Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3159

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3159
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، أَنَّ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ، حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنْ نَفْسٍ تَمُوتُ وَلَهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَلَهَا الدُّنْيَا إِلاَّ الْقَتِيلُ فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيُقْتَلَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Harun ibn Muhammad ibn Bakkar informed us; he said: Muhammad ibn Isa—namely, the son of al-Qasim ibn Sumay—narrated to us; he said: Zayd ibn Waqid narrated to us, from Kathir ibn Murrah, that Ubadah ibn al-Samit related to them that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: No soul on earth that dies with good stored for it with Allah would wish to return to you and possess the world, except one who was killed in Allah’s cause; he would wish to return and be killed once again.

Translation notes

  • The exception is al-qatil, one who was killed; in context, the report describes the martyr’s wish to return and be killed again.