58. Expeditions
٥٨۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are His servant and Messenger.' Then he advanced and fought until he was killed. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'He did very little work and will be rewarded abundantly.'"
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّكَ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَمِلَ هَذَا يَسِيرًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came across a man wearing a mask made of iron and said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I fight or should I embrace Islam?" He replied, "No, rather embrace Islam and then fight." So, the man embraced Islam and then engaged in battle, where he was eventually killed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This man did very little and yet will be greatly rewarded."
أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا
Amr ibn Uqaysh had given usurious loans in pre-Islamic period; so he disliked to embrace Islam until he took them. He came on the day of Uhud and asked: Where are my cousins? They (the people) replied: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He then put on his coat of mail and rode his horse; he then proceeded towards them. When the Muslims saw him, they said: Keep away, Amir. He said: I have become a believer. He fought until he was wounded. He was then taken to his family wounded. Sa'd ibn Mu'adh came to his sister: Ask him (whether he fought) out of partisanship, out of anger for them, or out of anger for Allah. He said: Out of anger of Allah and His Apostle. He then died and entered Paradise. He did not offer any prayer for Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2537)
أَيْنَ فُلَانٌ؟ قَالُوا بِأُحُدٍ فَلَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ وَرَكِبَ فَرَسَهُ ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَالُوا إِلَيْكَ عَنَّا يَا عَمْرُو فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ آمَنْتُ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى جُرِحَ فَحُمِلَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَرِيحًا فَجَاءَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ لِأُخْتِهِ سَلِيهِ حَمِيَّةً لِقَوْمِكَ أَمْ غَضَبًا لَهُمْ أَمْ غَضَبًا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ؟ فَقَالَ بَلْ غَضَبًا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَمَاتَ فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا صَلَّى لِلَّهِ صَلَاةً