حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَی أَنْ لَا نَفِرَّ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَمَعْنَی کِلَا الْحَدِيثَيْنِ صَحِيحٌ قَدْ بَايَعَهُ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ عَلَی الْمَوْتِ وَإِنَّمَا قَالُوا لَا نَزَالُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْکَ حَتَّی نُقْتَلَ وَبَايَعَهُ آخَرُونَ فَقَالُوا لَا نَفِرُّ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 1594
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : We did not pledge to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for death, but only that we would not flee. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih, meaning both of the Ahadith are Sahih. Some of his Companions pledged to him for death, they said only: We will not leave from in front of you as long as we are not killed. While others pledged him by saying: We will not flee.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020