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Sahih al-BukhariFighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2816

Chapter: The shade of angels on the martyr

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2816

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا، يَقُولُ جِيءَ بِأَبِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَدْ مُثِّلَ بِهِ وَوُضِعَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَذَهَبْتُ أَكْشِفُ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ، فَنَهَانِي قَوْمِي، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ صَائِحَةٍ فَقِيلَ ابْنَةُ عَمْرٍو، أَوْ أُخْتُ عَمْرٍو‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

لِمَ تَبْكِي أَوْ لاَ تَبْكِي، مَا زَالَتِ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ تُظِلُّهُ بِأَجْنِحَتِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ لِصَدَقَةَ أَفِيهِ حَتَّى رُفِعَ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَالَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir:

My father's mutilated body was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and was placed in front of him. I went to uncover his face but my companions forbade me. Then mourning cries of a lady were heard, and it was said that she was either the daughter or the sister of `Amr. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Why is she crying?" Or said, "Do not cry, for the angels are still shading him with their wings." (Al-Bukhari asked Sadqa, a sub-narrator, "Does the narration include the expression: 'Till he was lifted?' " The latter replied, "Jabir may have said it.")

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2816).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( قُلْت لِصَدَقَةَ ) الْقَائِل هُوَ الْمُصَنِّف , وَصَدَقَة هُوَ اِبْن الْفَضْل شَيْخه فِيهِ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ فِي الْجَنَائِز عَنْ عَلِيّ بْن عَبْد اللَّه وَهُوَ اِبْن الْمَدِينِيّ عَنْ سُفْيَان وَفِي آخِره " حَتَّى رَفَعَ " وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ الْحُمَيْدِيّ وَجَمَاعَة عَنْ سُفْيَان.…

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