Sahih al-Bukhari 6366 (Book 82, Hadith 13)
(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
People (Muslims) followed him, and he was in that state i.e., fighting fiercely against the pagans till
he was wounded, and then he hastened to end his life by placing his sword between his breasts (and
pressed it with great force) till it came out between his shoulders. Then the man (who was watching
that person) went quickly to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “I testify that you are Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” The Prophet (ﷺ)
asked him, “Why do you say that?” He said, “You said about so-and-so, ‘If anyone would like to see a
man from the people of the Fire, he should look at him.’ He fought most bravely of all of us on behalf
of the Muslims and I knew that he would not die as a Muslim (Martyr). So when he got wounded, he
hastened to die and committed suicide.” There-upon the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A man may do the deeds of the
people of the Fire while in fact he is one of the people of Paradise, and he may do the deeds of the
people of Paradise while in fact he belongs to the people of Fire, and verily, (the rewards of) the deeds
are decided by the last actions (deeds)”.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6366 (Book 82, Hadith 13)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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For more Hadith in Book 82: Divine Will (Al-Qadar)