Hadith #11
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَا ثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ الْمَعْنَى قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عِمْرَانَ الْجَوْنِيَّ يَقُولُ ثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي وَهُوَ بِحَضْرَةِ الْعَدُوِّ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ
تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ قَالَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ رَثُّ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ السَّلَامَ ثُمَّ كَسَرَ جَفْنَ سَيْفِهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى بِسَيْفِهِ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ
Isnad Chain
عفان وعبد الصمد
أبي وهو بحضرة العدو يقول
English Translation
ʿAffān and ʿAbd al-Ṣamad narrated to us, both saying: Jaʿfar narrated to us — with the same meaning. ʿAffān said in his version: I heard Abū ʿImrān al-Jawnī say: Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qays narrated to us, who said: I heard my father — while he was in the presence of the enemy — say: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The gates of Paradise are beneath the shadows of swords.' A man from the people, shabby in appearance, stood up and said: 'O Abū Mūsā, did you hear the Prophet ﷺ say this?' He said: 'Yes.' So the man returned to his companions and said: 'I bid you farewell.' Then he broke the sheath of his sword and walked with his sword toward the enemy, striking with it until he was killed.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 37, Hadith 11
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18849
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55239