Hadith #192
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي الْحَد
ِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُسْلِمُ أَوْ أُقَاتِلُ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذَا عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا
Isnad Chain
وكيع
إسرائيل
أبي إسحاق
البراء يقول جاء رجل إلى النبي
English Translation
Wakīʿ narrated to us, from Isrāʾīl, from Abū Isḥāq, who said: I heard al-Barāʾ say: A man from the Anṣār came to the Prophet ﷺ wearing full iron armor and said: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I accept Islam or shall I fight?" He said: "No, rather accept Islam first, then fight." So he accepted Islam, then fought, and was killed. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "He did little but was rewarded much."
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 35, Hadith 192
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17830
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-54220