[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I do not find anyone entering Paradise and wishing to come out of it, except for the martyr. He has everything on Earth except martyrdom. He wishes to return and be killed ten times due to the honor and blessings he witnesses in martyrdom. This is from the hadith of Al-'Iqaddi in the narration of At-Tayalisi: There is no servant who has anything better in the sight of Allah, and he wishes to return to the worldly life, except for the martyr. He wishes that he could return and be killed ten times due to what he sees of the excellence of martyrdom."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا وَإِنَّ لَهُ مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الشَّهِيدَ فَإِنَّهُ يَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيُقْتَلَ عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ لِمَا رَأَى مِنَ الْكَرَامَةِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْعَقَدِيِّ فِي رِوَايَةِ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا الشَّهِيدُ فَإِنَّهُ يَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّهُ رَجَعَ فَقُتِلَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ؛ لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ  

[Machine] About this, their souls are like green birds, with hanging lanterns in the Throne, roaming wherever they want, then they return to their lanterns. While they are in this state, their Lord looks at them and asks, "What do you desire?" They reply, "We do not desire anything, for we are in Paradise, roaming wherever we please." When they realize that they have to ask for something, they say, "Our souls should be returned to our bodies, so that we may fight in the cause of Allah and be killed again." When He sees that they do not ask for anything else, He leaves them to their statement. This is mentioned in the narration of Abu Abdullah and in the narration of Al-Muqri. We asked Abdullah bin Mas'ud about the meaning of this verse, "And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, rejoicing." (Quran, 3:169) He said, "Indeed, we have asked about that, then its meaning was mentioned to us."  

عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ كَطَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ لَهَا قَنَادِيلُ مُعَلَّقَةٌ فِي الْعَرْشِ تَسْرَحُ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ ثُمَّ تَأْوِي إِلَى قَنَادِيلِهَا فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ اطِّلَاعَةً فَيَقُولُ مَا تَشْتَهُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا نَشْتَهِي وَنَحْنُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نَسْرَحُ حَيْثُ شِئْنَا فَإِذَا رَأَوْا أَنْ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا قَالُوا تُرَدُّ أَرْوَاحُنَا فِي أَجْسَادِنَا فَنُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَنُقْتَلُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا رَأَى أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلُوهُ شَيْئًا تَرَكَهُمْ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الْمُقْرِئِ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ؓ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ فَرِحِينَ} [آل عمران 170] قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّا قَدْ سَأَلْنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When your brethren were smitten at the battle of Uhud, Allah put their spirits in the crops of green birds which go down to the rivers of Paradise, eat its fruit and nestle in lamps of gold in the shade of the Throne. Then when they experienced the sweetness of their food, drink and rest, they asked: Who will tell our brethren about us that we are alive in Paradise provided with provision, in order that they might not be disinterested in jihad and recoil in war? Allah Most High said: I shall tell them about you; so Allah sent down; "And do not consider those who have been killed in Allah's path." till the end of the verse. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2520)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا أُصِيبَ إِخْوَانُكُمْ بِأُحُدٍ جَعَلَ اللهُ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ فِي جَوْفِ طَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ تَرِدُ أَنْهَارَ الْجَنَّةِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا وَتَأْوِي إِلَى قَنَادِيلَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ فَلَمَّا وَجَدُوا طِيبَ مَأْكَلِهِمْ وَمَشْرَبِهِمْ وَمَقِيلِهِمْ قَالُوا مَنْ يُبَلِّغُ إِخْوَانَنَا عَنَّا أَنَّا أَحْيَاءٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نُرْزَقُ؛ لِئَلَّا يَزْهَدُوا فِي الْجِهَادِ وَلَا يَنْكُلُوا عِنْدَ الْحَرْبِ؟ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ أَنَا أُبَلِّغُهُمْ عَنْكُمْ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ} [آل عمران 169] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَاتِ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is in Paradise?" The Prophet replied, "In Paradise are the martyr, the newborn child, and the bereaved one."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالشَّهِيدُ وَالْمَوْلُودُ وَالْوَئِيدُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed, the first thing to be spilled from the blood of a martyr is the forgiveness of his sins.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُهَرَاقُ مِنْ دَمِ الشَّهِيدِ تُغْفَرُ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The martyrs are three: a believer who goes out with his life and wealth and fights until he is killed. He is considered the one who is tested in the tent of Allah under His Throne, and he is not surpassed by the Prophets except by the degree of Prophethood. And a believer who strives against himself with sins and transgressions, and fights until he is killed. That is a purified one beneath his sins and transgressions. Indeed, the sword wipes away sins." And it was said to him, "Enter from whichever gates of Paradise you wish, for it has eight gates, and Hell has seven gates, some of which are better than others, meaning the gates of Paradise." And a hypocrite who goes out with his life and wealth and fights until he is killed, he is in the fire. Indeed, the sword does not wipe out hypocrisy.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقَتْلَى ثَلَاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَلَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَذَلِكَ الْمُمْتَحَنُ فِي خَيْمَةِ اللهِ تَحْتَ عَرْشِهِ لَا يَفْضُلُهُ النَّبِيُّونَ إِلَّا بِدَرَجَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ فَرِقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَتِلْكَ مَصْمَصَةٌ تَحُتُّ ذُنُوبَهُ وَخَطَايَاهُ إِنَّ السَّيْفَ مَحَّاءٌ لِلْخَطَايَا وَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ مِنْ أِيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهَا ثَمَانِيَةُ أَبْوَابٍ وَلِجَهَنَّمَ سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ بَعْضُهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ يَعْنِي أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ مُنَافِقٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَذَاكَ فِي النَّارِ إِنَّ السَّيْفَ لَا يَمْحُو النِّفَاقَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Our Lord wonders at two men: a man who leaves his house and everything he loves and cares about, just to go to prayer, seeking what is with Me, and fearing what is with Me; and a man who fights in the cause of Allah, but is defeated and knows the consequences of defeat and what awaits him if he retreats, yet he returns until his blood is shed. So Allah says to His angels: 'Look at My servant who has returned, seeking what is with Me and fearing what is with Me, until his blood is spilled.' And it is narrated in its meaning from Abu Darda as a hadith."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَجِبَ رَبُّنَا مِنْ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ ثَارَ عَنْ وِطَائِهِ وَلِحَافِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ حِبِّهِ وَأَهْلِهِ إِلَى صَلَاتِهِ رَغْبَةً فِيمَا عِنْدِي وَشَفَقَةً مِمَّا عِنْدِي وَرَجُلٍ غَزَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَانْهَزَمَ فَعَلِمَ مَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الِانْهِزَامِ وَمَا لَهُ فِي الرُّجُوعِ فَرَجَعَ حَتَّى أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي رَجَعَ رَغْبَةً فِيمَا عِنْدِي وَشَفَقَةً مِمَّا عِنْدِي حَتَّى أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَرُوِيَ فِي مَعْنَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ مَرْفُوعًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The martyr does not feel the pain of being killed, except as one of you feels the pain of a bite."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الشَّهِيدُ لَا يَجِدُ أَلَمَ الْقَتْلِ إِلَّا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَلَمَ الْقَرْصَةِ  

The Prophet ﷺ was asked: Which of the actions is better ? He replied: Standing for long time (in prayer). He was again asked: Which alms is better ? He replied: The alms given by a man possessing small property acquired by his labour. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1449)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ أِيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ وَجِهَادٌ لَا غُلُولَ فِيهِ وَحَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ قِيلَ أِيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ طُولُ الْقِيَامِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ جَهْدٌ مِنْ مُقِلٍّ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْهِجْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ جَاهَدَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْقَتْلِ أَشْرَفُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَعُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ