Hadith 3143

أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ حَجَّاجًّا ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ يُخَامِرَ ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فَوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ ، وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ، وَمَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْقَتْلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ نَفْسِهِ صَادِقًا ، ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ، فَلَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ ، وَمَنْ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، أَوْ نُكِبَ نَكْبَةً ، فَإِنَّهَا تَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَغْزَرِ مَا كَانَتْ لَوْنُهَا كَالزَّعْفَرَانِ ، وَرِيحُهَا كَالْمِسْكِ ، وَمَنْ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، فَعَلَيْهِ طَابَعُ الشُّهَدَاءِ " .
´Mu'adh bin Jabal said that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:` "Whoever fights in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, for the length of time between two milkings of a she-camel, Paradise is guaranteed for him. Whoever asks Allah to be killed (in Jihad) sincerely, from his heart, then he dies or is killed, he will have the reward of a martyr. Whoever is wounded or injured in the cause of Allah, it will come on the Day of Resurrection bleeding the most it ever bled, but its color will be like saffron, and its fragrance will be like musk. Whoever is wounded in the cause of Allah, upon him is the seal of the martyrs."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الجهاد / 3143
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/الجہاد 42 (2541)، سنن الترمذی/فضائل الجہاد 19 (1654) مختصرا، 21 (1656)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الجہاد 15 (2792)، (تحفة الأشراف: 11359)، مسند احمد (5/230، 235، 244)، سنن الدارمی/الجہاد 5 (2439) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The teats of a she-camel are small and firm. After milking for a while, a person becomes tired. At that point, the milk also temporarily runs out. After resting for a short while, when the udder fills with milk again, milking is resumed. In this way, the task is completed in several intervals. This interval in between is called “fawaq naaqah.” This interval lasts only a few minutes, not more. Allah Ta’ala does not look at the time or the quantity. Allah Ta’ala looks at the intention and the state of the heart. The basis for reward is also this very thing.

(2) “On the Day of Resurrection,” a person will be raised in the same state in which he died. For those who die a good death, this will be a source of virtue, for example: the martyr (shaheed), one in the state of ihram, one engaged in prayer, etc.

(3) “The seal of the martyrs”—whether he died from that wound or for some other reason, but the mark of that wound remains on him. Since the wound becomes the cause of death, therefore, one who is wounded in jihad, even if not a martyr (shaheed), will certainly be a companion of the martyrs. It is possible that the very mark of the wound is what is referred to as “the seal of the martyrs,” or perhaps some special marks will be placed. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3143
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

After milking a she-camel once, a pause of a few minutes is given.
Then it is milked again.
This interval in between is referred to as (fawaq).


Due to sincerity of intention, a person can attain very high ranks,
even if he does not actually reach that position through action.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2541
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

➊ The milk of a she-camel, after being milked once, is given a short interval, and then the remaining milk is milked. This brief intermediate interval is called "fawaq."

➋ The meaning of the hadith is that Paradise is attained by striving in jihad for the pleasure of Allah, even if one participates in jihad for only a very short time.

➌ Islam is a condition for entering Paradise.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2792