Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1228
وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " ثَلَاثَةٌ يَضْحَكُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ يُصَلِّي وَالْقَوْمُ إِذَا صَفُّوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَالْقَوْمُ إِذَا صَفُّوا فِي قِتَالِ الْعَدُوِّ. رَوَاهُ فِي شَرْحِ السّنة
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Said al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There are three whom God laughs at: a man who gets up at night to pray, a people who line up for prayer, and a people who line up to fight the enemy. Sharh al-Sunnah transmitted it.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
يَضْحَكُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمْ
The Arabic literally uses يضحك, while the attached English witness renders the expression as looking with pleasure.
Should the literal wording remain in English, or is a reviewed contextual rendering supported for this expression?