عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمًا: «مَنْ لِي مِنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ نُبَيْحٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ؟» ، وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِعَرَفَةَ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: فَقُلْتُ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ انْعَتْهُ لِي، فَقَالَ: «لَوْ رَأَيْتَهُ هِبْتَهُ» ، فَقُلْتُ: وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ مَا هِبْتُ شَيْئًا قَطُّ، فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى لَقِيتُهُ بِجِبَالِ عَرَفَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَغِيبَ الشَّمْسُ، فَلَقِيتُهُ فَرُعِبْتُ مِنْهُ، فَعَرَفْتُ حِينَ رُعِبْتُ مِنْهُ الَّذِي قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَالَ: مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟، فَقُلْتُ: بَاغِيَ حَاجَةٍ، فَهَلْ مِنْ مَبِيتٍ؟، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَالْحَقْ بِي، قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ فِي أَثَرِهِ فَصَلَّيْتُ الْعَصْرَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ خَفِيفَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ وَأَشْفَقْتُ أَنْ يَرَانِي، ثُمَّ لَحِقْتُهُ فَضَرَبْتُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ، ثُمَّ غَشِيتُ الْجَبَلَ وَكَمَنْتُ، حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ النَّاسُ خَرَجْتُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ: فَأَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِخْصَرَةً، فَقَالَ: «تَخَصَّرْ بِهَذِهِ حَتَّى تَلْقَانِي بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَأَقَلُّ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُتَخَصِّرُونَ» . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ: فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَوُضِعَتْ عَلَى بَطْنِهِ، وَكُفِّنَ عَلَيْهَا، وَدُفِنَتْ مَعَهُ
Abdullah bin Unays Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Who will go and kill Khalid bin Nubayh–from the tribe of Huzayl–for my sake?’ He was camping in Arafah on that day. So I said: ‘I will kill him O Messenger of Allah! Describe him for me.’ He said: ‘If you see him, you will become afraid of him.’ I said: ‘By Him who honored you! I am not afraid of anything!’ So I went out till I saw him at a mountain in Arafah before sunset. When I came close to him, I became afraid of him, and I recalled the Prophet’s comment that I would become afraid of him. When the man saw me, he said: ‘Who are you?’ I said: ‘I am a needy person, so can I stay the night here?’ He said: ‘Yes, you are entitled to it.’ So I followed him. When I was alone, I quickly prayed two units of Asr, then went out towards him out of fear that he will catch me praying. When I met him, I struck him with my sword and went and hid behind a mountain till people left that place. I then went back to the Messenger of Allah in Madinah and informed him about this incident.’ Muhammad bin Ka’b said: ‘The Messenger of Allah gave Abdullah bin Unays a staff and said: ‘Keep this staff in your hand until you meet me on the Day of Judgment, and very few hold a staff.’ Muhammad bin Ka’b then said: ‘When Abdullah bin Unays was on his death-bed, he issued a command regarding that staff. When he passed away, he was shrouded with that staff being placed on his stomach, and he was buried with it.
—As-Sahihah 2981