A man who was among the greatest of the Muslims in his service to them during a battle he fought alongside the Prophet ﷺ caught the Prophet's attention. The Prophet ﷺ looked at him and said, "Whoever wishes to see a man from the people of the Fire, let him look at this one."So one of the people followed him. The man was in that same state, fighting the polytheists more fiercely than anyone else, until he was wounded. Seeking a quick death, he placed the tip of his sword between his breasts and pressed down until it came out between his shoulders.The man who had been following him hurried back to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah."The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What has happened?"He replied, "You said about so-and-so, 'Whoever wishes to see a man from the people of the Fire, let him look at him,' and he was among the greatest of us in his service to the Muslims. I knew he would not die in that state. When he was wounded, he hastened his own death and killed himself."At that the Prophet ﷺ said, "A servant may perform the deeds of the people of the Fire while he is in truth among the people of Paradise, and he may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise while he is in truth among the people of the Fire. Deeds are judged only by their endings."
حدثنا سعيد بن أبي مريم حدثنا أبو غسان حدثني أبو حازم
أن رجلا من أعظم المسلمين غناء عن المسلمين في غزوة غزاها مع النبي ﷺ فنظر النبي ﷺ فقال من أحب أن ينظر إلى الرجل من أهل النار فلينظر إلى هذا فاتبعه رجل من القوم وهو على تلك الحال من أشد الناس على المشركين حتى جرح فاستعجل الموت فجعل ذبابة سيفه بين ثدييه حتى خرج من بين كتفيه فأقبل الرجل إلى النبي ﷺ مسرعا فقال أشهد أنك رسول الله فقال وما ذاك قال قلت لفلان من أحب أن ينظر إلى رجل من أهل النار فلينظر إليه وكان من أعظمنا غناء عن المسلمين فعرفت أنه لا يموت على ذلك فلما جرح استعجل الموت فقتل نفسه فقال النبي ﷺ عند ذلك إن العبد ليعمل عمل أهل النار وإنه من أهل الجنة ويعمل عمل أهل الجنة وإنه من أهل النار وإنما الأعمال بالخواتيم