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[Machine] "I came to Sham and then I saw a man with thick lips or he said big lips and nose, holding a weapon in his hands. They asked him and he said, 'Oh people, take this weapon, repair it, and strive in the way of Allah with it.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Who is this?' They said, 'It is Bilal.'"  

أحمد:٢٣٩٠٢حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الْوَرْدِ بْنِ ثُمَامَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مِرْدَاسٍ قَالَ

أَتَيْتُ الشَّامَ أَتْيَةً فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ غَلِيظُ الشَّفَتَيْنِ أَوْ قَالَ ضَخْمُ الشَّفَتَيْنِ وَالْأَنْفِ إِذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سِلَاحٌ فَسَأَلُوهُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ خُذُوا مِنْ هَذَا السِّلَاحِ وَاسْتَصْلِحُوهُ وَجَاهِدُوا بِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا بِلَالٌ