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220 – ʿAdiyy ibn ʿAmīrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “If we appoint anyone of you to an office, and he conceals from us so much as a needle (1) or anything above it, that is embezzlement for which he will appear on the Day of Resurrection.” A black man from the Helpers stood up—I can almost see him even now—and said, “Messenger of Allah, return your assignment to me.” He asked, “What is the matter with you?” The man replied, “I heard you say such-and-such.” The Prophet said, “And I repeat it now: When we place someone in charge of a task, let him bring back its small and its large. Whatever he is given he may take, and from whatever he is forbidden he must desist.” Reported by Muslim.

221 – ʿUmar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said: On the day of Khaybar a group of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions came forward and began to say, “So-and-so is a martyr, and so-and-so is a martyr,” until they passed by one man and said, “So-and-so is a martyr.” The Prophet ﷺ declared, “By no means! I saw him in the Fire because of a cloak he had snatched—or perhaps it was a mantle.” Reported by Muslim.

222 – Abu Qatadah al-Harith ibn Ribʿī, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once stood among them and told them that striving in Allah’s cause and faith in Allah are the most excellent of deeds. A man rose and asked, “Messenger of Allah, if I am killed in Allah’s path, will my sins be erased?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ answered, “Yes, if you are killed in Allah’s path while patient, seeking your reward, advancing and not retreating.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, “What did you ask?” He repeated, “If I am killed in Allah’s path, will my sins be erased?” He replied, “Yes—if you are patient, seeking your reward, advancing and not retreating—except for debt, (3) for Jibril [peace be upon him] has told me so.” Reported by Muslim.

223 – Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do you know who…"

(1) al-mikhyat (pronounced with a short i after the m and a silent kh) means “a sewing needle,” while al-ghulul denotes the misappropriation of property. The hadith issues a severe warning and emphatic censure against any act of betrayal by a public agent, whether in small matters or large. (2) That is: “Inform me.” (3) The report contains a powerful exhortation to discharge one’s debts—and, by analogy, all rights owed to other people—before death strikes unexpectedly; it also extols the merit of a person killed in the path of Allah, affirming that all his sins, major and minor, are forgiven except for unpaid debts. [The additional wording is drawn from Sahih Muslim; see hadith no. 1321 below.]

« مَنْ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى عَمَلٍ ، فَكَتَمَنَا مِخْيَطًا (١) فَمَا فَوْقَهُ ، كَانَ غُلُولًا يَأْتِي بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ » فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْبَلْ عَنِّي عَمَلَكَ ، قَالَ : « وَمَا لَكَ ؟ » قَالَ : سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، قَالَ : « وَأَنَا أَقُولُهُ الْآنَ : مَنْ اسْتَعْمَلْنَاهُ عَلَى عَمَلٍ فَلْيَجِيءْ بِقَلِيلِهِ وَكَثِيرِهِ ، فَمَا أُوتِيَ مِنْهُ أَخَذَ ، وَمَا نُهِيَ عَنْهُ انْتَهَى » رواه مسلم . ٢٢١ - وعن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ أَقْبَلَ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا : فُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ ، وَفُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ ، حَتَّى مَرُّوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَقَالُوا : فُلَانٌ شَهِيدٌ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : « كَلَّا إِنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ فِي النَّارِ فِي بُرْدَةٍ غَلَّهَا - أَوْ عَبَاءَةٍ - » رواه مسلم . ٢٢٢ - وعن أبي قتادة الحارث بن ربعي رضي الله عنه عن رسول الله ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَامَ فِيهِمْ ، فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ : أَنَّ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَالْإِيمَانَ بِاللَّهِ ، أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ (٢) إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، تُكَفَّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « نَعَمْ إِنْ قُتِلْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ » ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ؟ » قَالَ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، أَتُكَفَّرُ عَنِّي خَطَايَايَ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « نَعَمْ وَأَنْتَ صَابِرٌ مُحْتَسِبٌ ، مُقْبِلٌ غَيْرُ مُدْبِرٍ ، إِلَّا الدَّيْنَ (٣) فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ [ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ] قَالَ لِي ذَلِكَ » رواه مسلم . ٢٢٣ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ : « أَتَدْرُونَ مَنِ

(١) المِخْيَطُ : بكسر الميم وسكون المعجمة : الإبرة . و ( الغلول ) : السرقة . وفي الحديث وعيد شديد وزجر أكيد في الخيانة من العامل في القليل والكثير . (٢) أي : أخبرني . (٣) فيه الحض البليغ على وجوب أداء الدين ، ومثله سائر حقوق الآدميين قبل أن يفجأه الموت ، وفضل من قتل في سبيل الله ، وأنه تكفر ذنوبه كلها صغيرها وكبيرها إلا الدين . [ والزيادة من صحيح مسلم ، والحديث رقم (١٣٢١) الآتي ] .