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darimi:2205al-Ḥajjāj b. Minhāl > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw as if I were in a fortified shield and I saw a cow being slaughtered. I interpreted the shield to be Madinah and the cow to be a group of people. By Allah, they are better off if we confront them when they enter upon us." They said, "By Allah, they have never entered upon us during the pre-Islamic times. Will they then enter upon us during Islam?" He said, "That is your concern then." Some of the Ansar said to each other, "We will discuss the Prophet's ﷺ matter in his presence." So they went to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is your opinion?" He said, "Now, if a prophet wears an armor for his people, he should not take it off until he fights."  

الدارمي:٢٢٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي دِرْعٍ حَصِينَةٍ وَرَأَيْتُ بَقَرًا يُنْحَرُ فَأَوَّلْتُ أَنَّ الدِّرْعَ الْمَدِينَةُ وَأَنَّ الْبَقَرَ نَفَرٌ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَلَوْ أَقَمْنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَإِذَا دَخَلُوا عَلَيْنَا قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ» فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَفَتُدْخَلُ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ «فَشَأْنَكُمْ إِذًا» وَقَالَتْ الْأَنْصَارُ بَعْضُهَا لِبَعْضٍ رَدَدْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَأْيَهُ فَجَاءُوا فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ «الْآنَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ إِذَا لَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ أَنْ يَضَعَهُا حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ»  


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ahmad:14787ʿAbd al-Ṣamad And ʿAffān > Ḥammād

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw as if I were in a fortified shield (castle), and I saw a slaughtered cow. I interpreted that the fortified shield is the city of Madinah, and the slaughtered cow represents some people. By Allah, they are better off dead." He then said to his companions, "If we establish ourselves in Madinah and they attack us, we will fight them." They replied, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, they have not attacked us in the time of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era), so how can they attack us in Islam?" 'Affan mentioned this in his hadith, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What is wrong with you?!" Then his people backed him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, why are you upset?" He said, "No prophet wears armor for his people and then removes it until he fights."  

أحمد:١٤٧٨٧حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ وَعَفَّانُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي دِرْعٍ حَصِينَةٍ وَرَأَيْتُ بَقَرًا مُنَحَّرَةً فَأَوَّلْتُ أَنَّ الدِّرْعَ الْحَصِينَةَ الْمَدِينَةُ وَأَنَّ الْبَقَرَ نَفَرٌ وَاللهِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ لَوْ أَنَّا أَقَمْنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَإِنْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ فَقَالَوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا دُخِلَ عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَكَيْفَ يُدْخَلُ عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ؟ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَقَالَ شَأْنَكُمْ إِذًا قَالَ فَلَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ رَدَدْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَأْيَهُ فَجَاءُوافَقَالَوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ شَأْنَكَ إِذًا فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ إِذَا لَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ أَنْ يَضَعَهَا حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ