سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الجهادThe Book of Jihad
بَابُ : مَسْأَلَةِ الشَّهَادَةِChapter: Asking For Martyrdom
Hadith 3166
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا بَحِيرٌ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي بِلَالٍ ، عَنْ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَخْتَصِمُ الشُّهَدَاءُ وَالْمُتَوَفَّوْنَ عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ إِلَى رَبِّنَا فِي الَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنَ الطَّاعُونِ ، فَيَقُولُ الشُّهَدَاءُ : إِخْوَانُنَا قُتِلُوا كَمَا قُتِلْنَا ، وَيَقُولُ الْمُتَوَفَّوْنَ عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ : إِخْوَانُنَا مَاتُوا عَلَى فُرُشِهِمْ ، كَمَا مُتْنَا ، فَيَقُولُ : رَبُّنَا انْظُرُوا إِلَى جِرَاحِهِمْ ، فَإِنْ أَشْبَهَ جِرَاحُهُمْ جِرَاحَ الْمَقْتُولِينَ ، فَإِنَّهُمْ مِنْهُمْ ، وَمَعَهُمْ ، فَإِذَا جِرَاحُهُمْ قَدْ أَشْبَهَتْ جِرَاحَهُمْ " .
´It was narrated from Al-'Irbad bin Sariyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "The martyrs and those who dies in their beds referred a dispute to our Lord concerning those who dies of the plague. The martyrs said: 'Our brothers were killed as we were killed.' And those who dies in their beds said: 'Our brothers dies on their beds as we died.' Our Lord said: 'Look at their wounds; if their wounds; if their wounds are like the wounds of those who were killed then they are of them and belong with them.' And their wounds were like their (the martyrs') wounds."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) Apparently, this dispute will take place before entering Paradise, in the presence of the Lord of the worlds. The basis of this dispute is not envy or the like; rather, the martyrs will desire that the rank of those who died from plague be elevated so that they may be with them. And those who died on their beds will wish that if the rank of martyrdom is being granted to them, then they too should receive it, because in terms of death, they are similar. In other words, this is emulation (rivalry in virtue), and such emulation is permissible.
(2) “Look at their wounds”—the plague (a‘adhana Allahu minha) is a kind of boil. When it bursts, the patient dies, and the outward appearance of this boil becomes like a wound; therefore, it has been called a wound. Martyrs also die from wounds, which is why they too are called martyrs.
(2) “Look at their wounds”—the plague (a‘adhana Allahu minha) is a kind of boil. When it bursts, the patient dies, and the outward appearance of this boil becomes like a wound; therefore, it has been called a wound. Martyrs also die from wounds, which is why they too are called martyrs.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3166
