Jami at-Tirmidhi 1654
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 22: The Book on Virtues of Jihad · What Has Been Related About One Who Asks For Martyrdom
Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal :
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 صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْقَتْلَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَادِقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ أَجْرَ الشَّهِيدِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
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.
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)