صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ طَلَبِ الشَّهَادَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:Chapter: It is recommended to seek Martyrdom in the Cause of Allah, Exalted is He.
Hadith 1909
This hadith is listed as number 4930 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَرْمَلَةَ ، قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ : أَخْبَرَنَا ، وقَالَ حَرْمَلَةُ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ ، أَنَّ سَهْلَ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ حَدَّثَهُ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الشَّهَادَةَ بِصِدْقٍ بَلَّغَهُ اللَّهُ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ ، وَإِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ " ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ فِي حَدِيثِهِ بِصِدْقٍ .
It has been reported on the authority of Sahl bin Aba Umama bin Sahl bin Hunaif who learned the tradition from his father who (in turn) learned it from his grandfather-that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who sought martyrdom with sincerity will be ranked by Allah among the martyrs even if he died on his bed. In his version of the tradition Abd Tahir did not mention the words:" with sincerity".
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: To have a good intention and to sincerely desire and long for a certain deed from the depths of one’s heart is such a pure act that Allah, the Exalted, out of His grace and mercy, grants a reward and recompense for it even without the actual performance of the deed. May Allah, the Exalted, grant us the ability to have sincerity of intention.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4930
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
“With a sincere heart”—not merely as a rhetorical display, as is commonly practiced. ➋ “Will ask for martyrdom”—this is not a supplication for death itself, but rather a supplication for a good death, whenever it may come. And this is recommended (mustahabb).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3164
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, even if he does not die as a martyr, he will still be counted among the martyrs and will receive the reward of the martyrs. It is as if, due to sincerely supplicating for martyrdom, he attained this rank.
Believers should continuously supplicate for martyrdom in the path of Allah.
1:
That is, even if he does not die as a martyr, he will still be counted among the martyrs and will receive the reward of the martyrs. It is as if, due to sincerely supplicating for martyrdom, he attained this rank.
Believers should continuously supplicate for martyrdom in the path of Allah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1653
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1520. Commentary: For the acceptance of supplication (du'a), it is a condition to supplicate with a sincere heart, because all actions depend upon truthfulness and sincerity. And we ask Allah for success.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1520
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
The blessing of sincerity (ikhlas) is very great.
(2)
Harboring the desire for martyrdom (shahadah) is a very significant deed.
(1)
The blessing of sincerity (ikhlas) is very great.
(2)
Harboring the desire for martyrdom (shahadah) is a very significant deed.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2797
