It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Khaybar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said about a man who was with him: "This man is one of the people of Hell." Then, when the fighting began, he fought most fiercely until the wounds exhausted him. The people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, the man about whom you said that he is one of the people of Hell has fought very fiercely." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware! Despite that, he is one of the people of Hell." Then, when the pain of the wounds became unbearable for him, he reached into his quiver, took out an arrow and killed himself with it. The people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, Allah has proven your word true; the man about whom you told us that he is one of the people of Hell took an arrow out of his quiver and took his own life with it." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) to announce among the people: "Beware! None but a believer will enter Paradise, and indeed Allah Almighty supports this religion even through a wicked man."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Ghalib did not narrate any hadith with a connected chain from Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), other than this one, and Abu Bakr is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الجيم / 3393
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:الصواب مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«قال الدارقطني: ويشبه أن يكون صوابه عن الزهري عن ابن المسيب مرسلا «العلل الواردة في الأحاديث النبوية، ج 9، ص 175»» «أخرجه البخاري فى «صحيحه» برقم: 3062، 4203، 6606، ومسلم فى «صحيحه» برقم: 111، وابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 4519، والنسائي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 8832، 8833، والدارمي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2559، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 16935، 17946، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 8205، 8206، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 9573، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 336»