Sirat Ibn Hisham 721
Abu Bakr, ʿUmar, and al-Miqdad and Their Words on Jihad
[ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَالْمِقْدَادُ وَكَلِمَاتُهُمْ فِي الْجِهَادِ ] وَأَتَاهُ الْخَبَرُ عَنْ قُرَيْشٍ بِمَسِيرِهِمْ لِيَمْنَعُوا عِيرَهُمْ، فَاسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ، وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ، فَقَالَ وَأَحْسَنُ. ثُمَّ قَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، فَقَالَ وَأَحْسَنُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، امْضِ لِمَا أَرَاكَ اللَّهُ فَنَحْنُ مَعَكَ، وَاَللَّهِ لَا نَقُولُ لَكَ كَمَا قَالَتْ بَنُو إسْرَائِيلَ لِمُوسَى: اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا، إنَّا هَهُنَا قَاعِدُونَ وَلَكِنْ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَا إنَّا مَعَكُمَا مُقَاتِلُونَ، فَوَاَلَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ سِرْتَ بِنَا إلَى بِرْكِ الْغِمَادِ لَجَالَدْنَا مَعَكَ مِنْ دُونِهِ، حَتَّى تَبْلُغَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْرًا، وَدَعَا لَهُ بِهِ
Translation
✧ [Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, al-Miqdād, and their words concerning jihad] The news reached him about Quraysh—that they were marching to protect their caravan. He consulted the people and informed them about Quraysh. Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq stood and spoke, and he spoke well. Then ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb stood and spoke, and he spoke well. Then al-Miqdād b. ʿAmr stood and said: "O Messenger of God, proceed to what God has shown you, for we are with you. By God, we will not say to you as the Children of Israel said to Moses: 'Go, you and your Lord, and fight. We are sitting here.' But rather: 'Go, you and your Lord, and fight. We will fight alongside you both.' By the One who sent you with the truth, if you were to lead us to Birk al-Ghimād, we would fight alongside you in its defense until you reach it." The Messenger of God ﷺ said good words to him and prayed for him on account of that.
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