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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السير
Book of Military Conduct
ما قالوا: فيما ذكر من الرماح واتخاذها
What they said on spears and making them
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35225 — What they said on spears and making
٣٥٢٢٥ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: ثنا مصعب بن سليم الزهري قال: ثنا أنس بن مالك قال: لما بعث أبو موسى على البصرة، كان ممن بعث البراء بن مالك، وكان من (وزرائه) (١)، فكان يقول له: اختر عملا، فقال البراء: ومعطيَّ أنت ما سألتك؟ قال: نعم، قال: أما إني لا أسألك إمارة مصر ولا جباية خراج، ولكن ⦗٣٤١⦘ أعطني قوسي وفرسي ورمحي و (سيفي) (٢) و (ذرني) (٣) إلى الجهاد في سبيل اللَّه، فبعثه على جيش فكان أول من قتل (٤).
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) was sent as governor of Basra, Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) was also sent with him, and he was one of his ministers. Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say to him: "You too should choose a post." At this Sayyiduna al-Bara (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Will you give me the post I ask of you?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes!" He said: "Indeed, I do not ask you for the supervision of a city or for the collection of the land tax. Rather, give me my bow, my horse, my spear and my sword, and leave me to wage jihad in the way of Allah." So he (may Allah be pleased with him) sent him as commander over an army, and he was the first man to be martyred.
