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

Sahih al-Bukhari 3051

Chapter: If an infidel warrior comes in an Islamic territory

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3051

Narrator:Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ، عَنْ إِيَاسِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَيْنٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَهْوَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِهِ يَتَحَدَّثُ ثُمَّ انْفَتَلَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

اطْلُبُوهُ وَاقْتُلُوهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَتَلَهُ فَنَفَّلَهُ سَلَبَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Salama bin Al-Akwa`:

"An infidel spy came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was on a journey. The spy sat with the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) and started talking and then went away. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to his companions), 'Chase and kill him.' So, I killed him." The Prophet (ﷺ) then gave him the belongings of the killed spy (in addition to his share of the war booty).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3051).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( أَبُو الْعُمَيْسِ ) بِالْمُهْمَلَتَيْنِ مُصَغَّر. قَوْله : ( عَنْ إِيَاس ) بِكَسْرِ الْهَمْزَة وَتَخْفِيف التَّحْتَانِيَّة , وَفِي رِوَايَة الطَّحَاوِيِّ مِنْ طَرِيق أُخْرَى عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْم عَنْ أَبِي الْعُمَيْسِ " حَدَّثَنَا إِيَاس ". قَوْله : ( أَتَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَيْن مِنْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ) لَمْ أَقِف عَلَى اِسْمه. وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة عِكْرِمَة اِبْن عَمَّار عَنْ إِيَاس عِنْد مُسْلِم أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ فِي غَزْوَة هَوَازِن , وَسُمِّيَ الْجَاسُوس عَيْنًا لِأَنَّ جُلّ عَمَله بِعَيْنِهِ , أَوْ لِشِدَّةِ اِهْتِمَامه بِالرُّؤْيَةِ وَاسْتِغْرَاقه فِيهَا كَأَنَّ جَمِيع بَدَنه صَارَ عَيْنًا. قَوْله : ( فَجَلَسَ عِنْد أَصْحَابه يَتَحَدَّث ثُمَّ اِنْفَتَ…

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