Part 83

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ الْإِمَامُ ثنا...

Abu Musa narrated that a disheveled man said: "O Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say this?" He said: "By Allah, yes." So the m...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا إِبْر...

Regarding Allah's saying: "Do not throw yourselves into destruction" (2:195) — this refers to spending. Al-Bukhari narrated from al-Nadr ibn Shumayl from Shu'ba...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَحْم...

Regarding the verse "Spend in the cause of Allah" (2:195), it was said: "Let none of you say 'I find nothing.' Even if he finds only an arrowhead, let him equip...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا إِبْر...

Abu Ayyub said: "The destruction was in settling down and tending to our properties instead of going out for jihad." The verse was revealed concerning those who...

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ عَنْ شُعْ...

A man said to al-Bara: "If I charge at the enemy battalion with my sword alone against a thousand, is that throwing myself into destruction?" Al-Bara said: "No....

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ هُوَ الْأَصَمُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ ...

Discussion of the permissibility of a single fighter charging alone against a large enemy force if he has a sincere intention and expects to cause harm to the e...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ أنبأ ...

The scholars have discussed whether a single man's attack on a large force constitutes throwing oneself into destruction or a praiseworthy act of bravery and se...

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا ابْنُ عُثْمَانَ أنبأ عَبْدُ ...

If the lone fighter expects to cause significant harm to the enemy, or to inspire the Muslim ranks, or to achieve martyrdom, his charge is permissible and even ...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَنَزِيُّ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ ح وَأَخْ...

Discussion of the examples from the companions who charged alone against superior forces — their acts were praised and not condemned.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ ...

The Prophet (peace be upon him) encouraged bravery in battle and never condemned a companion for charging at the enemy with courage, as long as the intention wa...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ إِمْلَاءً وَقِرَاءَةً ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْج...

Discussion of the difference between throwing oneself into destruction (self-harm without benefit) and self-sacrifice in battle (which may benefit the Muslim ca...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو حَامِدِ بْنُ بِلَالٍ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْمَكِّيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ...

A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): "What if I am killed in the cause of Allah — are my sins forgiven?" He said: "Yes, if you are killed patiently, see...

وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ غَالِبٍ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ بَشَّ...

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The martyr does not feel the pain of being killed except as one of you feels the sting of a pi...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ...

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I wish I could be killed in the cause of Allah, then brought back to life, then kill...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ حَدَّثَنِ...

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose Hand is Muhammad's soul, I would love to fight in the cause of Allah and b...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْق...

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No one who enters Paradise would wish to return to this world, even if he were given everything on earth — except the mar...

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْد...

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No one who enters Paradise wants to come back to the world, and he would have everything on ea...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَ...

Discussion of the immense reward awaiting the martyr in Paradise, which makes him desire to return to the world only to achieve martyrdom again.

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ بِمَرْوَ أنبأ أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أنبأ عَبْدَانُ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ ح قَ...

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said about the martyrs: "Their souls are in green birds roaming freely in Paradise wherever they wish, then returning to lantern...

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ وَقَرَأْتُهُ عَلَى يَزِيد...

Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "When your brothers were killed at Uhud, Allah placed their souls in green birds that drink from t...