَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ.
English Translation
Abdullah told us: I found this hadith in my father's book in his own handwriting, and I also heard it in another place: Abu al-Yaman told us, Shu'ayb informed me, from al-Zuhri: Sinan ibn Abi Sinan al-Du'ali and Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman told me: that Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, who was one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, informed them that he went on a military expedition with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, towards Najd. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, returned, he returned with them. Midday rest overtook them one day in a valley full of thorny acacia trees, so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dismounted, and the people scattered among the acacia trees seeking shade under the trees. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dismounted to take shade under a tree, and he hung his sword on it. Jabir said: We took a nap there; then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, called us, and we came to him, and there was a bedouin sitting with him. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "This man drew his sword against me while I was asleep. I woke up to find it unsheathed in his hand, and he said, 'Who will protect you from me?' I said, 'Allah.' He said, 'Who will protect you from me?' I said, 'Allah.'" So he sheathed the sword and sat down, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not punish him, even though he had done that.