The help of poor and pious men in war — Sahih al-Bukhari | Quran & Hadees
The help of poor and pious men in war
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas رضي الله عنهما: Abu-Sufyan said to me, "Caesar said to me, 'I asked you whether the wealthy people followed him (i.e., Muhammad ﷺ) or the poor, and you said that the poor. Really, such are the followers of the Messengers.'"
باب مَنِ اسْتَعَانَ بِالضُّعَفَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ فِي الْحَرْبِ
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ رَأَى سَعْدٌ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ لَهُ فَضْلاً عَلَى مَنْ دُونَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلْ تُنْصَرُونَ وَتُرْزَقُونَ إِلاَّ بِضُعَفَائِكُمْ ".
Narrated Mus`ab bin Sa`d:
Once Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) thought that he was superior to those who were below him in rank. On
that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You gain no victory or livelihood except through (the blessings and i…
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَأْتِي زَمَانٌ يَغْزُو فِئَامٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَيُقَالُ فِيكُمْ مَنْ صَحِبَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيُقَالُ نَعَمْ. فَيُفْتَحُ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَأْتِي زَمَانٌ …
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A time will come when groups of people will go for Jihad and it will be asked, 'Is
there anyone amongst you who has enjoyed the company of the Prophet?' The answer wi…