Hadith 1657

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ يُخَامِرَ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ ، وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ، وَمَنْ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ نُكِبَ نَكْبَةً ، فَإِنَّهَا تَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَغْزَرِ مَا كَانَتْ ، لَوْنُهَا الزَّعْفَرَانُ ، وَرِيحُهَا كَالْمِسْكِ " ، هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
It is narrated from Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among the Muslims strives in the way of Allah for the duration between two milkings of a she-camel, Paradise becomes obligatory for him. And whoever is wounded or injured in the way of Allah, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound much greater than it was in the world; its color will be saffron and its fragrance will be that of musk."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب فضائل الجهاد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1657
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (2792)
Hadith Takhrij «انظر حدیث رقم 1654 (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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