أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو سَمِعَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ جَائَ رَجُلٌ إِلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَلَی الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ ضَرَبْتُ بِسَيْفِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ حَتَّی أُقْتَلَ أَيُکَفِّرُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ يَقُولُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَکُونَ عَلَيْکَ دَيْنٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3166
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah that his father said: “A man came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم when he was on the Minbar and said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, do you think that if I wield this sword of mine in the cause of Allah, with patience and seeking reward, facing the enemy, and not running away, will Allah forgive my sins?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ When he turned away, he called him back and said: ‘Jibril says: unless you are in debt.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020