Hadhrat Abu Is'haaq reports that no enemy could stand his ground before any of the Sahabah for even the time it took between two succkssive squeezes of a camel's teats when it is milked. Heraclius was in Antioch at the time when his Roman army returned defeated from a battle (against the Muslims).
"Shame on you!" Heraclius said to them, "Tell me about those people you were fighting against. Are they not humans like you?" "They certainly are," the men replied. "Then were you more in number or were their numbers more?" "On every occasion we were several times more in number than they," came the reply. "Then what is the matter,"
Heraclius asked, "Why were you still defeated?" An elderly leader explained. He said, "It is because they stand in salaah all night, they fast all day, they fulfil their promises, they enjoin good, they forbid from evil and are just towards each other. It is also because we drink wine; we fornicate, we do what is prohibited, we break our promises, we rob, we oppress, we enjoin what is forbidden, prohibit people from acts that please Allaah and we spread anarchy on earth." Heraclius said, "You are telling me the truth."
Ahmad bin Marwaan Maaliki in his Mujaalasa, as quoted in A1 Bidaayah wan Nihaayah (Vo1.7 Pg.15).
Ibn Asaakir (Vol.1 Pg.143) has reported a similar narration.
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