Hadith 14787

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ ، وَعَفَّانُ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ كَأَنِّي فِي دِرْعٍ حَصِينَةٍ ، وَرَأَيْتُ بَقَرًا مُنَحَّرَةً ، فَأَوَّلْتُ أَنَّ الدِّرْعَ الْحَصِينَةَ الْمَدِينَةُ ، وَأَنَّ الْبَقَرَ هُوَ وَاللَّهِ خَيْرٌ " ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ : " لَوْ أَنَّا أَقَمْنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، فَإِنْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ " ، فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهِ مَا دُخِلَ عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَكَيْفَ يُدْخَلُ عَلَيْنَا فِيهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ ؟ ! ، قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ، فَقَالَ : " شَأْنَكُمْ إِذًا " ، قَالَ : فَلَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ : رَدَدْنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأْيَهُ ، فَجَاءُوا ، فَقَالُوا : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، شَأْنَكَ إِذًا ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِنَبِيٍّ ، إِذَا لَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ أَنْ يَضَعَهَا حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said: Today I saw in a dream as if I was in a secure coat of mail. I saw a cow that was slaughtered. I interpreted this as the secure coat of mail meaning Madinah, and the cow, by Allah, as goodness. Then the Companions said: If we remain in Madinah and they come to us, we will fight them. And they said: O Messenger of Allah! In the time of ignorance, our enemy was never able to enter Madinah, so how can they enter it in Islam? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: As you wish. And saying this, he put on his armor. Seeing this, the Ansar said: It does not befit any Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that after putting on his armor, he should take it off until he has fought.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 14787
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