Narrated Jarir: Allah's Messenger ﷺs said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Ka'ba Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It happened that I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet ﷺ , stroke me over my chest till I saw his finger-marks over my chest, he said, 'O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man'. " Jarir proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a messenger to Allah's Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's messenger said, "By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel (ie completely marred and spoilt)". Jarir added, "The Prophet ﷺ asked for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas five times".
This hadith teaches us that we should be willing to take part in activities that are beneficial for our society such as destroying idols which are symbols of shirk or polytheism which is forbidden in Islam. It also shows us how much appreciation we should have towards those who help us complete our tasks by asking Allah’s blessings upon them multiple times as done by Prophet Muhammad himself when he asked Allah’s blessings upon them five times after hearing about their success in destroying Dhul Khalasa.
