Sahih Muslim Hadith 306 – Clarifying The – (v

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[306] 179 – (112) It was narrated from Sahi bin Sa'd As- Sâ'idI that the Messenger of Allah and the idolators met in battle and fought. When the Messenger of Allah ii went back to his camp and the others went back to their camp, there was :çJ among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah 4R a man who killed anyone (of the enemy) who got in his way. They said: "No one has done better today than so-and-so." The Messenger of Allah ç said: "Rather he is one of the people of Hell." A man said: 'I am going to follow him.' So he went out with him; every time that man stopped, he stopped with him, and when he hastened, he hastened with him." He said: "The man was badly wounded, so he sought to hasten his death. He put [the handle of] his sword on the ground and its tip in the middle of his chest, then he leaned [on his sword] and killed himself. The man went to the Messenger of Allah ii and said: 'I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah ' He said: 'Why is that?' He said: '(Regarding) the man who you said was one of the people of the Fire, and the people were astounded by that. I said: 'I will find out about him for you.' So I followed him until he was badly wounded (in the battle), then he sought to hasten his death. He put the handle of his sword on the ground and its tip in the middle of his chest, then he leaned on it and killed himself.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'A man may do the deeds of [the people of] Paradise, or so it seems to the people, although he is one of the people of the Fire, and a man may do the deeds of [the people of] the Fire, or so it seems to the people, although he is one of the people of Paradise."