Sahih al-Bukhari 4026 (Book 64, Hadith 242)
Apostle returned to his army camps and the others (i.e. the enemy) returned to their army camps.
Amongst the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) there was a man who could not help pursuing any single
isolated pagan to strike him with his sword. Somebody said, “None has benefited the Muslims today
more than so-and-so.” On that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “He is from the people of the Hell-Fire certainly.”
A man amongst the people (i.e. Muslims) said, “I will accompany him (to know the fact).” So he went
along with him, and whenever he stopped he stopped with him, and whenever he hastened, he
hastened with him. The (brave) man then got wounded severely, and seeking to die at once, he planted
his sword into the ground and put its point against his chest in between his breasts, and then threw
himself on it and committed suicide. On that the person (who was accompanying the deceased all the
time) came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “I testify that you are the Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Why is that (what makes you say so)?” He said “It is concerning the man whom you have already
mentioned as one of the dwellers of the Hell-Fire. The people were surprised by your statement, and I
said to them, “I will try to find out the truth about him for you.” So I went out after him and he was
then inflicted with a severe wound and because of that, he hurried to bring death upon himself by
planting the handle of his sword into the ground and directing its tip towards his chest between his
breasts, and then he threw himself over it and committed suicide.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then said, “A man
may do what seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of Paradise but he is from the dwellers of
the Hell-Fire and another may do what seem to the people as the deeds of the dwellers of the Hell-
Fire, but he is from the dwellers of Paradise.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4026 (Book 64, Hadith 242)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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