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Sunan Abi Dawud 2538 (Book 15, Hadith 62) #22829
Martyrdom in Battle

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who died in battle and the companions of the Prophet (PBUH) doubted his martyrdom. The Prophet (PBUH) clarified that he was indeed a martyr striving in the path of Allah and will receive double reward for it.

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 Apostle of Allaah talked about him and doubted it (his martyrdom) saying "A man who died with his own weapon". The Apostle of Allaah 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 Apostle of Allaah said "They told a lie, he died as a warrior striving in the path of Allaah. There is a double reward for him"."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ ‏:‏ كَذَا قَالَ هُوَ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ وَهْبٍ - وَعَنْبَسَةُ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ خَالِدٍ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ ‏:‏ وَالصَّوَابُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الأَكْوَعِ قَالَ ‏:‏ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالاً شَدِيدًا، فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِي ذَلِكَ - وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ - ‏:‏ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلاَحِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ‏:‏ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنًا لِسَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ

TOPICS
martyrdom  *  battle  *  reward  *  striving  *  shaheed  *  qital  *  jaza  *  ijtihad

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive hard for your faith even if you face difficulties or obstacles along your way; Never doubt anyone's faith or intentions; Have patience; Be selfless; Be faithful to God’s commands .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man named Salamah bin Al Akwa who fought bravely on the day of Khaibar battle but unfortunately his sword fell back on him and killed him. His companions were doubtful if he was a martyr or not as they thought that someone cannot be martyred by their own weapon. However, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) clarified that he was indeed a martyr striving in the path of Allah and will receive double reward for it. This hadith teaches us to strive hard for our faith even if we face difficulties or obstacles along our way as Allah rewards those who strive hard for Him with great rewards both here and hereafter. It also teaches us to never doubt anyone's faith or intentions as only Allah knows what lies within one's heart.

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