Hadith 1069
1069 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا بَعَثْتُ سَرِيَّةً أَتَخَلَّفُ عَنْهَا لَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَيْشَقُّ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي»
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I did not fear hardship for the believers, I would have participated personally in every military expedition that I dispatched. But I do not have enough means to provide mounts for all of them, and it would be a hardship for them to remain behind from me."
