[Machine] "And his father, Ka'b, was the leader when he lost his vision. He said, 'I heard my father, Ka'b, narrating his story when he lagged behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Battle of Tabuk. And the story of his two companions, he said, 'I never lagged behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in any battle other than the Battle of Badr. And neither Allah nor His Messenger reproached anyone who lagged behind in that battle. This was because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out only to raid the Quraysh, until Allah united him with his enemy unexpectedly."  

وَكَانَ قَائِدَ أَبِيهِ كَعْبٍ حِينَ أُصِيبَ بِبَصَرِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي كَعْبًا يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثَهُ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكٍ وَحَدِيثَ صَاحِبَيْهِ قَالَ مَا تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَيْرَهَا قَطُّ غَيْرَ أَنِّي قَدْ كُنْتُ قَدْ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْهُ فِي غَزْوَةِ بَدْرٍ وَلَمْ يُعَاتِبِ اللهُ وَلَا رَسُولُهُ أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهَا وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ يُرِيدُ عِيرَ قُرَيْشٍ حَتَّى جَمَعَ اللهُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عَدُوِّهِ عَلَى غَيْرِ مِيعَادٍ