Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20547 — What is mentioned on the virtue

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent to Basrah, among those who went with him was Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him). He was one of his deputies and ministers. Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say to him: "Choose some office for yourself." Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Will you give me what I ask of you?" Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes." Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I do not ask you for the governorship of a city, nor for the collection of taxes; rather, I ask you to give me my bow, my horse, my spear and my sword, and to let me go out for jihad in the cause of Allah." So Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) with an army, and he was the first of that army to be martyred.