It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me with fifty horsemen to Dhu Khushub, and our commander was Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him). The narrator said: A man came with a copy of the Qur'an hanging from his neck and a sword in his hand, while tears were flowing from his eyes, and he said: "This (Qur'an) commands us to fight with this (sword) for the commands that are in this (Qur'an)!" Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Sit down! We fought with this (sword) to establish the commands in this (Qur'an) before you were even born." He kept on counselling him until the man went back. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.