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1955. It was narrated from Shaddād bin Al-Hād that a man from among the Bedouins came to the Prophet ﷺ and believed in him and followed him, then he said: "I will emigrate with you." The Prophet ﷺ told one of his Companions to look after him. During one battle the Prophet ﷺ got some prisoners as spoils of war, and he distributed them, giving him (that Bedouin) a share. His Companions gave him what had been allocated to him. He had been looking after some livestock for them, and when he came they gave him his share. He said: "What is this?" They said: "A share that
the Prophet ﷺ has allocated to you.” He took it and brought it to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “What is this?” He said: “I allocated it to you.” He said: “It is not for this that I followed you. Rather I followed you so that I might be shot here – and he pointed to his throat – with an arrow and die and enter Paradise.” He said: “If you are sincere toward Allāh, Allāh will fulfill your wish.” Shortly after that they got up to fight the enemy, then he was brought to the Prophet ﷺ; he had been shot by an arrow in the place he had pointed to. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Is it him?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “He was sincere toward Allāh and Allāh fulfilled his wish.” Then the Prophet ﷺ shrouded him in his own cloak and put him in front of him and offered the (funeral) prayer for him. During his supplication he said: “O Allāh, this is Your slave who went out as a emigrant (Muhājir) for Your sake and was killed as a martyr; I am a witness to that.” (Ṣāḥih)
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1. What a lofty rank the Bedouin received! Allāh's Messenger ﷺ himself is giving vehement testimony in favor of this man. May Allāh be pleased with him, and he may also be pleased!
2. “Performed prayer”: Some people of knowledge have instead understood it to mean to have supplicated. Or we may state in accord with Imam Ahmad that a funeral prayer may be conducted over a martyr. But it is not essential.
