Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40192 — Those who disliked going out during

Yahya bin Husayn said: I heard more than one person of the tribe narrate from my father that he said to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him): "What prevents you from fighting?" He said: "I will not fight until people give me a sword that recognises the believer from the disbeliever." (Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas used to keep apart from the tribulations, and he remained apart on all these occasions: the Camel, Siffin and the martyrdom of Sayyiduna Uthman.)