Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3161
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الشَّهِيدُ لاَ يَجِدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمُ الْقَرْصَةَ يُقْرَصُهَا " .
Translation
Imran ibn Yazid informed us; he said: Hatim ibn Ismail narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ajlan, from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: A martyr feels the pain of being killed only as one of you feels a pinch.
Translation notes
The comparison describes the martyr’s experience of death as being no more than a pinch.