Sunan ad-Darimi — Hadith #54995

Al-Hajjaj bin Minhal told us, Hammad bin Salamah told us, Abu Al-Zubayr told us, on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, He said: “I saw as if I was wearing a strong shield, and I saw cows being slaughtered, so I interpreted that the shield was the city, and that the cows were a group, by God. It is better, even if we stay in the city, and if they enter upon us, we will fight them.” They said: By God, you did not enter upon us during the pre-Islamic period. Will you enter upon us during the pre-Islamic period? Islam? He said: “What about you then?” The Ansar said to one another: We responded to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. He saw his opinion, so they came and said: O Messenger of God, what is your business? He said: “Now? If a prophet wears clothes for his female slave, it is not for him to remove them until he fights.”