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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Jihad

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3153

Chapter: Wishing To Be Killed In The Cause Of Allah

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3153

Narrator:Ibn Abu Amīra

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَمِيرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ نَفْسٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ يَقْبِضُهَا رَبُّهَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنَّ لَهَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا غَيْرُ الشَّهِيدِ ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn Abi 'Amirah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"There is no Muslim soul among the people that is taken by its Lord and wishes it could come back to you, even if it had this world and everything in it, except the martyr." Ibn Abi 'Amirah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If I were to be killed in the cause of Allah, that would be dearer to me that if all the people of the deserts and the cities were to be mine.'"[1] [1] Meaning: If they were all my slaves and I set them free.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3153).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( يَقْبِضهَا رَبّهَا ) أَيْ يُمِيتهَا ( أَهْل الْوَبَر ) أَيْ أَهْل الْبَوَادِي فَإِنَّهُمْ يَتَّخِذُونَ بُيُوتهمْ مِنْ وَبَرِ الْإِبِل وَأَهْل الْمَدَر أَهْل الْمَدَن وَالْقُرَى وَالْمُرَاد أَنْ يَكُون لِي هَؤُلَاءِ عَبِيدًا فَأُعْتِقهُمْ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3153
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3153
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3153

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4244)مَا فِي النَّاسِ مِنْ نَفْسٍ مَسْلَمَةٍ يَقْبِضُهَا رَبُّهَا تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ ، وَأَنَّ لَهَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ الشَّهِيدِ ، قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَمِيرَةَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : لأَنْ أُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِي أَهْلُ الْوَبَرِ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (35815)مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ نَفْسٌ مُسْلِمَةٌ يَقْبِضُهَا رَبُّهَا تَعَالَى تُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ ، وَإِنَّ لَهَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا ، غَيْرَ الشَّهِيدِ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1311

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No one who has entered Jannah will desire to return to this world even if he should be given all that the world contains, except a martyr. For he will yearn that he should return to the world and be killed ten times on account of the dignity that he will experience by virtue…

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏ما أحد يدخل الجنة يحب أن يرجع إلى الدنيا وله ما على الأرض من شيء إلا الشهيد، يتمنى أن يرجع إلى الدنيا فيقتل عشر مرات لما يرى من الكرامة”

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2795

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and get killed…

مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَمُوتُ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ، يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا، وَأَنَّ لَهُ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا، إِلاَّ الشَّهِيدَ، لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3159

"There is no soul on Earth that dies, and is in a good position before Allah, that would like to come back to you, even if it had all this world, except the one who is killed (in the cause of Allah); he wishes that he could come back and be killed again."

"‏ 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 ‏"

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1661

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of the people of Paradise would wish to return to the world except for the martyr who indeed would love to return to the world saying that he would love to be killed ten times in Allah's cause because of what he has seen of the honor that He has given…

"‏ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا غَيْرُ الشَّهِيدِ فَإِنَّهُ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى أُقْتَلَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مِمَّا…

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