We are not saying it to you -saww like what the Children of...

We are not saying it to you -saww like what the Children of Israel said to Musa -as : therefore you and your Lord should both go and fight, we will be sitting over here’ [5:24] . But, we are saying, ‘Got to the Command of your -saww Lord -azwj , for we are with you -saww , as fighters’. فجزاه رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) خيرا على قوله ذاك، ثم قال: أشيروا علي أيها الناس.

وإنما يريد الأنصار لأن أكثر الناس منهم ولأنهم حين بايعوه بالعقبة قالوا: إنا براء من ذمتك حتى تصل إلى دارنا ثم أنت في ذمتنا نمنعك مما نمنع أبناءنا ونساءنا فكان (صلى الله عليه وآله) يتخوف أن لا يكون الأنصار ترى عليها نصرته إلا على من دهمه بالمدينة من عدو ان ليس عليهم أن ينصروه خارج المدينة Rasool-Allah -saww wished him good upon those words of his, then said: ‘Accompany Ali -asws , O you people!’ But rather, he -saww intended the Helpers (Al-Ansaar), because most of the people were from among them where they pledged their allegiances at Al-Uqba.

They (the people) said, ‘We are free from your -saww responsibility until you -saww arrive at our houses, then you -saww would be in our responsibility. We would prevent from you -as what we prevent our sons and our women from. Rasool-Allah -saww was fearing that the Helpers would not see themselves helping him -saww except from an enemy raid at Al-Medina, and that it was not upon them that they should help him -saww outside of Al-Medina.

فقام سعد بن معاذ فقال بأبي أنت وامي يارسول الله كأنك أردتنا فقال: نعم قال بأبي أنت وأمي يارسول الله إنا قد آمنا بك وصدقناك وشهدنا أن ما جئت به حق من عند الله فمرنا بما شئت وخذ من أموالنا ما شئت واترك منها ما شئت. والله لو أمرتنا أن نخوض هذا البحر لخضناه معك، ولعل الله عزوجل أن يريك منا ما تقر به عينك فسر بنا على بركة الله Saeed Bin Ma’az stood up and said, ‘May my father and my mother (be sacrificed for) you -saww , O Rasool-Allah -saww !

It is as if you -saww are intending us (by your -saww words)’. He -saww said: ‘Yes’. He said, ‘May my father and my mother (be sacrificed for) you -saww , O Rasool-Allah -saww ! We have believed in you -saww , and we ratified you -saww , we testified that what you -saww came with is Truth from the Presence of Allah -azwj . Therefore, Order us with whatsoever you -saww like to, and take from our wealth whatever you -saww like to, and leave from it whatever you -saww like. By Allah -azwj !