Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2808

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Sahih al-Bukhari 2808
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ بْنُ سَوَّارٍ الْفَزَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُقَاتِلُ وَأُسْلِمُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ قَاتَلَ، فَقُتِلَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ عَمِلَ قَلِيلاً وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Rahim narrated to us; Shababa ibn Sawwar al-Fazari narrated to us; Israʾil narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who said: I heard al-Baraʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) say: A man wearing iron armor came to the Prophet and said, “Messenger of Allah, shall I fight and then embrace Islam?” He replied, “Embrace Islam, then fight.” The man embraced Islam and fought, and was killed. The Messenger of Allah said, “He did little work and received a great reward.”

Translation notes

  • The man’s question explicitly asks whether to fight first and then embrace Islam; the Prophet tells him to embrace Islam before fighting.