صحيح البخاري
Sahih Bukhari
كتاب الجهاد والسير
The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
بَابُ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ قَبْلَ الْقِتَالِ:
(13) Chapter. Practising good deeds before taking part in a (holy) battle.
Hadith 2808
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أُقَاتِلُ وَأُسْلِمُ ، قَالَ : " أَسْلِمْ ، ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا ، وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا " .
Narrated Al-Bara: A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, A Little work, but a great reward. "(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).
