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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب فى فضائل بعض الصحابة الكرامChapters on the Virtues of Some Noble Companions
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي عَامِرِ بْنِ الْأَکْوَعِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُChapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding 'Amir ibn al-Akwa', may Allah be pleased with him
Hadith 11756
اُردوEn
عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ شَكُّوا فِي بَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَقَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَرْجُزَ بِكَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”صَدَقْتَ“ فَأَنْزِلَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ قَدْ بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ رَجَزِي قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا“ قُلْتُ أَخِي قَالَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ“ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَهَابُونَ أَنْ يُصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَيَقُولُونَ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا“ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنِي عَنْهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ قَالَ مَعَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”يَهَابُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ“ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: On the day of Khaybar, my brother fought fiercely in the company of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but it so happened that his own sword turned back on him and he was killed. The noble Companions discussed this matter in various ways and expressed different doubts regarding his martyrdom. Some said that he died by his own weapon, and others expressed doubts and suspicions about his end. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from Khaybar, I said: O Messenger of Allah! If you permit, may I recite some rajaz (poetry) in your presence? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him permission, but Sayyiduna ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Speak carefully. Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I recited:
By Allah, if it were not for Allah, we would not have been guided,
Nor would we have given charity, nor would we have prayed.
By Allah’s oath, if it were not for Allah’s mercy and guidance, we would not have found guidance, nor would we have given charity, nor would we have prayed.
Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have spoken the truth.
So send down tranquility upon us,
And make our feet firm if we meet (the enemy),
And the polytheists have transgressed against us.
O Allah! Send down tranquility and reassurance upon us, and if we encounter the enemy, make us steadfast. And the polytheists have wronged us.
When I finished my rajaz, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Whose words are these? I replied: These are my brother’s words. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, some people hesitate to pray for mercy for him, thinking that he died by his own weapon. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He died while striving in jihad. It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that when the son of Salamah bin Akwa’ was asked about this hadith, he also narrated it from his father in the same way as ‘Abdur Rahman had narrated. However, the son of Salamah bin Akwa’ said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said, when it was mentioned that they hesitate to pray for mercy for him, that they are lying; he died while striving in jihad. And he indicated with his two fingers and said: He will receive a double reward.
By Allah, if it were not for Allah, we would not have been guided,
Nor would we have given charity, nor would we have prayed.
By Allah’s oath, if it were not for Allah’s mercy and guidance, we would not have found guidance, nor would we have given charity, nor would we have prayed.
Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have spoken the truth.
So send down tranquility upon us,
And make our feet firm if we meet (the enemy),
And the polytheists have transgressed against us.
O Allah! Send down tranquility and reassurance upon us, and if we encounter the enemy, make us steadfast. And the polytheists have wronged us.
When I finished my rajaz, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Whose words are these? I replied: These are my brother’s words. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May Allah have mercy on him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! By Allah, some people hesitate to pray for mercy for him, thinking that he died by his own weapon. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He died while striving in jihad. It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that when the son of Salamah bin Akwa’ was asked about this hadith, he also narrated it from his father in the same way as ‘Abdur Rahman had narrated. However, the son of Salamah bin Akwa’ said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also said, when it was mentioned that they hesitate to pray for mercy for him, that they are lying; he died while striving in jihad. And he indicated with his two fingers and said: He will receive a double reward.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … During a journey, if someone from the caravan would recite a poem in a loud voice—whether it was a proper, rhythmic poem or an irregular, unmetered, and unarranged speech—the camels would lift their feet in response to the rise and fall of his voice and would walk with full vigor. Such recitation is called "hadi" (حدی), and the one who recites it is called "hadi" (حادی) in Arabic. In Urdu, the "hadi" is referred to as "hadi khwan" (حدی خواں).
