سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب العتقThe Book of Manumission of Slaves (Kitab Al-Itaq)
باب أَىِّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُChapter: Which Slave Is Better?
Hadith 3965
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمَرِيِّ ،عَنْ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ السُّلَمِيِّ ، قَالَ : " حَاصَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَصْرِ الطَّائِفِ ، قَالَ مُعَاذٌ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ بِقَصْرِ الطَّائِفِ بِحِصْنِ الطَّائِفِ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ ، فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " مَنْ بَلَغَ بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَلَهُ دَرَجَةٌ " ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ . وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِمًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهِ عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِ مُحَرَّرِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ ، وَأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ أَعْتَقَتِ امْرَأَةً مُسْلِمَةً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهَا عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِ مُحَرَّرِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
Narrated Abu Najih as-Sulami: Along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ we besieged the palace of at-Taif. The narrator, Mutadh, said: I heard my father (sometimes) say: "Palace of at-Taif, " and (sometimes) "Fort of at-Taif, " which are the same. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: he who causes an arrow to hit its mark in Allah's cause will have it counted as a degree for him (in Paradise). He then transmitted the rest of the tradition. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If a Muslim man emancipates a Muslim man, Allah, the Exalted, will make every bone of his protection for every bone of his emancipator from Hell; and if a Muslim woman emancipates a Muslim woman, Allah will make every bone of hers protection for every bone of her emancipator from Hell on the Day of Resurrection.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ To shoot a single arrow, fire a single bullet, or throw a single shell in jihad in the path of Allah is a cause of great virtue and high rank.
➋ Freeing a male or female slave is virtuous, but if the slave is a Muslim, it is far superior, and this is an excellent means of attaining the aforementioned guarantee.
➊ To shoot a single arrow, fire a single bullet, or throw a single shell in jihad in the path of Allah is a cause of great virtue and high rank.
➋ Freeing a male or female slave is virtuous, but if the slave is a Muslim, it is far superior, and this is an excellent means of attaining the aforementioned guarantee.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3965
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊
The primary purpose of shooting an arrow is to harm the enemy in battle, but if someone's thrown arrow does not injure or kill any enemy, he should not think that he will not receive its reward.
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If the intention is correct, even an incomplete action is not devoid of reward.
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The same ruling applies to missiles, bombs, and cannon shells: if they do not hit the target, the one who fired the weapon still receives reward, because his effort and intention are to destroy the target.
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The primary purpose of shooting an arrow is to harm the enemy in battle, but if someone's thrown arrow does not injure or kill any enemy, he should not think that he will not receive its reward.
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If the intention is correct, even an incomplete action is not devoid of reward.
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The same ruling applies to missiles, bombs, and cannon shells: if they do not hit the target, the one who fired the weapon still receives reward, because his effort and intention are to destroy the target.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2812
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
There is advancement in both the meaning and the reward between delivering an arrow and shooting an arrow. Shooting an arrow refers to merely throwing the arrow, whether it reaches the enemy or not, whether it hits someone or not. Delivering an arrow means that the arrow hits the correct target and fulfills the purpose for which it was shot. It is evident that there is a great difference between the two; therefore, there is also a great difference in reward and recompense.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3145
