مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكثرين من الصحابةMusnad of the Prolific Narrators Among the Companions
مسنَد اَبِی هرَیرَةَ رَضِیَ اللَّه عَنهMusnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 8982
اُردوEn
وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ، قَالَ : وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مَا قَعَدْتُ خِلَافَ سَرِيَّةٍ تَغْدُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، وَلَكِنْ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ ، وَلَا يَجِدُونَ سَعَةً فَيَتْبَعُونِي ، وَلَا تَطِيبُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي " .
It is narrated from the same chain of transmission that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if I did not think that the Muslims would fall into hardship, I would never stay behind from any expedition sent out in the way of Allah. But I do not find enough mounts on which I could make them ride, and they do not have enough means to follow me, and their hearts would not be content, and after me, they would begin to stay behind from participating in jihad.
