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ahmad:18477Sulaymān b. Dāwud al-Hāshimī > Abū Bakr > Abū Isḥāq

[Machine] I said to Al-Bara', the man carrying the burden of the polytheists, "Is he among those who threw their hands to ruin?" He replied, "No, because Allah sent His Messenger ﷺ and He said, 'Fight in the cause of Allah, you are only responsible for yourself.' (Quran 4:84) That is only about the expenses."  

أحمد:١٨٤٧٧حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِلْبَرَاءِ الرَّجُلُ يَحْمِلُ عَلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ أَهُوَ مِمَّنْ أَلْقَى بِيَدِهِ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ؟ قَالَ لَا لِأَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ بَعَثَ رَسُولَهُ ﷺ فَقَالَ {فَقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفْسَكَ} [النساء 84] إِنَّمَا ذَاكَ فِي النَّفَقَةِ