We returned the following year, and not even two of us could agree on which tree it was beneath which we had pledged allegiance. It was a mercy from Allah.I asked Nafi, "On what did he take their pledge? On death?"He replied, "No, rather he took their pledge on perseverance."
عن جويرية، عن نافع قال:
رجعنا من العام المقبل فما اجتمع منا اثنان على الشجرة التي بايعنا تحتها، كانت رحمة من الله فسألت نافعا على أي شيء بايعهم؟ على الموت؟ قال: لا، بل بايعهم على الصبر.
Bukhari reported it in the Book of Jihad and Expeditions (2958), from Musa bin Ismail, who said, Juwayriyah narrated to us, from Nafi, who said, and then he mentioned it.His saying, "It was a mercy from Allah," means that the hiding of this tree was a mercy so that people would not be tempted into believing that this tree had the power to bring benefit or harm.