The Book of Jihad and Expeditions
كتاب الجهاد والسير
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It is disliked to wish to meet the enemy, and the command to be steadfast when meeting the enemy
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Masa that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) deputed any of his Companions on a mission, he would say:
Give tidings (to the people) ; do not create (in their minds) aversion (towards religion) ; show them leniency and do not be hard upon them.
ARABIC
بَشِّرُوا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرُوا وَيَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا