Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3150
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ، ابْنَا كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ سَلَمَةَ بْنَ الأَكْوَعِ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالاً شَدِيدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ذَلِكَ وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلاَحِهِ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَقَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خَيْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَرْتَجِزَ بِكَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله عنه اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلاَ تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلاَ صَلَّيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صَدَقْتَ " . فَأَنْزِلَنْ سَكِينَةً عَلَيْنَا وَثَبِّتِ الأَقْدَامَ إِنْ لاَقَيْنَا وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ قَدْ بَغَوْا عَلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا قَضَيْتُ رَجَزِيَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا " . قُلْتُ أَخِي . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ " . فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَهَابُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَلَيْهِ يَقُولُونَ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلاَحِهِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا " . قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُ ابْنًا لِسَلَمَةَ بْنِ الأَكْوَعِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ حِينَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ نَاسًا لَيَهَابُونَ الصَّلاَةَ عَلَيْهِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " كَذَبُوا مَاتَ جَاهِدًا مُجَاهِدًا فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ " . وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعَيْهِ .
Amr ibn Sawwad informed us; he said: Ibn Wahb reported to us; he said: Yunus reported to us, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Abd al-Rahman and Abd Allah, the two sons of Kab ibn Malik, informed me that Salamah ibn al-Akwa said: On the day of Khaybar, my brother fought fiercely alongside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), but his sword turned back on him and killed him. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) discussed the matter and were uncertain about him, saying: A man died by his own weapon. Salamah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned from Khaybar, and I said: Messenger of Allah, will you permit me to recite battle verse about you? He gave me permission. Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Be mindful of what you say. I said: By Allah, were it not for Allah, we would not have been guided, given charity, or prayed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You have spoken truly. Then I recited: Send down tranquility upon us, make our feet firm when we meet; the polytheists have surely transgressed against us. When I finished my verses, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: Who said this? I said: My brother. He said: May Allah have mercy on him. I said: Messenger of Allah, by Allah, some people are reluctant to pray over him, saying that a man died by his own weapon. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He died striving, a fighter. Ibn Shihab said: Then I asked a son of Salamah ibn al-Akwa, who related the same from his father, except that when I said, Some people are reluctant to pray over him, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: They lie. He died striving, a fighter, and he has a double reward. He pointed with his two fingers.
Translation notes
The source gives two versions of the Prophet’s response to the concern about praying over Salamah’s brother: one says he died striving as a fighter; the other adds that those people are wrong and that he has a double reward. The brother is not named in this text.
قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ قَاتَلَ أَخِي قِتَالاً شَدِيدًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَارْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ سَيْفُهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي ذَلِكَ وَشَكُّوا فِيهِ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ بِسِلاَحِهِ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَقَفَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ خَيْبَرَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَنْ أَرْتَجِزَ بِكَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضى الله عنه اعْلَمْ مَا تَقُولُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ اللَّهُ مَا اهْتَدَيْنَا وَلاَ تَصَدَّقْنَا وَلاَ صَلَّيْنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صَدَقْتَ " .
The phrase أَرْتَجِزَ بِكَ refers to reciting rajaz verse about the Prophet; the source does not explicitly say whether it is praise or a battle chant.
Confirm whether battle verse is the preferred contextual rendering of this poetic term.