Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27817

Qutaibah narrated to us, Ja’far bin Sulaiman al-Dhab’i narrated to us, on the authority of Abu Imran al-Juniy, on the authority of Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa al-Ash’ari, he said: I heard My father is in the presence of the enemy. The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “The gates of Paradise are under the shade of swords.” Then a man said. From the people of shabby appearance. Did you hear this from the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace? He mentioned it. He said, “Yes.” Then he returned to his companions and said, “I will read it to you.” Peace be upon him. He broke the eyelid of his sword and struck with it until he was killed. Abu Issa said: This is a good, strange hadith. We do not know it except from a hadith. Ja`far bin Sulaiman al-Dhab'i. Abu Imran al-Juni, whose name is Abdul-Malik bin Habib, and Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa. Ahmed bin Hanbal is his name...