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Sahih al-Bukhari 2808

A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first?

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ رضى الله عنه

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 قَلِيلاً وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا»

A man whose face was covered with an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and said, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first?

‘The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Embrace Islam first and then fight.’ So he embraced Islam, and was martyred. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, A Little work, but a great reward. ‘(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in abundance).’’”

বারা’ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, লৌহ বর্মে আবৃত এক ব্যক্তি আল্লাহর রাসূল (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম)-এর নিকট এসে বলল, ‘হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আমি যুদ্ধে শরীক হবো, না ইসলাম গ্রহণ করব?’ তিনি বললেন, ‘ইসলাম গ্রহণ কর, অতঃপর যুদ্ধে যাও।’ অতঃপর সে ব্যক্তি ইসলাম গ্রহণ করে যুদ্ধে গেল এবং শাহাদাত লাভ করল। আল্লাহর রাসূল (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম) বললেন, ‘সে কম আমল করে অধিক পুরস্কার পেল।’

ہم سے محمد بن عبدالرحیم نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا ہم سے شبابہ بن سوار فزاری نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا ہم سے اسرائیل نے بیان کیا ‘ ان سے ابواسحاق نے بیان کیا کہ میں نے براء بن عازب رضی اللہ عنہ سے سنا ‘ وہ بیان کرتے تھے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی خدمت میں ایک صاحب زرہ پہنے ہوئے حاضر ہوئے اور عرض کیا یا رسول اللہ!

میں پہلے جنگ میں شریک ہو جاؤں یا پہلے اسلام لاؤں۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا پہلے اسلام لاؤ پھر جنگ میں شریک ہونا۔ چنانچہ وہ پہلے اسلام لائے اور اس کے بعد جنگ میں شہید ہوئے۔ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ عمل کم کیا لیکن اجر بہت پایا۔

Telah bercerita kepada kami [Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rohim] telah bercerita kepada kami [Syababah bin Sawwar Al Fazariy] telah bercerita kepada kami [Isra'il] dari [Abu Ishaq] berkata aku mendengar [Al Bara' radliallahu 'anhu] berkata; Ada seorang laki-laki bertopeng besi datang menemui Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam seraya berkata: "Apakah aku berperang atau masuk Islam lebih dulu?"

Maka Beliau bersabda: "Kamu masuk Islam dulu kemudian berperang". Maka laki-laki itu masuk Islam lalu berperang hingga terbunuh. Kemudian Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Orang ini amalnya sedikit namun diberi pahala yang banyak

Ebu İshak dedi: Bera' İbn Azib'in şöyle dediğini işittim: "Demir maske giymiş bir adam Resul-i Ekrem Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in yanına gelip: "Ey Allah'ın Resulü savaşayım mı yoksa Müslüman mı olayım?" dedi. Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem ona: "Önce Müslüman ol sonra savaş!" deyince adam İslam'ı kabul ettiğini söyledi ve savaşmaya başladı. Bu savaşta da öldürüldü. Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem onun hakkında şöyle buyurdu: "Az iş yaptı fakat çok fazla ecir aldı

Sahih al-Bukhari 2808, Book 56, Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad), Hadith 24. 1 min read

What it means

A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) wishing to fight in the cause of Allah with him. He was completely covered in an iron armor, but had not yet entered Islam.

He said: "O Messenger of Allah, do I fight in the cause of Allah and then enter Islam, or enter Islam then fight in the cause of Allah?" he said to him: "Embrace Islam, then fight in the cause of Allah." So, the man embraced Islam, then fought in the cause of Allah until he was killed. Thereupon, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He did a little but was greatly rewarded", i.e. he did a little and was rewarded a lot in relation to the period he lived as a Muslim, as the time between the man's embracing of Islam and his death was a short one, yet he was rewarded in abundance.

That is because fighting in the cause of Allah, Exalted, in order to raise high His Word is one of the most virtuous deeds and most tremendous in reward.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Abd ar-RahimTold us, Fourth generation, died 255 AH
  3. 3Shababah ibn SawwarTold us, Third generation, died 204 AH
  4. 4Israil ibn YunusTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Abu Ishaq as-SabiiFrom, Successor, died 126 AH
  6. 6Al-Bara ibn AzibHeard, Companion, died 72 AH

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