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Narrated Ibn Masud:I witnessed Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad in a scene which would have been dearer to me than anything had I been the hero of that scene. He (i.e. Al-Miqdad) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while the Prophet (ﷺ) was urging the Muslims to fight with the pagans. Al-Miqdad said, "We will not say as the People of Moses said: Go you and your Lord and fight you two. (5.27). But we shall fight on your right and on your left and in front of you and behind you." I saw the face of the Prophet (ﷺ) getting bright with happiness, for that saying delighted him

حدثنا ابو نعيم، حدثنا اسراييل، عن مخارق، عن طارق بن شهاب، قال سمعت ابن مسعود، يقول شهدت من المقداد بن الاسود مشهدا، لان اكون صاحبه احب الى مما عدل به، اتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يدعو على المشركين فقال لا نقول كما قال قوم موسى {اذهب انت وربك فقاتلا} ولكنا نقاتل عن يمينك وعن شمالك وبين يديك وخلفك. فرايت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اشرق وجهه وسره. يعني قوله