It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (through another chain of transmitters) that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the definition of a martyr) the martyrs of my Umma will be small in number. They asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr; one who dies in the way of Allah, is a martyr; one who dies of plague is a martyr; one who dies of cholera is a martyr. Ibn Miqsam said: I testify the truth of your father's statement (with regard to this tradition) that the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: One who is drowned is a martyr.
Read More..A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail contains the additional words: And one who is drowned is a martyr.
Read More..Another version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail thouch a different chain of transmitters contains the additional words: A drowned person is a martyr.
Read More..It has been narrated on the authority of Hafsa daughter of Sirin who said: Anas b. Malik asked me the cause of death of Yahya b. 'Abu 'Amra. I said: (He died) of plague. He said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said that death by plague is martyrdom for a Muslim.
Read More..This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Asim through the same chain of transmitters.
Read More..It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Amir who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say-and he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them with as much strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery.
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