Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, if I did not fear that I would cause hardship for the Muslims, I would never stay behind from any battle in the way of Allah. But I do not have the means to provide mounts for all the people, and all the people also do not have the means to set out, and it would be hard for them to remain behind from me. By Him in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, I love that I participate in battle in the way of Allah, then I am martyred, then I am brought back to life, then I am martyred, then I am brought back to life, then I am martyred." The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said this three times.