Hadith 1401

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنِي طَلْحَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ , أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَةَ ثَلَاثَةً أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَسْلَمُوا ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ يَكْفِنِيهِمْ ؟ " , قَالَ طَلْحَةُ : أَنَا , قَالَ : فَكَانُوا عِنْدَ طَلْحَةَ ، فَبَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْثًا ، فَخَرَجَ أَحَدُهُمْ فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بَعْثًا ، فَخَرَجَ فِيهِ آخَرُ فَاسْتُشْهِدَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ مَاتَ الثَّالِثُ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ , قَالَ طَلْحَةُ : فَرَأَيْتُ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا عِنْدِي فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ الْمَيِّتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ أَمَامَهُمْ ، وَرَأَيْتُ الَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ أَخِيرًا يَلِيهِ ، وَرَأَيْتُ الَّذِي اسْتُشْهِدَ أَوَّلَهُمْ آخِرَهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَدَخَلَنِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " وَمَا أَنْكَرْتَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ؟ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَفْضَلَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يُعَمَّرُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لِتَسْبِيحِهِ وَتَكْبِيرِهِ وَتَهْلِيلِه " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) that a group of three men from Banu Udhrah came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and accepted Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), "Who will take care of them?" Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) offered himself, so these people stayed with Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him). During this time, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) dispatched an army, and one of them joined it and attained martyrdom there. After some time, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) dispatched another army, and the second man also joined it and was martyred during that time, while the third person died a natural death. Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I saw all three of them—who used to stay with me—in Paradise in a dream. The one who died a natural death was ahead of the other two, the one who was martyred later was in the second position, and the one who was martyred first was last. I was greatly surprised at this. I mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Why are you surprised at this? There is no one superior in the sight of Allah than that believer who is granted a long life in the state of Islam, due to his tasbih (glorification), takbir (saying Allahu Akbar), and tahlil (saying La ilaha illallah)."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند باقي العشرة المبشرين بالجنة / 1401
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حسن لغيره، وهذا إسناد ضعيف، لاضطراب طلحة بن يحيى بن طلحة فى إسناده، فمرة قال : عن إبراهيم بن محمد بن طلحة، ومرة قال : عن إبراهيم مولي لنا، وهذا الأخير مجهول. وفي هذا الإسناد انقطاع، فإن عبدالله ابن شداد لم يسمع من النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم