Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3158

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3158
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، سَمِعَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abd al-Jabbar ibn al-Ala informed us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Amr, who heard Muhammad ibn Qays, from Abd Allah ibn Abi Qatadah, from his father, who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was on the pulpit and said: Messenger of Allah, what do you think—if I strike with my sword in the cause of Allah, patient and seeking reward, advancing without retreating until I am killed, will Allah erase my sins? He said: Yes. When the man turned away, he called him back and said: This is Gabriel, who says: Unless you have a debt.

Translation notes

  • This version phrases the exception as Gabriel’s message: unless the person has a debt.