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3100. Abû Hurairah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: 'By the One in Whose hand is my soul, were it not for the fact that there are some believing men who would not feel happy to stay behind (when I go out on a campaign) and I do not have the means to provide them with mounts (so that they can join me), I would not have stayed behind from any campaign or battle in the cause of Allâh. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, I wish that I could be killed in the cause of Allâh, then brought back to life, then be killed, then be brought back to life, then be killed then be brought back to life, then be killed.'" (Šaḥīḥ)
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Commentary
1. The benefit of longing for martyrdom is that he would gain the recompense, whether he dies in bed. Thus, Allâh, Most High, would bestow on him the rank of the martyr.
2. We learn that it is not essential for everyone to go forth to the battlefield. One should essentially pay proper regard to the means and necessities.
