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The army of hardship (jaysh al-usra)

جيش العسرة

The name Ibn Hisham records for the army of the Tabuk expedition, in a report about Uthman ibn Affan spending a thousand dinars on it.

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The name given by Ibn Hisham for the army of the Tabuk expedition, in a report of Uthman ibn Affan's spending a thousand dinars on it. 1

In Ibn Ishaq's Sira

  • Ibn Hisham said: one whom I trust related to me that Uthman ibn Affan spent a thousand dinars on the Army of Hardship in the Tabuk expedition. 1
  • Ibn Ishaq described the expedition's time as a time of hardship for the people, fierce heat, and drought in the lands. 2

People and things also explored

The Weepers (al-bakka'un)· Staying behind from the Tabuk expedition· The plot of Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays· The Badr war council· The duel at Badr· The affair of the Badr prisoners· The Qulayb at Badr· The Battle of Badr

Sources

  1. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/161
  2. al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/159
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The Weepers (al-bakka'un)

Seven men of the Ansar and others who came to the Prophet asking for mounts to join the Tabuk campaign; when he had nothing to carry them, they turned back with tears streaming down their faces.