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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1421 — Defending Wealth, Faith and Family
What Has Been Related About: Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth, Then He Is A Martyr
Hadith About Defending Wealth, Faith and Family
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1421
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1421
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ دِينِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ دَمِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ أَهْلِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَهَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَيَعْقُوبُ هُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ .
Zaid Narrated from:
Narrated Zaid: That He Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saying: "Whoever Is Killed Over His Wealth Then He Is A Martyr, And Whoever Is Killed Over His Religion, Then He Is A Martyr, And Whoever Is Killed Over His Blood, Then He Is Martyr, And Whoever Is Killed Over His Family, Then He Is Martyr."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1421In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 38English translation : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1421
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1421
This hadith about defending wealth gives a strong and direct message. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that a person killed over his wealth is a martyr, a person killed over his religion is a martyr, a person killed over his blood is a martyr, and a person killed over his family is a martyr. The focus is not on seeking conflict. The focus is on the high rank of someone who is wrongfully killed while protecting what the hadith names: wealth, religion, life, and family. It teaches that Islam recognizes the seriousness of these rights and honors a person who loses his life in such a situation.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person killed while defending his wealth is described as a martyr.
- Religion, life, and family are treated as serious rights in the hadith.
- The hadith honors the one who is killed in defense of what is rightfully protected.
- The wording names specific cases and should not be stretched beyond them.
