56. Jihạd (Fighting for the Cause of Allah)
٥٦۔ كتاب الجهاد والسير
The Prophet ﷺ said (to us), " List the names of those people who have announced that they are Muslims." So, we listed one thousand and five hundred men. Then we wondered, "Should we be afraid (of infidels) although we are one thousand and five hundred in number?" No doubt, we witnessed ourselves being afflicted with such bad trials that one would have to offer the prayer alone in fear.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اكْتُبُوا لِي مَنْ تَلَفَّظَ بِالإِسْلاَمِ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ أَلْفًا وَخَمْسَمِائَةِ رَجُلٍ فَقُلْنَا نَخَافُ وَنَحْنُ أَلْفٌ وَخَمْسُمِائَةٍ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنَا ابْتُلِينَا حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُصَلِّي وَحْدَهُ وَهْوَ خَائِفٌ
A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I have enlisted in the army for such-andsuch Ghazwa, and my wife is leaving for Hajj." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Go back and perform Hajj with your wife."
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كُتِبْتُ فِي غَزْوَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَامْرَأَتِي حَاجَّةٌ قَالَ ارْجِعْ فَحُجَّ مَعَ امْرَأَتِكَ