صحيح البخاري

Hadith 2808

Book 56: The Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)

كِتَاب الْجِهَادِ وَالسِّيَرِ

Chapter 13

(13) Chapter. Practising good deeds before taking part in a (holy) battle.

13- بَابُ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ قَبْلَ الْقِتَالِ:

English narration

Narrated by البراء بن عازب الأنصاري

A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, A Little work, but a great reward. "(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أُقَاتِلُ وَأُسْلِمُ ، قَالَ : "

أَسْلِمْ ، ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا ، وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2808In-book: Book 56, Hadith 2808

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