´Sahl bin Abi Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "Whoever asks Allah, the mighty and Sublime, sincerely for martyrdom, Allah will cause him to reach the status of the martyrs even of he dies in his bed."
Explanation & Benefits
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 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
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.
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.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2797