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Sahih al-Bukhari 3963 (Book 64, Hadith 15) #3790
The Superiority of Death in Battle

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked someone to check on the status of Abu Jahl after the battle of Badr. When Abdullah bin Mas'ud found him, he asked if he was Abu Jahl and he replied that no one is more superior than one who has been killed by his own people.

Narrated Anas: On the day of Badr, the Prophet said, "Who will go and see what has happened to Abu Jahl?" Ibn Mas'ud went and found that the two sons of 'Afra had struck him fatally'.Abdullah bin Mas'ud got hold of his beard and said, "'Are you Abu Jahl?" He replied, "Can there be a man more superior to one whom his own folk have killed (or you have killed)?"
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ ‏ "‏ مَنْ يَنْظُرُ مَا فَعَلَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، فَوَجَدَهُ قَدْ ضَرَبَهُ ابْنَا عَفْرَاءَ حَتَّى بَرَدَ، فَأَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أَبَا جَهْلٍ قَالَ وَهَلْ فَوْقَ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَهُ قَوْمُهُ أَوْ قَالَ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ‏.

TOPICS
battle  *  death  *  superiority  *  maqtal  *  afraa  *  yastaqdimu

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those who have sacrificed their lives for a noble cause; fight against oppression; stand up for your beliefs; defend your faith/country against an enemy/oppressor; show respect even towards enemies when they die fighting for what they believe in strongly enough to give their lives for it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the superiority of death in battle. It was narrated by Anas ibn Malik, who said that on the day of Badr, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked someone to go and see what happened to Abu Jahl. Ibn Mas'ud went and found out that two sons of 'Afra had struck him fatally. Abdullah bin Mas'ud then got hold of his beard and asked if he was Abu Jahl, to which he replied that no one is more superior than one who has been killed by his own people. This hadith teaches us about the importance and honor associated with dying in battle for a noble cause or for defending your faith or country against an oppressor or enemy. It also shows us how even those who are enemies can be respected when they die fighting for their beliefs or causes they believe in strongly enough to give their lives for it.

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