Mawla of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He says, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) sent Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) by giving him his flag, we also went along with him. When he reached near the fort, the people of the fort came out to confront him. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) fought with them. A Jew also attacked him, and it so happened that Sayyiduna Ali’s (may Allah be pleased with him) shield fell from his hand. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) grabbed a door lying near the fort and made it his shield. He continued to fight the Jews with it until victory was achieved, and after finishing the battle, he threw it away with his own hand. It was so heavy that when eight of us tried to turn it over, we could not even turn it.