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Sahih al-Bukhari 36

Chapter: Al-Jihad (fighting in Allah's Cause) is a part of faith

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 36

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

انْتَدَبَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لاَ يُخْرِجُهُ إِلاَّ إِيمَانٌ بِي وَتَصْدِيقٌ بِرُسُلِي أَنْ أُرْجِعَهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ، أَوْ أُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَلَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مَا قَعَدْتُ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ، وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا، ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا، ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The person who participates in (Holy battles) in Allah's cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His cause."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 36).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا حَرَمِيّ ) هُوَ اِسْم بِلَفْظِ النِّسْبَة , وَهُوَ بَصْرِيّ يُكَنَّى أَبَا عَلِيّ , قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد الْوَاحِد هُوَ اِبْن زِيَاد الْبَصْرِيّ الْعَبْدِيّ وَيُقَال لَهُ الثَّقَفِيّ , وَهُوَ ثِقَة مُتْقِن. قَالَ اِبْن الْقَطَّان : لَمْ يُعْتَلّ عَلَيْهِ بِقَادِحٍ. وَفِي طَبَقَته عَبْد الْوَاحِد بْن زَيْد بَصْرِيّ أَيْضًا لَكِنَّهُ ضَعِيف وَلَمْ يُخَرَّج عَنْهُ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ شَيْء. قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَة ) هُوَ اِبْن الْقَعْقَاع بْن شُبْرُمَةَ الضَّبِّيّ. قَوْله : ( اِنْتَدَبَ اللَّه ) هُوَ بِالنُّونِ أَيْ سَارَعَ بِثَوَابِهِ وَحُسْن جَزَائِهِ , وَقِيلَ بِمَعْنَى أَجَابَ إِلَى الْمُرَاد , فَفِي الصِّحَاح نَدَبْت فُلَانًا لِكَذَا فَانْتَدَبَ أَيْ : أَجَابَ…

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 36
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  • AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (1491)

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وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «انْتَدَبَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَا يُخْرِجُهُ إِلَّا إِيمَانٌ بِي وَتَصْدِيقٌ بِرُسُلِي أَنْ أَرْجِعَهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ…

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