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Sahih al-Bukhari 6493

Chapter: The deeds done depend upon the last actions

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6493

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ نَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غَنَاءً عَنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَتَبِعَهُ رَجُلٌ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى جُرِحَ، فَاسْتَعْجَلَ الْمَوْتَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بِذُبَابَةِ سَيْفِهِ، فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ، فَتَحَامَلَ عَلَيْهِ، حَتَّى خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْنِ كَتِفَيْهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّاسُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَيَعْمَلُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّاسُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَهْوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِخَوَاتِيمِهَا ‏"

Narrated Sa`d bin Sahl As-Sa`idi:

The Prophet (ﷺ) looked at a man fighting against the pagans and he was one of the most competent persons fighting on behalf of the Muslims. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Let him who wants to look at a man from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire, look at this (man)." Another man followed him and kept on following him till he (the fighter) was injured and, seeking to die quickly, he placed the blade tip of his sword between his breasts and leaned over it till it passed through his shoulders (i.e., committed suicide)." The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "A person may do deeds that seem to the people as the deeds of the people of Paradise while in fact, he is from the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire: and similarly a person may do deeds that seem to the people as the deeds of the people of the (Hell) Fire while in fact, he is from the dwellers of Paradise. Verily, the (results of) deeds done, depend upon the last actions."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6493, 6607) and Ahmad (No. 21768).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث سَهْل بْن سَعْد فِي قِصَّة الَّذِي قَتَلَ نَفْسه وَفِي آخِره " وَإِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَال بِالْخَوَاتِيمِ " وَتَقَدَّمَ شَرْح الْقِصَّة فِي غَزْوَة خَيْبَر مِنْ كِتَاب الْمَغَازِي , وَيَأْتِي شَرْح آخِره فِي كِتَاب الْقَدَر إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَعَالَى وَقَوْله " غَنَاء " بِفَتْحِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ بَعْدهَا نُونٌ مَمْدُود أَيْ كِفَايَة , وَأَغْنَى فُلَان عَنْ فُلَان نَابَ عَنْهُ وَجَرَى مَجْرَاهُ. وَذُبَابَة السَّيْف حَدُّهُ وَطَرَفُهُ. قَالَ اِبْن بَطَّال : فِي تَغْيِيب خَاتِمَةِ الْعَمَلِ عَنْ الْعَبْدِ حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ وَتَدْبِيرٌ لَطِيفٌ , لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ عَلِمَ وَكَانَ نَاجِيًا أُعْجِبَ وَكَسِلَ وَإِنْ كَانَ هَالِكًا اِزْدَادَ عُتُوًّا فَحُجِبَ عَنْهُ ذَلِكَ لِيَكُونَ بَيْن الْخَوْف وَالر…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6607

There was a man who fought most bravely of all the Muslims on behalf of the Muslims in a battle (Ghazwa) in the company of the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) looked at him and said. "If anyone would like to see a man from the people of the Fire, let him look at this (brave man)." On that, a man from the…

إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ، وَإِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالْخَوَاتِيمِ ‏"

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 83

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وَعَن سهل بن سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَإِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ الْجنَّة وَإنَّهُ من أهل…

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