Hadith 6607

The reward for one's deeds depends upon one's last action (deed).

English source

Darussalam · Volume 8

82 - THE BOOK OF AL-QADAR

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 6607 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 124

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English translation

6607. Narrated Sahl (bin Sa'd): There was a man who fought most bravely of all the Muslims on behalf of the Muslims in a battle (Ghazwa) in the company of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ looked at him and said, "If anyone would like to see a man from the people of the Fire (Hell), let him look at this (man)." On that, a man from the people (Muslims) followed him, and he was in that state, i.e., fighting fiercely against Al-Mushrikūn [polytheists, pagans, idolaters, and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allāh and in His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ] till he was wounded, and then he hastened to end his life by placing the pointed end of his sword between his breasts (and pressed it with great force) till it came out between his shoulders. Then the man (who was watching that person) went quickly to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I testify that you are Allāh's Messenger!" The Prophet asked him, "Why do you say that?" He said, "You said about so-and-so, 'If anyone would like to see a man from the people of the Fire, he should look at him, that fought most bravely of all of us on behalf of the Muslims and I knew that he would not die as a Muslim (martyr). So when he got wounded, he hastened to die and committed suicide.'" Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said, "A man may do the deeds of the people of the Fire, while in fact he is one of the people of Paradise, and he may do the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact he belongs to the people of Fire, and verily, (the rewards of) the deeds are decided by the last actions (deeds)".

Arabic text

6607 - حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ: أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَعْظَمِ المُسْلِمِينَ غَنَاءً عَنِ المُسْلِمِينَ، فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا» فَاتَّبَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ القَوْمِ، وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الحَالِ مِنْ أَشَدِّ النَّاسِ عَلَى المُشْرِكِينَ، حَتَّى جُرِحَ، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ المَوْتَ، فَجَعَلَ ذُبَابَةَ سَيْفِهِ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَتِفَيْهِ، فَأَقْبَلَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْرِعًا، فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: «وَمَا ذَاكَ» قَالَ: قُلْتَ لِفُلاَنٍ: «مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ» وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْظَمِنَا غَنَاءً عَنِ المُسْلِمِينَ، فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَمُوتُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا جُرِحَ اسْتَعْجَلَ المَوْتَ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ: «إِنَّ العَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَإِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالخَوَاتِيمِ»

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