English
Abdur-Rahman ibn Abi Uqbah from his father Abu Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a freed slave from Persia, narrated: I witnessed Uhud with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and struck a polytheist man, saying, “Take this from me, the Persian youth.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned to me and said: “Why not say: Take this from me, the Ansari youth? 1”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “the Ansari youth”: meaning, if you boast when striking, attribute yourself to the Ansar, to whom I migrated and who supported me. Persians at that time were disbelievers, so he disliked attribution to them and commanded attribution to the Ansar, to associate with Muslims. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
Note 1
(۱) قوله: أنا الغلام الأنصاري: أي إذا افتخرت عند الضرب فانتسب إلى الأنصار الذين هاجرت إليهم ونصروني، وكان فارس في ذلك الزمان كفار، فكره الانتساب إليهم، وأمره بالانتساب إلى الأنصار؛ ليكون منتسبا إلى أهل الإسلام. كذا في «المرقاة».