Sahih al-Bukhari 3012 (Book 57, Hadith 49)
and saw two young Ansari boys, and I wished I had been stronger than they. One of them called my
attention saying, “O Uncle! Do you know Abu Jahl?” I said, “Yes, What do you want from him, O my
nephew?” He said, “I have been informed that he abuses Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). By Him in Whose Hands my
life is, if I should see him, then my body will not leave his body till either of us meet his fate.” I was
astonished at that talk. Then the other boy called my attention saying the same as the other had said.
After a while I saw Abu Jahl walking amongst the people. I said (to the boys), “Look! This is the man
you asked me about.” So, both of them attacked him with their swords and struck him to death and
returned to Allah’S Apostle to inform him of that. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Which of you has killed
him?” Each of them said, “I Have killed him.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Have you cleaned your
swords?” They said, “No. ” He then looked at their swords and said, “No doubt, you both have killed
him and the spoils of the deceased will be given to Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh.” The two boys
were Mu`adh bin ‘Afra and Mu`adh bin `Amr bin Al-Jamuh.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ سَمِعَ يُوسُفُ صَالِحًا وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ أَبَاهُ (عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ)
Sahih al-Bukhari 3012 (Book 57, Hadith 49)
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