Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup

Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 8991 — We asked Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud about this

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْنَا عَبْدَ اللهِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ: {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ} [آل عمران: ١٦٩] إِلَى {يُرْزَقُونَ} [آل عمران: ١٦٩] قَالَ: «أَرْوَاحُ الشُّهَدَاءِ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كَطَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ لَهَا قَنَادِيلُ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالْعَرْشِ، تَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ» ، قَالَ: " فَاطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ اطِّلَاعَةً فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَشْتَهُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَزِيدُكُمُوهُ؟ قَالُوا: رَبَّنَا أَلَسْنَا نَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي أَيِّهَا حَيْثُ شِئْنَا؟ " قَالَ: " ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَشْتَهُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَزِيدُكُمُوهُ؟ قَالُوا: رَبَّنَا أَلَسْنَا نَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي أَيِّهَا حَيْثُ شِئْنَا؟ ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ إِلَيْهِمُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَشْتَهُونَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَزِيدُكُمُوهُ؟ قَالُوا: تُعِيدُ أَرْوَاحَنَا فِي أَجْسَادِنَا فَنُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِكَ فَنُقْتَلْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى "، قَالَ: «فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُمْ»
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We asked Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) about this verse: "And do not think of those who were killed in the way of Allah as dead; rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision" [Surah Al Imran: 169]. He said: "The souls of the martyrs are with Allah like green birds; they have lamps hanging from the Throne, and they roam freely in Paradise wherever they wish." He said: "Then your Lord casts a glance at them and says: 'Do you desire anything, so that I may give you more?' They say: 'Our Lord, do we not roam freely in Paradise wherever we wish?'" He said: "Then He glances at them a second time and says: 'Do you desire anything, so that I may give you more?' They say: 'Our Lord, do we not roam freely in Paradise wherever we wish?' Then He glances at them a third time and says: 'Do you desire anything, so that I may give you more?' They say: 'Return our souls to our bodies, so that we may fight in Your way again and be martyred once more.'" He said: "So Allah remains silent."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 8991
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 9، صفحہ 209، حدیث 9023