Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: He took part in the military expedition with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, against Najd. When the time for afternoon rest approached, he was in a valley of thorny trees. The Prophet dismounted under a tree to rest in its shade and hung his sword upon it. The people dispersed among the trees to use their shade. While we were like this, the Prophet called for us, and we came to find a Bedouin sitting in front of him. The Prophet said, “This man came to me while I was asleep, and he quietly took my sword. I woke up while he stood over my head, holding my unsheathed sword. He said: Who will protect you from me? I said three times: Allah.” And the Prophet did not punish him.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2910, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 843
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَنَّهُ غَزَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِبَلَ نَجْدٍ فَلَمَّا قَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَفَلَ مَعَهُ فَأَدْرَكَتْهُمْ الْقَائِلَةُ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْعِضَاهِ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ يَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِالشَّجَرِ فَنَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَحْتَ سَمُرَةٍ وَعَلَّقَ بِهَا سَيْفَهُ وَنِمْنَا نَوْمَةً فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُونَا وَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا اخْتَرَطَ عَلَيَّ سَيْفِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ فَاسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَهُوَ فِي يَدِهِ صَلْتًا فَقَالَ مَنْ يَمْنَعُكَ مِنِّي فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ ثَلَاثًا وَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْهُ
2910 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجهاد والسير باب من علق سيفه بالشجر في السفر عند القائلة
843 صحيح مسلم كتاب الفضائل باب توكله على الله تعالى وعصمة الله تعالى له من الناس