While swearing fealty to the Prophet ﷺ we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away (from the battlefield).
لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ
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"We did not give our pledge to the Messenger of Allah for death, rather we pledged not to flee (from battle)."
سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ
"We did not pledge to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for death, but only that we would not flee."
لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ
While swearing fealty to the Prophet ﷺ we did not take the oath to death but that we would not run away (from the battlefield). (Using translation from Muslim 1856b)
سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ لَمْ نُبَايِعِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لَا نَفِرَّ
"We did not give our pledge to the Messenger of Allah for death, rather we pledged not to flee (from battle)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4158)
سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ «لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لَا نَفِرَّ»
"We did not give our pledge to the Messenger of Allah for death, rather we pledged not to flee (from battle)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4158)
سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ «لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ وَلَكِنْ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لَا نَفِرَّ»