صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب ثُبُوتِ الْجَنَّةِ لِلشَّهِيدِ:Chapter: Affirmation of Paradise for the Martyr
Hadith 1902
This hadith is listed as number 4916 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي التَّمِيمِيُّ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى ، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ : حَدَّثَنَا ، وقَالَ يَحْيَى : أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبِي وَهُوَ بِحَضْرَةِ الْعَدُوِّ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ " ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ رَثُّ الْهَيْئَةِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا مُوسَى آنْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ ، ثُمَّ كَسَرَ جَفْنَ سَيْفِهِ فَأَلْقَاهُ ثُمَّ مَشَى بِسَيْفِهِ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ .
The tradition has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin Qais (RA) . He heard it from his father who, while facing the enemy, reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say this? He said: Yes. (The narrator said): He returned to his friends and said: I greet you (a farewell greeting). Then he broke the sheath of his sword, threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towards the enemy and fought (them) with it until he was slain.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: If a brave and courageous person enters alone among the enemy in order to inflict harm upon them and is martyred, then there is no objection to this. However, if he alone cannot cause them any harm, rather there is a risk of being captured which could result in harm to the Muslims, then in that case, doing so is not permissible.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4916
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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The meaning of the hadith is that jihad and participating in it are means of treading the path to Paradise and entering it.
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The meaning of the hadith is that jihad and participating in it are means of treading the path to Paradise and entering it.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1659
