Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3151
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ - عَنْ يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ذَكْوَانُ أَبُو صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْلاَ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْ سَرِيَّةٍ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يَجِدُونَ حَمُولَةً وَلاَ أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَيَشُقُّ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا عَنِّي وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قُتِلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أُحْيِيتُ ثُمَّ قُتِلْتُ ثُمَّ أُحْيِيتُ ثُمَّ قُتِلْتُ " . ثَلاَثًا .
Ubaydullah ibn Said informed us; he said: Yahya—meaning Ibn Said al-Qattan—narrated to us, from Yahya—meaning Ibn Said al-Ansari—who said: Dhakwan, Abu Salih, narrated to me, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: Were it not that I would burden my community, I would never stay behind an expedition. But they cannot find mounts, I have nothing on which to carry them, and it would burden them to stay behind me. I would love to be killed in the cause of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed, then brought back to life, then killed—three times.
Translation notes
The chain distinguishes two transmitters named Yahya ibn Said by giving their identifying descriptions. The threefold repetition is retained.