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Sahih al-Bukhari 3141 (Book 57, Hadith 49) #3003
The Courage of Two Young Boys

SUMMARY: Two young boys, Mu'adh bin 'Afra and Mu'adh bin 'Amr bin Al-Jamuh, killed Abu Jahl for abusing the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf: While I was standing in the row on the day (of the battle) of Badr, I looked to my right and my left and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than they. One of them called my attention saying, "O Uncle! Do you know Abu Jahl?" I said, "Yes, What do you want from him, O my nephew?" He said, "I have been informed that he abuses Allah's Messenger . By Him in Whose Hands my life is, if I should see him, then my body will not leave his body till either of us meet his fate". I was astonished at that talk. Then the other boy called my attention saying the same as the other had said. After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking amongst the people. I said (to the boys), "Look! This is the man you asked me about". So, both of them attacked him with their swords and struck him to death and returned to Allah'S Apostle to inform him of that. Allah's Messenger asked, "Which of you has killed him?" Each of them said, "I Have killed him". Allah's Messenger asked, "Have you cleaned your swords?" They said, "No". He then looked at their swords and said, "No doubt, you both have killed him and the spoils of the deceased will be given to Mu'adh bin 'Amr bin Al-Jamuh". The two boys were Mu'adh bin 'Afra and Mu'adh bin 'Amr bin Al-Jamuh.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ الْمَاجِشُونِ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا وَاقِفٌ، فِي الصَّفِّ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَنَظَرْتُ عَنْ يَمِينِي، وَشِمَالِي، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِغُلاَمَيْنِ، مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ حَدِيثَةٍ أَسْنَانُهُمَا، تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ بَيْنَ أَضْلَعَ مِنْهُمَا، فَغَمَزَنِي أَحَدُهُمَا فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ، هَلْ تَعْرِفُ أَبَا جَهْلٍ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ، مَا حَاجَتُكَ إِلَيْهِ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّهُ يَسُبُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَئِنْ رَأَيْتُهُ لاَ يُفَارِقُ سَوَادِي سَوَادَهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ الأَعْجَلُ مِنَّا‏.‏ فَتَعَجَّبْتُ لِذَلِكَ، فَغَمَزَنِي الآخَرُ فَقَالَ لِي مِثْلَهَا، فَلَمْ أَنْشَبْ أَنْ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَهْلٍ يَجُولُ فِي النَّاسِ، قُلْتُ أَلاَ إِنَّ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمَا الَّذِي سَأَلْتُمَانِي‏.‏ فَابْتَدَرَاهُ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَضَرَبَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلاَهُ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهُ فَأَخْبَرَاهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَيُّكُمَا قَتَلَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا أَنَا قَتَلْتُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ مَسَحْتُمَا سَيْفَيْكُمَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالاَ لاَ‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ فِي السَّيْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كِلاَكُمَا قَتَلَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ سَلَبُهُ لِمُعَاذِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْجَمُوحِ‏.‏ وَكَانَا مُعَاذَ ابْنَ عَفْرَاءَ وَمُعَاذَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْجَمُوحِ‏.‏ قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ سَمِعَ يُوسُفُ صَالِحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبَاهُ (عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ)

TOPICS
courage  *  youth  *  justice  *  faithfulness  *  shujaa  *  shabab  *  adl  *  wafa  *  badr

QUICK LESSONS:
Stand up for justice no matter how small or insignificant you may feel compared to those who are wronging you or your beliefs
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two young boys, Mu'adh bin 'Afra and Mu'adh bin 'Amr bin Al Jamuh. They were standing in a row on the day of the battle of Badr when they heard that Abu Jahl was abusing the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Despite their youth, they were filled with courage and justice and decided to take action against this injustice. They attacked Abu Jahl with their swords until he was dead. When they returned to inform the Prophet ﷺ what had happened, he asked them if they had cleaned their swords yet. This shows that even in times of war it is important to be mindful and respectful towards others. The Prophet ﷺ then gave them both credit for killing him by giving them his spoils as a reward for their faithfulness and courage in defending his honour. This hadith teaches us that we should always stand up for justice no matter how small or insignificant we may feel compared to those who are wronging us or our beliefs. It also teaches us that even though we may be young, our actions can still have an impact on society if done with courage and faithfulness towards Allah SWT's teachings.

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