1/62. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 141a — Martyrdom Protecting Property
The evidence that the blood of one who aims to seize other people's wealth without right may be shed, if he is killed he will be in the fire, and the one who is killed defending his property is a martyr
Killed Protecting Property Martyr Hadith: Defending One’s Wealth
Sahih Muslim : 141a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 141a
حَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، - وَأَلْفَاظُهُمْ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ الأَحْوَلُ، أَنَّ ثَابِتًا، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، لَمَّا كَانَ بَيْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَبَيْنَ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مَا كَانَ تَيَسَّرُوا لِلْقِتَالِ فَرَكِبَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْعَاصِ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فَوَعَظَهُ خَالِدٌ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ " .
Thabit Narrated from:
When 'Abdullah b. 'Amr and 'Anbasa b. Abi Sufyan were about to fight against each other, Khalid b. 'As rode to 'Abdullah b. 'Amr and persuaded him (not to do so). Upon this Abdullah b. 'Amr said: Are you not aware that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had observed:" He who died in protecting his property is a martyr."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 141aIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 268USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 260
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 141a
This killed protecting property martyr hadith is short but powerful in wording. ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr mentioned the statement of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم: “He who died in protecting his property is a martyr.” The report appears in a setting where Khalid b. ‘As came to persuade ‘Abdullah b. ‘Amr not to fight. The Hadith itself gives the key teaching about dying while protecting property. It should be read as the text states, without adding extra cases that are not mentioned here. For people searching defending wealth in Islam, this narration shows that property rights are taken seriously and that death in defense of one’s property is given the title of martyr in this wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith calls one who dies protecting his property a martyr.
- Property is treated as something a person may defend.
- The narration should be understood within its wording, without adding unrelated cases.
