37/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4085 — Martyrdom While Protecting Wealth
The One Who is Killed Defending His Wealth
Martyr Defending Wealth: A Clear Prophetic Teaching
Sunan an-Nasai : 4085
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4085
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ الْقُشَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ قَاتَلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَقُتِلَ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'Whoever fights to protect his wealth and is killed, he is a martyr.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4085In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 120English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4090
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4085
This hadith on a martyr defending wealth carries one clear statement from the Messenger of Allah [SAW]. A person who fights to protect his property and is killed is described as a martyr. The sentence is concise, so it should not be stretched into claims that it does not make. It speaks about wealth being defended and about the defender being killed. It does not praise aggression or the taking of another person’s property. The emphasis falls on the victim who resists an attack against what belongs to him. For readers searching for the hadith about protecting wealth, this narration offers a direct link between lawful defense in the stated situation and the honored status of martyrdom.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith speaks about protecting one’s own wealth.
- Its subject is the person resisting an attack, not starting one.
- Being killed during that defense is described as martyrdom.
- The brief wording should be understood without adding unrelated conditions.
