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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Jihad

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3155

Chapter: The One Who Fights In The Cause Of Allah But Owes A Debt

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3155

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ

أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَاتَلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلاً غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ أَيُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَاتِي قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ سَاعَةً قَالَ ‏"‏ أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ آنِفًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ هَا أَنَا ذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا قُلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلاً غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ أَيُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَاتِي قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ سَارَّنِي بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ آنِفًا ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was delivering a Khutbah from the Minbar, and he said: 'If I fight in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes.' Then he fell silent for a while. Then he said: 'Where is the one who was asking just now?' The man said: 'Here I am.' He said: 'What did you say?' He said: 'What did you say?' He said: 'I said: I said: If I fight in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward,facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes, except for debt. Jibril told me that just now.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3155).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( إِلَّا الدِّين ) أَيْ إِلَّا تَرْك وَفَاء الدَّيْن إِذْ نَفْس الدَّيْن لَيْسَ مِنْ الذُّنُوب وَالظَّاهِر أَنَّ تَرْكَ الْوَفَاء ذَنْب إِذَا كَانَ مَعَ الْقُدْرَة عَلَى الْوَفَاء فَلَعَلَّهُ الْمُرَاد وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم وَذَكَرَ السُّيُوطِيُّ عَنْ بَعْض الْعُلَمَاء فِي حَاشِيَة التِّرْمِذِيّ فِيهِ تَنْبِيه عَلَى أَنَّ حُقُوق الْآدَمِيِّينَ لَا تُكَفَّر لِكَوْنِهَا مَبْنِيَّة عَلَى الْمُشَاحَّة وَالتَّضْيِيق وَيُمْكِن أَنْ يُقَال إِنَّ هَذَا مَحْمُول عَلَى الدَّيْن الَّذِي هُوَ خَطِيئَته وَهُوَ الَّذِي اِسْتَدَانَهُ صَاحِبه عَلَى وَجْه لَا يَجُوز بِأَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِحِيلَةٍ أَوْ غَصَبَهُ فَثَبَتَ فِي ذِمَّته الْبَدَل أَوْ أَدَانَ غَيْر عَازِم عَلَى الْوَفَاء لِأَنَّهُ اِسْتَثْنَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3155
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3155
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3155

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4246)إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ ، كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَاتِي ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، إِلا الدَّيْنَ سَارَّنِي بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ آنِفًا

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