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English translation
1659. Abū Bakr bin Abī Mūsā Al-Ash‘arī narrated: “I heard my
father saying in the presence of the enemy: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indeed, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords." A man among the people with a ragged appearance said: 'Have you heard what you mentioned from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?' He said: 'Yes.' So he returned to his comrades and bid them Salām (farewell), broke the sheath of his sword, and began fighting with it until he was killed." (Saḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is [Saḥīḥ] Gharīb. We do not know it except as a narration of Ja'far bin Sulaimān [Aḏ-Ḍuba'ī]. (One of the narrators) Abū 'Imrān Al-Jawnī's name is 'Abdul-Malik bin Ḥabīb. As for Abū Bakr bin Abī Mūsā, Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal said: "That is his name."
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Footnotes
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[1] See no. 810.
Commentary
The Hadīth tells us that one of the paths leading straight to Paradise is to take part in Jihād and confront the enemy fearlessly, under the shadow of swords and other weapons.
