صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الجهاد والسير
The Book of Jihad and Expeditions
باب غَزْوَةِ خَيْبَرَ:
Chapter: The Battle of Khaibar
Hadith 1802
This hadith is listed as number 4669 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَنَسَبَهُ غَيْرُ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ : أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ ، قَالَ : " لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ ، وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ فِي سِلَاحِهِ وَشَكُّوا فِي بَعْضِ أَمْرِهِ ، قَالَ سَلَمَةُ : فَقَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَيْبَرَ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ائْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَرْجُزَ لَكَ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ : أَعْلَمُ مَا تَقُولُ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا ، وَلَا تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلَا صَلَّيْنَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : صَدَقْتَ ، وَأَنْزِلَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الْأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لَاقَيْنَا وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ قَدْ بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ رَجَزِي ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا ؟ ، قُلْتُ : قَالَهُ أَخِي ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَهَابُونَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُونَ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا " ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنًا لِسَلَمَةَ بنِ الأَكْوَعِ ، فَحَدَثَنيِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ ، قَالَ : حِينَ قُلُتُ إِنَّ نَاسًا يَهَابُونَ الصَّلاةَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمِ : " كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَتَيْنِ " وَأَشَارَ بِإصبَعَيهِ .
It has been reported on the authority of Salama bin Akwa' who said: On the day of the Battle of Khaibar my brother fought a fierce fight by the side of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) . His sword rebounded and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) talked about his death and doubted (whether it was martyrdom). (They said): (He is) a man killed by his own weapon, and expressed doubt about his affair. Salama said: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned from Khaibar, I said: Messenger of Allah, permit me that I may recite to you some rajaz verses. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) permitted him. 'Umar bin Khattab said: I know what you will recite. I recited: By God, if God had guided us not, We would have neither been guided aright nor practised charity, Nor offered prayers. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What you have said is true, 'I (continued): And descend on us peace and tranquillity And keep us steadfast if we encounter (with our enemies) And the polytheists have rebelled against us. When I finished my rajaz, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who composed these verses? I said: They were composed by my brother. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: May God show mercy to him! I said: By God, some people are reluctant to invoke God's mercy on him (because) they say he is a man who died by his own sword. (Hearing this) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: He died as God's devotee and warrior. Ibn Shihab has said: I asked one of the sons of Salama bin Akwa' about (the death of 'Amir). He related to me a similar tradition except that he said: When I said some people were reluctant invoke God's blessings on him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: They lied. ('Amir) died as God's devotee and warrior (in the cause of Allah). For him there is a double reward, and he pointed out this by putting his two fingers together.
