They (the people) said...

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 !

If you -saww were to order us that we should go for this sea, we would fight for it with you, and perhaps Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic will Show you -saww from us what would delight your -saww eyes. Therefore, be joyful with us, O Rasool-Allah -saww , upon the Blessings of Allah -azwj ’. ففرح بذلك رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) وقال: سيروا على بركة الله فإن الله عزوجل قد وعدني إحدى الطائفتين ولن يخلف الله وعده.

والله لكأني أنظر إلى مصرع أبي جهل بن هشام وعتبة بن ربيعة وشيبة بن ربيعة وفلان وفلان، وأمر رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) بالرحيل وخرج إلى بدر وهو بئر. Thus, Rasool-Allah -saww was happy with that and said: ‘Travel upon the Blessings of Allah -azwj , for Allah -azwj has Promised me -saww one of the two parties, and Allah -azwj would never Break His -azwj Promise. By Allah -azwj !

It is as if I -saww am looking at the killing of Abu Jahl Bin Hasham, and Otba Bin Rabi’e, and Shayba Bin Tabi’e, and so and so, and so and so’. And Rasool-Allah -saww ordered for the rides and went out to Badr, and it is a well’. وفي حديث أبي حمزة الثمالي: بدر، رجل من جهينة والماء ماؤه فإنما سمي الماء باسمه.