Narrator: Abu Hurayrah
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 "
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It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The martyr does not feel the pain of being killed, except as any one of you feels a pinch."
Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3161 ), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1668 ), Ibn Majah (No. 2802 ), Ahmad (No. 7612 ) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2301 ).
An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1668
Commentary by Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i: study view
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قَوْله ( يُقْرَصُهَا ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول وَضَمِيرهَا لِلْقَرْصَةِ وَنَصْبُهُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَفْعُول مُطْلَق وَنَائِب الْفَاعِل ضَمِير الْأَحَد.…
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Scholars’ grades
The 3 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. 3161
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH
Weak Daif The hadith
No. 3161
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH
Authentic Hasan Sahih The hadith
No. 3161
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 Ibn Majah 2802
" مَا يَجِدُ الشَّهِيدُ مَسَّ الْقَتْلِ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَسَّ الْقَرْصَةِ "
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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