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Regarding A Man Who Dies By His Own Weapon

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Darussalam · Volume 3

15. The Book Of Jihād

Sunan Abi Dawud local PDF backup · Page 227

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الحديث: 2538 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 20

DarussalamNot foundAl-Albani(ما رواه عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله عن سلمة) صحيح، (ما رواه ابن سلمة بن الأكوع عن أبيه) صحيحAl-AlbaniSahih chain
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English translation

2538. It was reported from Salamah bin Al-Akwa' who said: "In the battle of Khaibar my brother fought fiercely. His sword rebounded back upon him and killed him, thus the Companions of the Messenger of Allah started talking about that and having doubts, saying: 'A man dicing by his own own weapon.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'He died striving as a Mujahid." - (One of the narrators) Ibn Shihab said: "Then I asked the son of Salamah bin Al- Akwa', and he narrated it to me from his father, similarly, except that he said: 'Then the Messenger of Allah said: "They lied, he died striving as a Mujahid, so he will have his rewards, twice." (Sahih)

Arabic text

2538 - 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 الْأَكْوَعِ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالًا شَدِيدًا، فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ذَلِكَ: وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلَاحِهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا»، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنًا لِسَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ، فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا، فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ»

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