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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5376 — he said: Beware of these (claims of)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ ، قَالَ : إِيَّاكُمْ وَهَذِهِ الشَّهَادَاتِ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ : قُتِلَ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدًا ، وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً ، وَيُقَاتِلُ وَهُوَ جَرِيءُ الصَّدْرِ ، وَلَا يَدْرِي عَلَامَ يُقَاتِلُ ؟ وَيُقَاتِلُ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا ، وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعَثَ قَوْمًا سَرِيَّةً ، فَلَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَحَمِدَ اللهَ ، وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّ إِخْوَانَكُمْ لَقُوا الْعَدُوَّ فَاقْتَطَعُوهُمْ ، فَلَمْ يَتَفَلَّتْ مِنْهُمْ رَجُلٌ ، وَإِنَّهُمْ لَقُوا رَبَّهُمْ فَقَالُوا : رَبَّنَا أَبْلِغْ قَوْمَنَا أَنَّا قَدْ رَضِينَا وَرُضِيَ عَنَّا ، وَإِنِّي رَسُولُهُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ : أَنْ قَدْ رَضُوا وَرُضِيَ عَنْهُمْ ، فَعَلَى مِثْلِ هَؤُلَاءِ فَاشْهَدُوا .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Beware of these (claims of) martyrdom, that a man says: 'So-and-so has been martyred', whereas one man fights merely out of tribal zeal, another fights to display his bravery and does not even know for what purpose he is fighting, and another fights to gain the world. I will tell you its real truth: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a group on a military expedition. Only a little while had passed when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, praised and extolled Allah Almighty, and then said: 'Your brothers met the enemy, and the enemy (surrounded and) wiped them out, and not a single one of them escaped. They met their Lord and said: "Our Lord, convey to our people that we are surely pleased (with our station) and (our Lord) is pleased with us." And I (the Prophet) have brought you their message on their behalf, that they are pleased and Allah is pleased with them.' So bear witness (to martyrdom) only regarding people like these." There is a break (inqita') in the chain of this narration, because Abu Ubaydah (may Allah have mercy on him) is not established to have heard from his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him).
