´Salamah bin Al-Akwa' said:` "On the day of Khaibar, my brother fought fiercely alongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then his sword recoiled upon him and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), complaining about that, said: 'A man has died by his own weapon.'" Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) returned from Khaibar and I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do you permit me to recite some lines of Rajaz verse to you?' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave him permission but 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Think what you are saying." "I said: 'By Allah, if Allah had not guided us we would not have been guided We would not have given in charity nor prayed' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'You have spoken the truth.' (I continued:) 'Send down tranquility upon us, And make us steadfast when we meet the enemy. For the idolators have transgressed against us.' When I completed my Rajaz verse, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Who said that?' I said: 'My brother.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'May Allah have mercy on him.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, some people are afraid to offer the (funeral) prayer for him, and they are saying that he is a man who died by his own weapon.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'He died striving as a Mujahid.'" Ibn Shihab said: "Then I asked a son of Salamah bin Al-Akwa', and he narrated a similar report to me from his father, except that he said: 'When I said: Some people are afraid to offer the (funeral) prayer for him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: They lied. He died striving as Mujahid, and he will have a twofold reward, and he gestured with two of his fingers.'"
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الجهاد / 3152
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح مسلم
1؎ : That is, whether my death is a true (permissible) death or a forbidden (unlawful) death, I do not know. 2؎ : That is, be careful lest something inappropriate is uttered. 3؎ : This is a different matter, that while attacking the enemy, the sword accidentally struck himself, but this is not suicide.
Explanation & Benefits
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.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3152
Salamah bin Al Akwa said “On the day of the battle of the Khaibar, my brother fought desperately. But his sword fell back on him and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ talked about him and doubted it (his martyrdom) saying “A man who died with his own weapon”. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “he died as a warrior striving in the path of Allaah. Ibn Shihab said “I asked the son of Salamah bin Al Akwa. ” He narrated to me on the authority of his father similar to that except that he said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “They told a lie, he died as a warrior striving in the path of Allaah. There is a double reward for him. ””
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.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2538