Narrator: Abu Hurayrah
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، وَبِشْرُ بْنُ آدَمَ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ "
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The martyr does not feel anything more when he is killed than one of you feels if he is pinched (by a bug).”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2802 ), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1668 ), An-Nasa’i (No. 3161 ), Ahmad (No. 7612 ) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2301 ).
An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1668
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قَوْله ( مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيد ) أَيْ يُهَوِّنُ اللَّه تَعَالَى الْأَمْر عَلَيْهِ وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…
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Scholars’ grades
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
Scholar Grade Applies to Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH
Authentic Hasan Sahih The hadith
No. 2802
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH
Authentic Sahih The hadith
No. 2802
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH
Weak Daif The hadith
No. 2802
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH
Authentic Hasan Sahih The hadith
No. 2802
Other versions
Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1668
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The martyr feels nothing from the agony of death except as one of you feels from the sting of an ant.”
" مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مِنْ مَسِّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ مَسِّ الْقَرْصَةِ "
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained
Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3161
" الشَّهِيدُ لاَ يَجِدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمُ الْقَرْصَةَ يُقْرَصُهَا "
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7612
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only
Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 2301
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only
Good chain (hasan) Riyad as-Salihin 1323
"ما يجد الشهيد من مس القتل إلا كما يجد أحدكم من مس القرصة"
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Good (hasan) Explained hadiths 6394
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only
Also reported by… (5)
الجهاد لابن أبي عاصم (154)مَا يَجِدُ الْقَتِيلُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4252)الشَّهِيدُ لا يَجِدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمُ الْقَرْصَةَ يُقْرَصُهَا صحيح ابن حبان (4758)مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِِلا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1287)مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ إِلا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ مشيخة محمد الرازي ابن الحطاب (60)مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مِنْ مَسِّ الْقَتْلِ إِلا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ
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