Riyad as-Salihin, 1356

Sa'id bin Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail (May Allah be pleased with him) reported, one of the ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of entering Jannah reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "He who dies while defending his property is a martyr; he who dies in defence of his own life is a martyr; and he who dies on defense of his faith is a martyr, he who dies in defence of his family is a martyr." [Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي الأعور سعيد بن زيد بن عمرو بن نفيل، أحد العشرة المشهود لهم بالجنة، رضي الله عنهم، قال‏:‏ سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول‏:‏ ‏

‏من قتل دون ماله فهو شهيد، ومن قتل دون دمه فهو شهيد، ومن قتل دون دينه فهو شهيد، ومن قتل دون عرضه فهو شهيد‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 11, Hadith 72

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) The property, life, and honor of a Muslim are inviolable. He who dies as he defends any of these is a martyr. 2) We should defend religion with our own lives, and he who dies doing this is a martyr. How far from this are Muslims nowadays! Some of them treat religion as something insignificant and worthless. 3) We should adopt an approach of gradation as we confront an attacker. Our goal should be to repel him, not to kill him. But, if we cannot repel him except by killing him, the Shariah permits us to do so. 4) The Shariah is keenly concerned with preserving and defending five necessary things: religion, life, mind, honor, and property.

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