It was revealed as a severe warning, so we fell silent and were afraid. The next day, I asked him: "O Messenger of Allah, what is this severe warning that was revealed?" He said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, if a man were killed in the way of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed, then brought back to life, then killed, and he had a debt upon him, he would not enter Paradise until his debt was paid off for him."

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(1) In (R), (M), and a copy in the margin of (K): "was sent down."
(2) In (M) and a copy in the margin of (K): "and we were alarmed."
(3) After this in (R) there is an addition: "then brought back to life."
(4) Weak in this wording. Abu Kathir, the freed slave of Muhammad ibn Jahsh — and it is said of him: the freed slave of the Laythiyyin, and the freed slave of the Ashja'iyyin — and Muhammad, his patron, is Ibn Abd Allah ibn Jahsh, but he is attributed here to his grandfather. A group narrated from him, and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in "Al-Thiqat," but there is disagreement concerning him regarding his chain and text, as will be explained. He alone narrated this wording, and the rest of the chain's narrators are trustworthy. Isma'il is Ibn Ibrahim, known as Ibn Ulayyah, and Al- Ala' is Ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ya'qub, the freed slave of Al-Hurqah. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (6237).

Ahmad also recorded it (22493) via the route of Zuhayr ibn Muhammad, from Al-Ala', with this chain and this wording.

He also recorded it (17253) from Muhammad ibn Bishr, from Muhammad ibn Amr al-Laythi, from Abu Kathir, the freed slave of the Laythiyyin, from Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Jash, that a man came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do I get if I am killed in the way of Allah?" He said: "Paradise." When he turned away, he said: "Except debt — Gabriel whispered to me about it just now."

He also recorded it with the same wording as the previous one (17254) via the route of Abbad ibn Abbad, from Muhammad ibn Amr, from Abu Kathir, the freed slave of the Hudhayliyyin, from Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Jash, from his father... and he mentioned it, adding in the chain "from his father," i.e., making it from the Musnad of Abd ibn Jash.

I say: These two wordings correspond to the two hadiths of Abu Hurayrah and Abu Qatadah — mentioned previously under numbers (3155) and (3156) respectively — and the hadith of Abd Allah ibn Amr in Ahmad (7051).

Al-Sindi said: His statement "until his debt was paid off for him" means: or until his opponent is satisfied with him in this world or in the Hereafter, for that is in the meaning of settlement. And Allah knows best.