حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو جَنَابٍ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَئِنْ تَرَكْتُمْ الْجِهَادَ وَأَخَذْتُمْ بِأَذْنَابِ الْبَقَرِ وَتَبَايَعْتُمْ بِالْعِينَةِ لَيُلْزِمَنَّكُمْ اللَّهُ مَذَلَّةً فِي رِقَابِكُمْ لَا تَنْفَكُّ عَنْكُمْ حَتَّى تَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَتَرْجِعُوا عَلَى مَا كُنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5007
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "When you forsake jihad, take hold of the tails of cattle (and are content with farming), and enter into 'eenah transactions [1] , Allah will cause humiliation to prevail over you and will not withdraw it from you until you repent to AIIah and go back to what you following (your religion)."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020