٢٤٩. عَنِ ابْنِ الْخَصَاصِيَّةِ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأُبَايِعَهُ قَالَ فَاشْتَرَطَ عَلَيَّ شَهَادَةَ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنْ أُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْ أُؤَدِّيَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَنْ أَحُجَّ حَجَّةَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَنْ أَصُومَ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنْ أُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّٰهِ فَقُلْتُ:
«يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ أَمَّا اثْنَتَانِ فَوَاللّٰهِ مَا أُطِيقُهُمَا الْجِهَادُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ فَإِنَّهُمْ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ مَنْ وَلَّى الدُّبُرَ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ فَأَخَافُ إِنْ حَضَرْتُ تِلْكَ جَشِعَتْ نَفْسِي وَكَرِهَتِ الْمَوْتَ وَالصَّدَقَةُ فَوَاللّٰهِ مَا لِي إِلَّا غُنَيْمَةٌ وَعَشْرُ ذَوْدٍ هُنَّ رَسَلُ أَهْلِي وَحَمُولَتُهُمْ» قَالَ فَقَبَضَ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ:
«فَلَا جِهَادَ وَلَا صَدَقَةَ فَلِمَ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِذًا» قَالَ قُلْتُ:
«يَا رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ أَنَا أُبَايِعُكَ» قَالَ فَبَايَعْتُ عَلَيْهِنَّ كُلِّهِنَّ.
249. Bashir b. Hasasiyye (r.a.) said:
I came to pledge allegiance to the Noble Prophet. He put forth the condition that I have to testify that there is no god but Allah and the Messenger is His servant and the Prophet, to perform regular prayers, to give Islamic poor-due, to perform Pilgrimage (Hajj), to fast during the month of Ramadan, and perform jihad in the way of Allah.
I said to him:
“O the Messenger of Allah! I swear to Allah that I cannot perform two of these. These are the Jihad and Sadaqah (charity). Muslims say that those who run away from the frontage returns by getting the anger of Allah.[1] I fear that my carnal self may get scared from dying.
When it comes to sadaqah (charity), I swear to Allah that I do not have anything else than a small sheep herd and ten camels. They are the source of livelihood of family and mounts.
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) clenched and waived his hand saying:
“No Jihad, no sadaqah (charity), how are you going to go to Paradise?!”
I said right away:
“O the Messenger of Allah, I pledge allegiance to you!” and pledged upon all the conditions that he proposed. (Ahmad, V, 224; Ibn Kathir, Tafsir, II, 306, [from the interpretation of Al-Anfal; 8:16)
[1] Here, the companion was minding the following noble verse:
“If any do turn his back to them on such a day – unless it be in a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own)- he draws on himself the wrath of Allah, and his abode is Hell,- an evil refuge (indeed)!” (al-Anfal; 8:16)