ACCOUNTABLE TO ALLAH H 95 "I shall offer this banner to the one who loves Allah and His Messenger, praise and peace be upon him, may Allah give victory through him. Omar who related: 'I had never desired a command but that day I hoped that I might be called. However, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called Ali and handed the banner to him saying: 'Go out and do not pay attention to anything else until Allah bestows victory upon you.' Ali proceeded a little way then stopped and asked in a loud voice without turning: Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, for what shall I fight them?' He answered: "Fight on till they bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. If they do this their lives and property will remain secure under the mandate of Islamic law, and they will be accountable to Allah." R 95 Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that on the day of the battle of Khybar the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
94- الثامن : عَنْهُ : أن رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، قَالَ يَومَ خيبر : "لأُعْطِيَنَّ هذِهِ الرَّايَةَ رَجُلاً يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَفتَحُ اللهُ عَلَى يَدَيهِ" قَالَ عُمَرُ رضي الله عنه : مَا أحبَبْتُ الإِمَارَة إلاَّ يَومَئِذٍ ، فَتَسَاوَرتُ لَهَا رَجَاءَ أنْ أُدْعَى لَهَا ، فَدَعا رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عليّ بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنه فَأعْطَاهُ إيَّاهَا ، وَقالَ : "امْشِ وَلا تَلتَفِتْ حَتَّى يَفتَح اللهُ عَلَيكَ" فَسَارَ عليٌّ شيئاً ثُمَّ وَقَفَ ولم يلتفت فصرخ : يَا رَسُول الله ، عَلَى ماذا أُقَاتِلُ النّاسَ ؟ قَالَ : "قاتِلْهُمْ حَتَّى يَشْهَدُوا أنْ لا إله إلاَّ اللهُ ، وَأنَّ مُحَمداً رسولُ الله ، فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا فقَدْ مَنَعوا مِنْكَ دِمَاءهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إلاَّ بحَقِّهَا ، وحسَابُهُمْ عَلَى الله" رواه مسلم . " فَتَسَاوَرْتُ" هُوَ بالسين المهملة : أي وثبت متطلعاً .