Tirmidhi Book 22, Hadith 1654
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ يُخَامِرَ السَّكْسَكِيِّ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْقَتْلَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَادِقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ، أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ أَجْرَ الشَّهِيدِ ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal : That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: Whoever asks Allah to be killed in His cause sincerely from his heart, Allah shall give him the reward of martyrdom. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.
Qur'anic references:
Surah 9 : Ayah 111 Surah 9 : Ayah 38 Surah 9 : Ayah 41 Surah 3 : Ayah 169 Surah 4 : Ayah 95 Surah 61 : Ayah 4 Surah 61 : Ayah 11We are identifying and building the related set of Ayahs for this Hadith. Please share your feedback and let us know if you identify any referencing issues.
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