1069 - ثَوابُ الجَريحِ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ‏

1069. THE REWARD OF ONE WHO IS Wounded in the Way of Allah

3382.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن جُرِحَ في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ جاءَ يَومَ القِيامَةِ رِيحُهُ كَرِيحِ المِسكِ ولَونُهُ لَونُ الزَّعفَرانِ ، علَيهِ طابَعُ الشُّهَداءِ ، ومَن سَألَ اللَّهَ الشهادَةَ مُخلِصاً أعطاهُ اللَّهُ أجرَ شَهيدٍ وإن ماتَ على‏ فِراشِهِ .¹

3382.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever is wounded in the way of Allah will rise up on the Day of Resurrection, his fragrance as sweet as musk and his colour as vibrant as saffron, and he will have the stamp of a martyr on him. And whoever sincerely asks Allah to grant him martyrdom, Allah grants him the reward of a martyr, even if he dies in his own bed.’²

1068 - الشَّهادَةُ الحُكمِيَّةُ

1068. Honorary Martyrdom

3378.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن قُتِلَ دُونَ مَظلِمَتِهِ فهُو شَهيدٌ .¹

3378.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever is unjustly killed is a martyr.’²

3379.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن عَشِقَ فَكَتَمَ وعَفَّ فَماتَ فهُو شَهيدٌ .³

3379.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever loves someone passionately, then suppresses his love in order to remain chaste and dies in the process, is a martyr.’⁴

3380.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن ماتَ على‏ حُبِّ آلِ محمّدٍ ماتَ شَهيداً .⁵

3380.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever dies loving the household of Muhammad dies a martyr.’⁶

3381.الإمامُ زينُ‏العابدينَ عليه السلام : مَن ماتَ على‏ مُوالاتِنا في غَيبةِ قائمِنا أعطاهُ اللَّهُ أجرَ ألفِ شَهيدٍ مِثلِ شُهَداءِ بَدرٍ واُحُدٍ .⁷

3381. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Whoever dies accepting our guardianship during the occultation of the one who will rise up [the awaited twelfth Imam, al-Mahdi], Allah will grant him the reward of a thousand such martyrs as died in the battles of Badr and Uhud.’⁸