سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الجهادThe Book of Jihad
بَابُ : مَسْأَلَةِ الشَّهَادَةِChapter: Asking For Martyrdom
Hadith 3165
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ حُجَيْرَةَ يُخْبِرُ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " خَمْسٌ مَنْ قُبِضَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ : الْمَقْتُولُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ ، وَالْغَرِقُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ ، وَالْمَبْطُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ ، وَالْمَطْعُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ ، وَالنُّفَسَاءُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ شَهِيدٌ " .
´It was narrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "There are five things, whoever dies of any of them is a martyr. The one who is killed in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of an abdominal complaint in the cause of Allah is a martyr; the one who dies of the plague in the cause of Allah is a martyr; and the woman who dies in childbirth in the cause of Allah is a martyr."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
In this narration, the condition of "fi sabilillah" (in the way of Allah) has been specified for every martyr, whereas in other narrations this condition is not mentioned. Therefore, it is better to understand "fi sabilillah" in a general sense, meaning any Muslim, because every Muslim is a traveler on the path of Allah. However, the true martyr (shahid) is only the one who is killed while engaging in jihad. As for those who are called martyrs besides this, they are martyrs by ruling (hukman shahid), meaning that due to the extremely painful and sudden nature of their death, Allah ta'ala will forgive them and grant them the rank and reward of martyrs.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3165
