Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 3513
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَخْذَ مَالِي؟ قَالَ: «فَلَا تُعْطِهِ مَالَكَ» قَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَاتَلَنِي؟ قَالَ: «قَاتِلْهُ» قَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلَنِي؟ قَالَ: «فَأَنْتَ شَهِيدٌ» . قَالَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلْتُهُ؟ قَالَ: «هُوَ فِي النَّارِ» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Translation
Abu Hurayrah reported: A man came and said, ‘Messenger of God, what do you say if a man comes wanting to take my property?’ He said, ‘Do not give him your property.’ The man asked, ‘What if he fights me?’ He said, ‘Fight him.’ He asked, ‘What if he kills me?’ He said, ‘Then you are a martyr.’ He asked, ‘What if I kill him?’ He said, ‘He is in the Fire.’ Muslim transmitted it.