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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1712 — Martyrdom and Debt
What Has Been Related About One Who Is Martyred While In Debt
Hadith About Martyrdom Forgiving Sins Except Debt
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1712
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1712
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَامَ فِيهِمْ فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ أَنَّ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالإِيمَانَ بِاللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ الأَعْمَالِ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَيُكَفِّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَاىَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كَيْفَ قُلْتَ " . قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَيُكَفِّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَاىَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نَعَمْ وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ قَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا وَرَوَى يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .
'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah Narrated from:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah: That He Heard Is Father, Narrating A Hadith, Which He Heard From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) In Which He Stood Among Them, Mentioning To Them That Jihad In The Cause Of Allah And Faith In Allah Were The Most Virtuous Of Deeds. Then A Man Stood And Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! If I Were Killed In The Cause Of Allah, Would My Sins Forgiven ?" So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Yes, If You Are Killed In Allah'S Cause, And You Are Patient, Seeking The Reward, Advancing, Not Fleeing."Then The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "What Was It That You Said?" So He Replied: "If I Were Killed In The Cause Of Allah, Would My Sins Be Removed (Forgiven)?" So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Yes, If You Are Patient, Seeking The Reward, Advancing, Not Fleeing - Except Debt. For Jibril Said That To Me."[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Are Narrations On This Topic From Anas, Muhammad Bin Jahsh, And Abu Hurairah. This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih. Some Of Them Reported This Hadith From Sa'Eed Al-Maqburi, From Abu Hurairah, From The Prophet (ﷺ) Similar To This. Yahya Bin Sa'Eed Al-Ansari And More Than One Narrator Reported This From Sa'Eed Al-Maqburi From 'Abdullah Bin Abi Qatadah, From His Father, From The Prophet (ﷺ). This Is More Correct Than The Narration Of Sa'Eed Al-Maqburi From Abu Hurairah.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1712In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1712
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1712
This hadith about martyrdom forgiving sins except debt gives a careful answer to an important question. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned faith in Allah and jihad in the cause of Allah as highly virtuous deeds. A man asked if being killed in Allah’s cause would remove his sins. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said yes, with conditions: being patient, seeking reward, advancing, and not fleeing. Then he repeated the answer and added an exception: debt. He said Jibril told him that. The hadith teaches hope, but it also warns that debts are serious and should not be ignored even when speaking about great sacrifice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Faith in Allah and striving in Allah’s cause are praised in the narration.
- Forgiveness mentioned here is tied to patience, seeking reward, and not fleeing.
- Debt is named as an exception in the hadith.
- Rights owed to others should be taken seriously.
