37/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4089 — Killed While Defending Wealth
The One Who is Killed Defending His Wealth
Killed Defending Wealth Hadith: The Status of a Martyr
Sunan an-Nasai : 4089
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4089
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'Whoever is killed defending his wealth, he is a martyr.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4089In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 124English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4094
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4089
This killed defending wealth hadith gives a short and direct ruling in the Prophet’s [SAW] words. Whoever is killed while defending his property is described as a martyr. The narration centers on the person whose own wealth is under threat and who dies while protecting it. It does not describe someone pursuing another person’s possessions or beginning an attack. Its language is about defense. Because this report contains no detailed sequence of warnings or requests for help, those details should not be inserted into its explanation as though they were part of this exact text. The key message is simply that death while defending one’s wealth against attack carries the status of martyrdom stated by the Messenger of Allah [SAW].
What we learn from this hadith
- The subject is defense of a person’s own wealth.
- The defender is killed during that act of protection.
- The Prophet [SAW] describes the killed defender as a martyr.
- The report does not provide further procedural details.
