Sunan an-Nasa'i 3155

Muhammad ibn Bashshar informed us; he said: Abu Asim narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn Ajlan narrated to us, from Said al-Maqburi, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit and said: What do you think—if I fight in the cause of Allah, patient and seeking reward, advancing without retreating, will Allah erase my sins? He said: Yes. Then he paused for a while and asked: Where is the questioner from a little while ago? The man said: Here I am. He asked: What did you say? The man said: What do you think—if I am killed in the cause of Allah, patient and seeking reward, advancing without retreating, will Allah erase my sins? He said: Yes, except for debt. Jibril has just told me this.