Hadith #84
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أ
َنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ مَنْفُوسَةٍ تَمُوتُ لَهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ يَسُرُّهَا أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا الشَّهِيدَ فَإِنَّهُ يَسُرُّهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا فَيُقْتَلَ لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ
Isnad Chain
عفان
حماد
ثابت
أنس أ
English Translation
Affan narrated to us, Hammad narrated to us, Thabit informed us, from Anas (رضي الله عنه), that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'No soul that has good with Allah would be pleased to return to this world, except the martyr. He wishes to return to the world and be killed ten times because of the honor he sees in martyrdom.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 84
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13522
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49912