Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3160
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ فَيَقُولُ أَىْ رَبِّ خَيْرَ مَنْزِلٍ . فَيَقُولُ سَلْ وَتَمَنَّ فَيَقُولُ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِي إِلَى الدُّنْيَا فَأُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ " .
Abu Bakr ibn Nafi informed us; he said: Bahz narrated to us; he said: Hammad narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: A man from among the people of Paradise will be brought, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will say: Son of Adam, how did you find your dwelling? He will say: My Lord, it is the finest dwelling. He will say: Ask and wish for whatever you want. He will say: I ask You to return me to the world so that I may be killed in Your cause ten times, because of what he sees of the virtue of martyrdom.
Translation notes
The final clause explains that the person’s wish to return and be killed ten times comes from seeing the virtue of martyrdom.