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(19). 2972. Aslam bin 'Imrān At-Tujībī said: "We were in a Roman city, when a large column of Romans came out to us. So about the same number or more of the Muslims went towards them. The commander of the people of Egypt was 'Uqbah bin 'Āmīr, and the commander of the (our) group was Faḍālah bin 'Ubaid. One man among the Muslims reached the Roman line until he entered amidst them, so the people started screaming: 'Subḥān Allāh! He has thrown himself into destruction!' Abū Ayyūb Al-Anṣārī said: 'O you people! You give this interpretation for this Āyah, while this Āyah was only revealed about us, the people among the Anṣār, when Allāh made Islam mighty, and increased its supporters. Some of us secretly said to each other, outside of the presence of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ: "Our wealth has been ruined, and Allāh has strengthened Islam, and increased its supporters, so if we tend to our wealth then what we lost of it shall be revitalized for us." So Allāh, Blessed and Most High, revealed to His Prophet ﷺ, rebuking what we said: 'And spend in the cause of Allāh, and do not throw yourselves into destruction.'[1] So the destruction
was tending to the wealth and maintaining it.' Abū Ayyūb did not cease traveling in Allāh's cause, until he was buried in the land of the Romans." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb Ṣaḥīḥ.
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[1] Al-Baqarah 2:195.
Commentary
This Ḥadīth proves that a person showing courage, bravery and boldness, making the enemies fearful and scared, breaking through the rows of the enemy, is correct. But it will be regarded incorrect if done so merely for the purpose to ignite the fire of war and to fuel it needlessly. Being engaged for the betterment of one's wealth and business by giving up Jihād and military expedition is to provide opportunity to the enemy to overcome; therefore it leads to destruction, devastation and helplessness, which is totally wrong.
