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Sahih Bukhari 6891 — Amir’s Double Reward at Khaibar
If someone kills himself by mistake, there is no Diya
Hadith About Amir’s Double Reward at Khaibar
Sahih Bukhari : 6891
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6891
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ أَسْمِعْنَا يَا عَامِرُ مِنْ هُنَيْهَاتِكَ. فَحَدَا بِهِمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنِ السَّائِقُ " قَالُوا عَامِرٌ. فَقَالَ " رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ". فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلاَّ أَمْتَعْتَنَا بِهِ. فَأُصِيبَ صَبِيحَةَ لَيْلَتِهِ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ، قَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ. فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ وَهُمْ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ أَنَّ عَامِرًا حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي، زَعَمُوا أَنَّ عَامِرًا حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ. فَقَالَ " كَذَبَ مَنْ قَالَهَا، إِنَّ لَهُ لأَجْرَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ، إِنَّهُ لَجَاهِدٌ مُجَاهِدٌ، وَأَىُّ قَتْلٍ يَزِيدُهُ عَلَيْهِ ".
Salama Narrated from:
We went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) to Khaibar. A man (from the companions) said, "O 'Amir! Let us hear some of your Huda (camel-driving songs.)" So he sang some of them (i.e. a lyric in harmony with the camels walk). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who is the driver (of these camels)?" They said, "Amir." The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him !" The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer!"Then 'Amir was killed the following morning. The people said, "The good deeds of 'Amir are lost as he has killed himself." I returned at the time while they were talking about that. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Let my father be sacrificed for you! The people claim that 'Amir's good deeds are lost." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever says so is a liar, for 'Amir will have a double reward as he exerted himself to obey Allah and fought in Allah's Cause. No other way of killing would have granted him greater reward."
[1] The Prophet ﷺ anticipated 'Āmir's martyrdom.(2) 'Āmir tried to hit a Jew with his sword, but the sword accidentally turned towards himself and killed him, so he killed himself accidentally.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6891In-book reference : Book 87, Hadith 29USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 29
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6891
This Hadith about Amir at Khaibar teaches care before judging someone’s deeds. On the way to Khaibar, Amir sang camel-driving verses, and the Prophet asked who the driver was. When told it was Amir, he prayed for Allah’s mercy upon him. Amir was killed the next morning, and some people said his deeds were lost because they thought he had killed himself. Salama brought this claim to the Prophet. The Prophet rejected it clearly and said Amir had two rewards because he exerted himself in obedience to Allah and fought in Allah’s Cause. For people searching Amir double reward hadith, the core message is to avoid harsh claims and trust the Prophet’s judgment.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not rush to declare that a person’s deeds are lost.
- The Prophet defended Amir from an incorrect claim.
- Striving in obedience to Allah is praised in the Hadith.
- A serious matter should be referred to Prophetic guidance, not public talk.
