22/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1640 — Martyrdom and Debt
What Has Been Related About The Martyr's Reward
Hadith About Dying in Allah's Cause and Debt
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1640
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1640
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ طَلْحَةَ الْيَرْبُوعِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْقَتْلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُكَفِّرُ كُلَّ خَطِيئَةٍ " . فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ وَجَابِرٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي قَتَادَةَ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ هَذَا الشَّيْخِ . قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ وَقَالَ أُرَى أَنَّهُ أَرَادَ حَدِيثَ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ الشَّهِيدُ " .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Dying In The Cause Of Allah Expiates Every Sin." Jibril Said: "Except For Debt." So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Except The Debt."[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Ka'B Bin 'Ujrah, Jabir, Abu Hurairah, And Abu Qatadah. This Hadith Is Gharib, We Do Not Know Of It As A Hadith Of Abu Bakr (A Narrator) Except From This Shaikh (Yahya Bin Talhah) He Said: I Asked Muhammad Bin Isma'Il About This Hadith And He Did Not Know It. He Said: "I Think That He Intended The Hadith Of Humaid, From Anas, From The Prophet (ﷺ) That He Said: 'There Is None From The People Of Paradise Who Would Like To Return To The World Except For The Martyr.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1640In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1640
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1640
This Hadith speaks about dying in the cause of Allah and the matter of debt. Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said dying in Allah's cause expiates every sin. Then Jibril said, except for debt, so the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم repeated, except the debt. The Hadith gives a strong reward but also places a clear limit in the wording. It should not be explained as if debt is ignored. The narration specifically makes debt an exception. The key lesson is balanced: dying in Allah's cause is linked with expiation, while people's owed rights remain serious and must not be treated lightly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dying in Allah's cause is described as expiating sins.
- Debt is clearly mentioned as an exception in the Hadith.
- The narration shows the seriousness of owed rights.
- Great reward does not remove the warning about unpaid debt.
