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السيوطي:١٦٩٩٩a

"كيفَ أنت يا ثَوْبانُ إِذَا تَدَاعت عليكم الأممُ كتداعِيكُم عَلى قصعة الطَّعام تُصيبُونَ منه، قَال: أمِنْ قِلَّة (*)؟ قال: لَا، أنْتُم يومئذٍ كثِيرٌ، ولَكِن يلقى في قُلُوبِكُمْ الوَهَنُ، قَالُوا: وَما الوَهَنُ يَا رَسُولَ الله؟ قَال: "حبُّكُم الدُّنْيا وَكَرَاهِيتُكُمْ القِتَال".  

[حم] أحمد عن أبي هريرة

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ahmad:8713Abū Jaʿfar al-Madāʾinī > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. Ḥabīb al-Azdī > Abīh Ḥabīb b. ʿAbdullāh > Shubayl b. ʿAwfʿan Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying to Thawban, "How are you, O Thawban, when nations surround you like you are surrounded by a plate of food, and you will be affected by it?" Thawban said, "By my father and mother, O Messenger of Allah, is this because of our small number?" He said, "No, but you will be numerous on that day. However, weakness will be cast into your hearts." They said, "What is weakness, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Your love for the world and your aversion to fighting."  

أحمد:٨٧١٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْمَدَائِنِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ شُبَيْلِ بْنِ عَوْفٍعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِثَوْبَانَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا ثَوْبَانُ إِذْ تَدَاعَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأُمَمُ كَتَدَاعِيكُمْ عَلَى قَصْعَةِ الطَّعَامِ تُصِيبُونَ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ ثَوْبَانُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَمِنْ قِلَّةٍ بِنَا؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَثِيرٌ وَلَكِنْ يُلْقَى فِي قُلُوبِكُمُ الْوَهَنُ قَالُوا وَمَا الْوَهَنُ؟ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ حُبُّكُمُ الدُّنْيَا وَكَرَاهِيَتُكُمُ الْقِتَالَ