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If A Person Is Killed In The Cause Of Allāh, All His Sins Will Be Expiated, Except Debt

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Darussalam · Volume 5

33. The Book of Leadership

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Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)

الحديث: 1885 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1501

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[4880] 117 - (1885) It was narrated from Abū Qatādah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up before them and said to them: "Jihād in the cause of Allāh and faith in Allāh are the best of deeds." A man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, do you think that if I am killed in the cause of Allāh, my sins will be expiated?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Yes, if you are killed in the cause of Allāh and you are patient and seek reward, facing (the enemy) and not turning away." Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "What did you say?" He said: "Do you think that if I am killed in the cause of Allāh, my sins will be expiated?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Yes, if you are killed in the cause of Allāh and you are patient and seek reward, facing (the enemy) and not turning away, except debt, for Jibrīl, ﷺ, told me that."

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117 - (1885) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَامَ فِيهِمْ فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، وَالْإِيمَانَ بِاللهِ أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، تُكَفَّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نَعَمْ، إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟» قَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَتُكَفَّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «نَعَمْ، وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ، إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ، فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ»،

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