"O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in the cause of Allah, will Allah forgive my sins?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Yes, if you are killed in the cause of Allah, and you are patient and seek reward, and you are facing the enemy, not running way - except for debt. Jibril (peace be upon him) told me that."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ 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 اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَاىَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ  

"A man came to the Prophet ﷺ when he was on the Minbar and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do you think that if I wield this sword of mine in the cause of Allah, with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy, and not running away, will Allah forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes.' When he turned away, he called him back and said: 'Jibril says: unless you are in debt.'"  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِسَيْفِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلاً غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ حَتَّى أُقْتَلَ أَيُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَاىَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ يَقُولُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ دَيْنٌ  

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said al- Maqburi from Abdullah ibn Abi Qatada that his father had said that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah! If I am killed in the way of Allah, expectant for reward, sincere, advancing, and not retreating, will Allah pardon my faults?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes." When the man turned away, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him - or commanded him and he was called to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "What did you say?" He repeated his words to him, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Yes, except for the debt. Jibril said that to me."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلاً غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ أَيُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَاىَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ نَادَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَنُودِيَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نَعَمْ إِلاَّ الدَّيْنَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ لِي جِبْرِيلُ  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "What do you think if I strive in the cause of Allah with my own self and wealth, until I am killed while patient, seeking reward, and not turning back, will I enter Paradise?" He replied, "Yes." Then, when he turned to leave, the Prophet called him back and said, "Except if you have a debt that you have not fulfilled."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَاهَدْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِنَفْسِي وَمَالِي حَتَّى أُقْتَلَ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ أَأَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ دَيْنٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ عِنْدَكَ وَفَاءٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and delivered a sermon in which he praised and glorified Allah. Then he mentioned Jihad and said that there is nothing superior to it except for obligatory acts of worship. A man stood up and asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think about someone who is killed in the cause of Allah? Will that erase his sins?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes, if he was patient, seeking reward from Allah, and not retreating from the battlefield, except for a debt. Indeed, it will be taken from him, as Gabriel ﷺ informed me."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ فَخَطَبَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْجِهَادَ فَلَمْ يَدَعْ شَيْئًا أَفْضَلَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا الْفَرَائِضَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهَلْ ذَلِكَ مُكَفِّرٌ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ إِذَا قُتِلَ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ بِهِ كَمَا زَعَمَ لِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ»  

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Yes.' When the man turned away, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him back and said: 'What did you say?' He repeated his question, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Yes, except debt. Jibril told me.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3156)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ يُكَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ نَادَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَنُودِيَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ » فَأَعَادَ قَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «نَعَمْ إِلَّا الدِّينَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ لِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ»  

"A man came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was delivering a Khutbah from the Minbar, and he said: 'If I fight in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes.' Then he fell silent for a while. Then he said: 'Where is the one who was asking just now?' The man said: 'Here I am.' He said: 'What did you say?' He said: 'What did you say?' He said: 'I said: I said: If I fight in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward,facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes, except for debt. Jibril told me that just now.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3155)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَاتَلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَاتِي؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» ثُمَّ سَكَتَ سَاعَةً فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ آنِفًا؟» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ هَا أَنَا ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «مَا قُلْتَ؟» قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنِّي سَيِّئَاتِي؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ سَارَّنِي بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ آنِفًا»  

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in the cause of Allah with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy and not running away, do you think that Allah will forgive my sins?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Yes.' When the man turned away, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him back and said: 'What did you say?' He repeated his question, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Yes, except debt. Jibril told me.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3156)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ يُكَفِّرُ اللهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَلَمَّا وَلَّى الرَّجُلُ نَادَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ أَمَرَ بِهِ فَنُودِيَ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟» فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ لِي جِبْرِيلُ»  

"A man came to the Prophet ﷺ when he was on the Minbar and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do you think that if I wield this sword of mine in the cause of Allah, with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy, and not running away, will Allah forgive my sins?' He said: 'Yes.' When he turned away, he called him back and said: 'Jibril says: unless you are in debt.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3158)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ ضُرِبْتُ بِسَيْفِي هَذَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ حَتَّى أُقْتَلَ أَتُكَفَّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ يَقُولُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ دَيْنٌ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in the way of Allah, will Allah forgive my sins?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "If you are killed in the way of Allah while being patient, expecting reward, not turning away, then Allah will forgive your sins." When the man sat down, the Prophet called him and asked, "How did you phrase your question?" So he repeated it and added, "Except for the debt." Gabriel ﷺ informed me in the same way.  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنْكَ خَطَايَاكَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ فَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ كَذَلِكَ أَخْبَرَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in the way of Allah, will Allah forgive my sins?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you are killed in the way of Allah while being patient, seeking reward, and not turning back, Allah will forgive your sins." When the man sat down, the Prophet ﷺ called him and asked, "How did you say?" The man repeated his question, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Except for debt, that is what Gabriel ﷺ informed me."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنْكَ خَطَايَاكَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ كَذَلِكَ أَخْبَرَنِي جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ  

"عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ الله أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا قُتِلَ صبْرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيرَ مُدْبر كَفَّر الله بِهِ خَطَايَاهُ؟ ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: كَيْفَ؟ قُلت، فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبى ﷺ إِلا الدين كَذَلكَ خَبَّرنِى جِبْريِلُ".