أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَکَّارِ بْنِ بِلَالٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَی بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بُسْرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَی الزَّکَاةَ وَمَاتَ لَا يُشْرِکُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا کَانَ حَقًّا عَلَی اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُ هَاجِرًا وَمَاتَ فِي مَوْلِدِهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نُخْبِرُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَيَسْتَبْشِرُوا بِهَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلْجَنَّةِ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ بَيْنَ کُلِّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ کَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَائِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَعَدَّهَا اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَلَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَی الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا تَطِيبُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي مَا قَعَدْتُ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3140
It was narrated that Abu Ad-Darda’ said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Whoever establishes Salah, pays Zakah, and dies not associating anything with Allah, he has a right from Allah the Mighty and Sublime, that He will forgive him, whether he emigrated, or died in his birthplace.’ We said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! Shall we not tell the people about it so that they may rejoice?’ He said: ‘In Paradise there are one hundred levels, (the distance) between each two of which is like (the distance) between the Heaven and the Earth; Allah has prepared them for the MujahidIn who strive in His cause. Were it not that it would be too difficult for the believers and I cannot find mounts for them — and they do not like to stay behind if I go out (on a campaign) — I would not have stayed behind from any expedition. I wish that I could be killed then brought back to life, then killed again.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020