Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
In the second narration of Sulayman al-Taymi, it is stated as follows:
He (i.e., Abu Jahl) began to say, "If only the farmers had not killed me."
By this, he meant the Ansar.
He considered them to be lowly. According to one narration, when Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) brought his head, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) expressed gratitude to Allah and said, "The Pharaoh of this Ummah has been killed."
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) had endured severe hardship at the hands of this accursed one in Makkah.
According to one narration, when Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) placed his foot on his neck, the accursed one said,
"O lowly shepherd of sheep! You have ascended to a very high position."
Then he (Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu) severed his head.

Hadith Commentary:
1.
According to one narration, Abu Jahl said:
“If only I had not been killed by farmers.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Maghazi, Hadith: 4020)
This accursed one said this while considering the Ansar to be lowly.
Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud radi Allahu anhu had suffered severe hardship at the hands of this wretch.
Therefore, Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud radi Allahu anhu grabbed his beard, then cut off his head and presented it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, whereupon he said:
“By Allah, this is the head of the enemy of Allah.”
At this, he expressed gratitude to Allah.
According to another narration, when Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud radi Allahu anhu placed his foot on his neck, the accursed one said:
“O lowly one, shepherd of sheep, you have climbed to a very high position.”
Then he cut off his head and presented it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
(Fath al-Bari: 7/368)
2.
It should be clear that ‘Afra’ radi Allahu anha is a female Companion (Sahabiyyah).
The names of her two sons are Mu‘adh and Mu‘awwidh.
Their honorable father is Harith ibn Rifa‘ah radi Allahu anhu.
Their third brother’s name is ‘Awf, and he was also present at Badr.

Hadith Commentary:

This rejected one (Abu Jahl) was aggrieved that he was killed at the hands of the farmers of Madinah. He wished that he had been killed at the hands of a nobleman instead. This notion of social superiority and inferiority remained ingrained in Abu Jahl’s mind until his last moments. Muslims today who are ensnared by such notions of social hierarchy should reflect that they are trapped in the same evil disposition as Abu Jahl.

Islam came precisely to eradicate such erroneous concepts, but it is a great regret that even Muslims themselves have become entangled in these false notions.

Maulana Waheed uz-Zaman rahimahullah has translated the word "akaar" as "baseborn" (kameenay). Thus, Abu Jahl referred to the farmers with the word "baseborn."

Hadith Commentary:
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This rejected one (Abu Jahl) was aggrieved that he was killed at the hands of the farmers of Madinah. He wished, "If only I had been killed by a chief, rather than by these people." The notion of social superiority and inferiority remained ingrained in his mind until the very end.

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Although Anas (radi Allahu anhu) did not participate in the Battle of Badr, he narrated this incident after hearing it from a companion who was present at Badr.

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In any case, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radi Allahu anhu) was a companion who participated in Badr, and it was to him that Abu Jahl said, "Shepherd of sheep! You have climbed a steep summit." Since the Ansar were engaged in agriculture, Abu Jahl, out of contempt, said: "If only I had not been killed by farmers; if only some great man had killed me." This is the spell of pride and arrogance, which asserts itself most forcefully.

Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Hatta baraka:
Until he fell down,
In some versions it is:
Hatta barda, meaning until he became cold,
That is, he had received such a deep wound that it was no longer possible for him to remain alive,
He was in his final breaths.

(2)
Hil fawqa rajul qataltumuhu:
Imam Nawawi has interpreted it as,
Your killing me is not a cause of disgrace or shame for me,
That is, to die fighting is not a cause of shame or disgrace.

(3)
Fa law ghayra akkar qatalani:
If only someone other than a farmer had killed me.
Mu'adh and Mu'awwidh were both Ansari, and the Ansar were agricultural people,
Whom the Arabs considered lowly and of little status,
Therefore, he expressed this wish that if only someone of my own rank from the Quraysh had killed me.
The decisive blow was dealt by Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn Jamuh,
But in striking him, both brothers Mu'adh and Mu'awwidh were correct, and the one who brought the severed head was Abdullah ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu, and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam gave the spoils to Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn Jamuh.