ابن ماجہ · Hadith 190

Talhah bin Khirâsh said: “I heard Jâbir bin ‘AbdulIah say: ‘When ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Ant bin (Harâm) was killed on the Day of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah p.b.u.h met me, and said: “0 Jâbir, shall I not tell you what Allah has said to your father?” Yahya said in his Hadith: “And he said: ‘0 Jâbir, why do I see you brokenhearted?’ I (Jâbir) said: ‘0 Messenger of Allah, my father has been martyred and he has left behind dependents and debts.’ He said: ‘Shall I not give you the glad tidings of that with which Allah met your father?’ I said: ‘Yes, 0 Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘Allah never spoke to anyone except from behind a screen, but He spoke to your father directly, and He said: “0 My slave! Ask something from Me and I shall give it to you.” He said: “0 Lord, bring me back to life so that I may be killed in Your cause a second time.” The Lord, Glorified is He, said: “I have already decreed that they will not return to life.” He said: “My Lord, then convey (this news) to those whom I have left behind.” Allah said: “Think not of those as dead who are killed in the way of Allah, Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.” (Hasan)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020