سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ بِسِلاَحِهِChapter: Regarding A Man Who Dies By His Own Weapon.
Hadith 2538
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قَالَ أَحْمَدُ كَذَا قَالَ : هُوَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ وَهْبٍ ، وَعَنْبَسَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ خالد جميعا ، عَنْ يُونُسَ ، قَالَ أَحْمَدُ : وَالصَّوَابُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فِي ذَلِكَ وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنًا لِسَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ " .
Salamah bin Al Akwa said “On the day of the battle of the Khaibar, my brother fought desperately. But his sword fell back on him and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ talked about him and doubted it (his martyrdom) saying “A man who died with his own weapon”. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “he died as a warrior striving in the path of Allaah. Ibn Shihab said “I asked the son of Salamah bin Al Akwa. ” He narrated to me on the authority of his father similar to that except that he said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “They told a lie, he died as a warrior striving in the path of Allaah. There is a double reward for him. ””
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Glad tidings of double reward are possible for this mujahid.
It may be due to jihad and martyrdom.
And Allah knows best.
Glad tidings of double reward are possible for this mujahid.
It may be due to jihad and martyrdom.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2538
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
English Translation:
The person whose intention is to fight against the disbelievers in jihad, and he is killed during jihad—whether at the hands of the enemy or by mistake at the hands of his own companions—he will still be considered a martyr (shaheed), because Allah Almighty looks at the intention, not at outward actions. Although the brother of Salamah (radi Allahu anhu) was killed by his own weapon, his intention was not suicide; therefore, he will have a double reward: one for jihad and one for martyrdom. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardaahu.
The person whose intention is to fight against the disbelievers in jihad, and he is killed during jihad—whether at the hands of the enemy or by mistake at the hands of his own companions—he will still be considered a martyr (shaheed), because Allah Almighty looks at the intention, not at outward actions. Although the brother of Salamah (radi Allahu anhu) was killed by his own weapon, his intention was not suicide; therefore, he will have a double reward: one for jihad and one for martyrdom. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardaahu.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3152
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: (1)
‘Amir bin Akwa‘,
in one respect, is the paternal uncle of Salamah radi Allahu anhu,
and in another respect, he is his half-brother,
because according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period),
Akwa‘ took into his home ‘Amir’s mother, who was the wife of his father,
but not his (Salamah’s) own mother.
Takmila, vol. (3) p. (225).
(2)
This hadith proves that
if an arrow misses its target and strikes oneself, causing death,
it will not be counted as suicide.
These poetic verses were originally heard by you (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from ‘Amir,
but now Salamah radi Allahu anhu recited them,
so you asked,
“Whose rajaz (poetic) verses are these?”
‘Amir bin Akwa‘,
in one respect, is the paternal uncle of Salamah radi Allahu anhu,
and in another respect, he is his half-brother,
because according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period),
Akwa‘ took into his home ‘Amir’s mother, who was the wife of his father,
but not his (Salamah’s) own mother.
Takmila, vol. (3) p. (225).
(2)
This hadith proves that
if an arrow misses its target and strikes oneself, causing death,
it will not be counted as suicide.
These poetic verses were originally heard by you (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from ‘Amir,
but now Salamah radi Allahu anhu recited them,
so you asked,
“Whose rajaz (poetic) verses are these?”
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4669
