Sayyiduna Aktham bin Abi al-Jawn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We said: "O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so is showing great daring in the fighting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is of the people of Hell." We said: "O Messenger of Allah, if so-and-so, with his worship, his striving and his gentleness, is in Hell, then what will become of us?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He has concealed hypocrisy, and he is in Hell." The narrator says: During the battle we kept watch over him. Whenever any horseman or foot soldier passed by him, he would attack him, and he himself was wounded many times. We came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so has attained martyrdom." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is in Hell." The narrator says: When the pain of his wounds became severe, that man took his sword, placed it on his chest and then leaned his weight on it until the sword came out through his back. I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I bear witness that you are truly the Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man outwardly does the deeds of the people of Paradise while he is of the people of Hell, and a man outwardly does the deeds of the people of Hell while he is of the people of Paradise. Wretchedness or fortune overtakes him as his soul departs, and his end is sealed according to it (that particular state)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب القدر / 11926
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن۔
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (872) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 872، وأخرجه الأحاديث المختارة برقم: 1506»