58. Expeditions
٥٨۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: By the One in whose hand is my soul, if it were not difficult for the believers, I would not have stayed behind from leading a military expedition in the cause of Allah. But I do not find the means to carry them, and they do not find the means to follow me, and their souls do not feel content to stay behind after me."
رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا قَعَدْتُ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ تَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَكِنْ لَا أَجِدُ سَعَةً فَأَحْمِلَهُمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ سَعَةً فَيَتَّبِعُونِي وَلَا تَطِيبُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ يَقْعُدُوا بَعْدِي
It is sufficient sin for a man that he neglects him whom he maintains. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1692)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ
[Machine] While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a young man from the Thaqeef tribe came to us. When we saw him with our own eyes, we said, "If only this young man would dedicate his youth, energy, and strength in the cause of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ overheard our conversation and said, "What is the cause of Allah except for those who fight? Whoever strives for the well-being of his parents is in the cause of Allah. Whoever strives for the welfare of his family is in the cause of Allah. Whoever strives to control his desires is in the cause of Allah. And whoever strives for worldly gain is in the cause of Satan."
بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْنَا شَابٌّ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ بِأَبْصَارِنَا قُلْنَا لَوْ أَنَّ هَذَا الشَّابَّ جَعَلَ شَبَابَهُ وَنَشَاطَهُ وَقُوَّتَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ فَسَمِعَ مَقَالَتَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَمَا سَبِيلُ اللهِ إِلَّا مَنْ قَتَلَ؟ مَنْ سَعَى عَلَى وَالِدَيْهِ فَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَنْ سَعَى عَلَى عِيَالِهِ فَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَنْ سَعَى عَلَى نَفْسِهِ لِيُعِفَّهَا فَفِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَنْ سَعَى عَلَى التَّكَاثُرِ فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ الشَّيْطَانِ