عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ أَمِيرًا مِنْ أُمَرَاءِ الْفِتْنَةِ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ، وَكَانَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُ جَابِرٍ، فَقِيلَ لِجَابِرٍ: لَوْ تَنَحَّيْتَ عَنْهُ، فَخَرَجَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ ابْنَيْهِ فَنُكِّبَ، فَقَالَ: تَعِسَ مَنْ أَخَافَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ ابْنَاهُ أَوْ أَحَدُهُمَا: يَا أَبَتِ وَكَيْفَ أَخَافَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ مَاتَ؟ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ”مَنْ أَخَافَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَدْ أَخَافَ مَا بَيْنَ جَنْبَيَّ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that one of the tyrant rulers came to Madinah Munawwarah. At that time, Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) had lost his eyesight. Someone said to Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): It would be better if you stayed away from him. So he went, walking between his two sons, and he got injured. Then he said: Perished is the man who frightened the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One or both of his sons said: Father! How did he frighten the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever frightens the people of Madinah has frightened me.