What is the meaning of the Ansar’s statement to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “If you had ordered us to strike the flanks of our camels to al-Birk al-Ghimad, we would have done so”?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Ansar’s statement to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “If you had ordered us to strike the flanks of our camels to al-Birk al-Ghimad, we would have done so”?
The Shaykh:
It is a place far from Madinah. Yes.
The questioner:
With peace.
The Shaykh:
We were in Yemen, in a place in Yemen far from Madinah. We told them: The distance does not concern us, whether it is near or far. We do not sit in Madinah, even though we pledged allegiance to you to fight in Madinah. But if fighting occurred far from Madinah, we would go with you, whether it is far or in the sea. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Ansar’s statement to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “If you had ordered us to strike the flanks of our camels to al-Birk al-Ghimad, we would have done so”?
The Shaykh:
It is a place far from Madinah. Yes.
The questioner:
With peace.
The Shaykh:
We were in Yemen, in a place in Yemen far from Madinah. We told them: The distance does not concern us, whether it is near or far. We do not sit in Madinah, even though we pledged allegiance to you to fight in Madinah. But if fighting occurred far from Madinah, we would go with you, whether it is far or in the sea. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2414] ما معنى قول الأنصار للنبي ﷺ (ولو أمرتنا أن نضرب أكبادها إلى برك الغِماد لفعلنا)؟ — youtube.com
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