صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجهاد والسيرThe Book of Jihad and Expeditions
باب غَزْوَةِ خَيْبَرَ:Chapter: The Battle of Khaibar
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.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: (1)
‘Amir bin Akwa‘,
in one respect, is the paternal uncle of Salamah radi Allahu anhu,
and in another respect, he is his half-brother,
because according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period),
Akwa‘ took into his home ‘Amir’s mother, who was the wife of his father,
but not his (Salamah’s) own mother.
Takmila, vol. (3) p. (225).
(2)
This hadith proves that
if an arrow misses its target and strikes oneself, causing death,
it will not be counted as suicide.
These poetic verses were originally heard by you (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from ‘Amir,
but now Salamah radi Allahu anhu recited them,
so you asked,
“Whose rajaz (poetic) verses are these?”
‘Amir bin Akwa‘,
in one respect, is the paternal uncle of Salamah radi Allahu anhu,
and in another respect, he is his half-brother,
because according to the custom of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period),
Akwa‘ took into his home ‘Amir’s mother, who was the wife of his father,
but not his (Salamah’s) own mother.
Takmila, vol. (3) p. (225).
(2)
This hadith proves that
if an arrow misses its target and strikes oneself, causing death,
it will not be counted as suicide.
These poetic verses were originally heard by you (the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) from ‘Amir,
but now Salamah radi Allahu anhu recited them,
so you asked,
“Whose rajaz (poetic) verses are these?”
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4669
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
English Translation:
The person whose intention is to fight against the disbelievers in jihad, and he is killed during jihad—whether at the hands of the enemy or by mistake at the hands of his own companions—he will still be considered a martyr (shaheed), because Allah Almighty looks at the intention, not at outward actions. Although the brother of Salamah (radi Allahu anhu) was killed by his own weapon, his intention was not suicide; therefore, he will have a double reward: one for jihad and one for martyrdom. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardaahu.
The person whose intention is to fight against the disbelievers in jihad, and he is killed during jihad—whether at the hands of the enemy or by mistake at the hands of his own companions—he will still be considered a martyr (shaheed), because Allah Almighty looks at the intention, not at outward actions. Although the brother of Salamah (radi Allahu anhu) was killed by his own weapon, his intention was not suicide; therefore, he will have a double reward: one for jihad and one for martyrdom. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardaahu.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3152
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Glad tidings of double reward are possible for this mujahid.
It may be due to jihad and martyrdom.
And Allah knows best.
Glad tidings of double reward are possible for this mujahid.
It may be due to jihad and martyrdom.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2538
