16/22. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1418 — Defending Wealth and Land
What Has Been Related About: Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth, Then He Is A Martyr
Hadith About Being Killed Defending Wealth
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1418
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1418
حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، وَحَاتِمُ بْنُ سِيَاهٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَهْلٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ سَرَقَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ شِبْرًا طُوِّقَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ " . وَزَادَ حَاتِمُ بْنُ سِيَاهٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَلَمْ أَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ زَادَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ " مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ " . وَهَكَذَا رَوَى شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَرَوَى سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَهْلٍ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Sa'eed bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: "Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth Then He Is A Martyr. [And Whoever Steals A Hand-Span Of Land, He Will Bear Seven Earths On The Day Of Resurrection.]"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1418In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1418
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1418
This Hadith about being killed defending wealth gives two strong messages. First, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever is killed over his wealth is a martyr. Second, the Hadith warns that whoever steals a hand-span of land will bear seven earths on the Day of Resurrection. The narration links property rights with serious religious meaning. Wealth and land are not things to take without right. At the same time, the Hadith speaks about someone being killed while defending his wealth, not about starting harm against others. The main lesson is that property has protection, and stealing land is treated as a grave wrong in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions martyrdom for one killed over his wealth.
- Stealing even a hand-span of land is warned against strongly.
- Property rights are treated seriously in the narration.
- The text discourages taking land without right.
