Hadith 150

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي يَزِيدَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " الشُّهَدَاءُ أَرْبَعَةٌ : رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ جَيِّدُ الْإِيمَانِ لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ ، فَصَدَقَ اللَّهَ ، فَقُتِلَ ، فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَنْظُرُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ هَكَذَا ، وَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ حَتَّى سَقَطَتْ قَلَنْسُوَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَوْ قَلَنْسُوَةُ عُمَرَ ، وَالثَّانِي : رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ ، فَكَأَنَّمَا يُضْرَبُ ظَهْرُهُ بِشَوْكِ الطَّلْحِ ، جَاءَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرْبٌ ، فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَذَاكَ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ ، وَالثَّالِثُ : رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَلَطَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَآخَرَ سَيِّئًا ، لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ ، فَصَدَقَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى قُتِلَ ، قَالَ : فَذَاكَ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ ، وَالرَّابِعُ : رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ أَسْرَفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ إِسْرَافًا كَثِيرًا ، لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ ، فَصَدَقَ اللَّهَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ ، فَذَاكَ فِي الدَّرَجَةِ الرَّابِعَةِ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: There are four types of martyrs. The Muslim man whose faith is strong, he faces the enemy and proves the word of Allah true until he is martyred—this is the man whom people will raise their necks to look at on the Day of Resurrection, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) himself raised his head to demonstrate this until his blessed cap fell off. The Muslim man who faces the enemy and feels as if thorns have been pricked into his body, suddenly an arrow comes from somewhere and he is martyred—he will be in the second rank. The Muslim man who has done both good and bad deeds, when he faces the enemy, he proves the word of Allah true until he is martyred—he will be in the third rank. The Muslim man who has greatly wronged himself, he faces the enemy, proves the word of Allah true, and is martyred—he will be in the fourth rank.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 150
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