72 صحيح حديثُ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْتَقى هُوَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ فَاقْتَتَلُوا فَلَمَّا مَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلى عَسْكَرِهِ، وَمالَ الآخَرُونَ إِلى عَسْكَرِهِمْ، وَفي أَصْحابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ لا يَدَعُ لَهُمْ شاذَّةً وَلا فَاذَّةً إِلاَّ اتَّبَعَهَا يَضْرِبُها بِسَيْفِهِ، فَقالُوا ما أَجْزَأَ مِنّا الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ كَما أَجْزَأَ فُلانٌ؛ فَقالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَما إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَقالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: أَنا صَاحِبُهُ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ مَعَهُ كُلَّما وَقَفَ وَقَفَ مَعَهُ، وَإِذا أَسْرَعَ أسرع مَعَهُ؛ قَالَ فَجُرِحَ الرَّجُلُ جُرْحًا شَديدًا، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ فَوَضَعَ نَصْلَ سَيْفِهِ بِالأَرْضِ، وَذُبابَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْييْهِ ثُمَّ تَحامَلَ عَلى نَفْسِهِ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ إِلى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ: وَما ذَاكَ قَالَ: الرَّجُلُ الَّذي ذَكَرْتَ آنِفًا أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَنا لَكُمْ بِهِ، فَخَرَجْتُ في طَلَبِهِ، ثُمَّ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا شَدِيدًا فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ، فَوَضَع نَصْلَ سَيْفِهِ في الأَرْضِ، وَذُبابَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ، ثُمَّ تَحامَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَقالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فيما يَبْدُو لِلنَّاسِ وَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فِيما يَبْدُو لِلنَّاسِ وَهْوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) encountered the polytheists (with his companions in the battle of Uhud or Khaybar) and fighting broke out. Then, when you (after finishing the fighting that day) returned to your camp and the polytheists to theirs, there was a man with your army whose state in fighting was such that whenever he saw any man from the polytheists anywhere, he would chase him and kill him with his sword. Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) said about him that today, as zealously as so-and-so fought, none among us could fight like that. Upon this, you said, “But that man is from the people of Hellfire.” One of the Muslims (in his heart) said, “Alright, I will follow him (to see why the Prophet, peace be upon him, called him from the people of Hellfire).” He narrated that he stayed with him (present in the fighting the next day). Whenever he stood, this man would also stand, and when he walked fast, he would also walk fast with him. He narrated that eventually, that man was wounded, and the wound was very deep, so he wished for death to come quickly. He placed the edge of his sword on the ground, turned its blade towards his chest, and fell upon the sword, killing himself. Now that companion came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “I bear witness that you are truly the Messenger of Allah.” You asked, “What happened?” He narrated, “That same man about whom you said he is from the people of Hellfire—your statement was very hard on the companions (may Allah be pleased with them). I said to them, ‘On behalf of all of you, I will investigate about him.’ So I followed him. After that, the man was severely wounded and wished for death to come quickly, so he placed the edge of his sword on the ground, turned its blade towards his chest, and fell upon it, killing himself.” At that time, you said, “A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise as it appears to people, but he is from the people of Hellfire; and a man may do the deeds of the people of Hellfire as it appears to people, but he is from the people of Paradise.”
Brief Explanation
Narrator of the hadith: The kunyah of Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d bin Malik radi Allahu anhu was Abu al-Abbas al-Sa’idi. His name was Huzn, but the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam changed it to Sahl. He was a very renowned Companion. At the time of the Messenger of Allah’s sallallahu alayhi wa sallam passing, his age was 15 years. He was the last Companion to pass away in Madinah Munawwarah. He passed away in 91 Hijri. He is the narrator of numerous ahadith.