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Sahih Muslim 1800a — Abu Jahl at Badr
The slaying of Abu Jahl
Sahih Muslim 1800a: What Happened to Abu Jahl at Badr
Sahih Muslim : 1800a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1800a
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، التَّيْمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يَنْظُرُ لَنَا مَا صَنَعَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ " . فَانْطَلَقَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَوَجَدَهُ قَدْ ضَرَبَهُ ابْنَا عَفْرَاءَ حَتَّى بَرَكَ - قَالَ - فَأَخَذَ بِلِحْيَتِهِ فَقَالَ آنْتَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَقَالَ وَهَلْ فَوْقَ رَجُلٍ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ - أَوْ قَالَ - قَتَلَهُ قَوْمُهُ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ قَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ فَلَوْ غَيْرُ أَكَّارٍ قَتَلَنِي .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said (after the encounter at Badr): Who will ascertain for us what has happened to Abu Jahl? Ibn Mas'ud went (to gather this information). He found that the two sons of 'Afra' had struck him and he lay cold at the point of death. He caught him by his beard and said: Art thou Abu Jahl? He said: is there anybody superior to the person you have killed, or (he said) his people have killed him. Ibn Mas'ud says that, according to Abu Mijlaz, Abu Jahl said: Alas! a person other than a farmer would have killed me.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1800aIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 144USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4434
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1800a
This Hadith reports the aftermath of Badr concerning Abu Jahl. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked who would find out what had happened to Abu Jahl. Ibn Mas‘ud went and found him near death after the two sons of ‘Afra’ had struck him. Ibn Mas‘ud took him by the beard and asked if he was Abu Jahl. Abu Jahl responded with words about the one who had been killed by them or by his people. The report also mentions the statement relayed through Abu Mijlaz about wishing someone other than a farmer had killed him. People search for Sahih Muslim 1800a, Abu Jahl death hadith, and sons of Afra hadith. The Hadith records verification, battlefield outcome, and Abu Jahl’s final speech.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for news about Abu Jahl after Badr.
- Ibn Mas‘ud found Abu Jahl after the two sons of ‘Afra’ had struck him.
- The report preserves Abu Jahl’s words at the end of the encounter.
