‘Abd ar-Rahman bin Jubayr bin Nufayr related that his father
said:
“We were sitting with al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad one day, and a
man came by and said: “How fortunate those two eyes of yours are that have seen
the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him). I wish I had seen what you have
seen and witnessed what you witnessed.”
So, al-Miqdad became angry, and I was surprised! The man
only said something good!
He then walked over to the man and said: “What makes this man
wish to be where Allah made him absent when he has no idea how he would’ve
acted there? By Allah, there were people who saw the Messenger of Allah who
will be dragged by Allah on their noses in Hell because they didn’t respond to
his call and did not believe in his message. Will you not thank Allah that you
were born knowing only your Lord, believing in what your Prophet came with, and
have been relieved of trials that others had to go through?””
Reported by Ahmad (6/2)
On the day of Badr the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon
him) consulted the people for advice and conveyed the news about Quraysh to
them. Abu Bakr stood up and said something good, and so did `Umar. Al-Miqdad
bin `Amr stood up and said, `O Allah's Messenger! March to what Allah has
commanded you, for we are with you. By Allah! We will not say to you what the
Children of Israel said to Musa,
﴿فَاذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلا إِنَّا
هَـهُنَا قَـعِدُونَ﴾
("So go you and your Lord and fight you two, we are
sitting right here'') ﴿5:24﴾. Rather, go you and
Your Lord and fight, we will be fighting along with you both. By He Who has
sent you with Truth! If you decide to take us to Birk-ul-Ghimad, we will fight
along with you until you reach it.' (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
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