Hadith 5070

(1) His statement: What is between them: Meaning the difference between them is farther and greater than between the heaven and the earth. It was questioned how his deed in a week without martyrdom could be preferred over his companion's with it; since no deed increases in reward over martyrdom, which is jihad in the path of Allah and manifesting His religion, especially at the beginning of the call with few supporters. The answer is that this man was also stationed in the path of Allah, so he was rewarded for his intention. This is an opinion based on possibility, not mentioned in the Hadith, and Allah knows best. Moreover, it is not supported by the apparent meaning of the upcoming Hadith from Abdullah ibn Shaddad, and that the Prophet knew that this one's deed without martyrdom equals that one's with martyrdom due to his sincerity, intellect, and knowledge, and then he added to what he did. Thus, not every martyr is absolutely superior to another; rather, another may be superior to him, as seen in the case of Abu Bakr and other companions. (As stated in Al-Lama'at).

(۱) قوله : لما بينهما : أي التفاوت الذي بينهما أبعد وأكثر مما بين السماء والأرض، واستشكل بأنه كيف يفضل عمله في جمعة بلا شهادة على عمل صاحبه معها؛ إذ لا عمل أزيد ثوابا على الشهادة جهادا في سبيل الله وإظهارا لدينه، سيما في مبادئ الدعوة وقلة أعوانه، وأجيب بأن هذا الرجل أيضًا كان مرابطا في سبيل الله، فجوزي بنيته. وهذا قول على الاحتمال غير مذكور في الحديث، والله أعلم، مع أنه لا يؤيده ظاهر الحديث الآتي عن عبد الله بن شداد، وبأن النبي قد عرف أن عمل هذا بلا شهادة يساوي عمل ذلك مع شهادة بسبب إخلاصه وعقله ومعرفته، ثم زاد مما عمل، فليس كل من استشهد يفضل على غيره على الإطلاق، بل قد يفضل عليه غيره، وكفى في ذلك حال الصديق وغيره من الصحابة . كذا في «اللمعات».