Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1668

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1668
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مِنْ مَسِّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَسِّ الْقَرْصَةِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar, Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Naysaburi, and others reported to us: Safwan ibn Isa reported to us from Muhammad ibn Ajlan, from al-Qa qa ibn Hakim, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurairah, that the Messenger of Allah said: The martyr feels the touch of being killed only as one of you feels the touch of a bite.

Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih gharib.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The Arabic says qarṣah, a bite or pinching bite, without specifying an insect.