Abu Rashid Habraani (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I was on a jihad expedition with Hazrat Miqdad (may Allah have mercy on him), riding on a litter. His body was so heavy and large that it was hanging from the litter. I said to him, "O Abu Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him): Allah the Exalted has excused people like you." He replied, "The verse { انْفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالاَ } of Surah al-Bara'ah, that is, Surah al-Tawbah, has denied that we are excused."