Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4158
Pledging Not To Flee (From The Battlefield)
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُلَمْ نُبَايِعْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمَوْتِ إِنَّمَا بَايَعْنَاهُ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ نَفِرَّ .
Translation
Jabir said
"We did not give our pledge to the Messenger of Allah for death, rather we pledged not to flee (from battle)."