Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 23.0

The One Who is Killed Defending His Family

باب مَنْ قَاتَلَ دُونَ أَهْلِهِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 4094sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin SuliamanfromMua'wiya bin Hisham al-QsarfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawrifrom'Abdullah bin al-Hasan bin al-HasanfromIbrahim bin Muhammad bin Talhafrom'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'Aas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ قَاتَلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَقُتِلَ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قَاتَلَ دُونَ دَمِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ وَمَنْ قَاتَلَ دُونَ أَهْلِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Zaid that:

The Prophet (ﷺ) [ﷺ] said: "Whoever fights to protect his wealth and is killed, he is a martyr. Whoever fights to protect himself, he is a martyr. Whoever fights to protect his family is a martyr."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏