Hadith #509
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَأَبْلَى بَلَاءً حَسَنًا فَعَجِبَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ بَلَائِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قُلْنَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُ وَرَسُ
ولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الْجِرَاحُ وَضَعَ ذُبَابَ سَيْفِهِ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهِ ثُمَّ اتَّكَأَ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي قُلْتَ لَهُ مَا قُلْتَ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَتَضَرَّبُ وَالسَّيْفُ بَيْنَ أَضْعَافِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَعْمَلُ بِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فِيمَا يَبْدُو لِلنَّاسِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
English Translation
It was narrated from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition and performed great deeds. The Prophet ﷺ said he would be in the Fire. The companions were astonished. When the man was later severely wounded he killed himself. The Prophet ﷺ was told and said: 'I bear witness that I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger' — referring to the hadith that deeds are judged by their ending.',
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 41, Hadith 509
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 21747
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58137