Hadith on Martyrdom

What are hadith about martyrdom? Examples of hadith about martyrdom...

Humayd said, “I heard Anas b. Malik (ra) say that the Prophet (saw) said, ‘Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given the whole world and whatever is in it, except the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to come back to the world and be killed again (in Allah’s Cause).’” (al-Bukhari, al-Jihad, 6)

According to Abu Hurayra (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “By Him in Whose Hand is my life, I would love to fight in Allah’s cause and then be martyred and then be resurrected and then be martyred and then be resurrected and then be martyred, and then be resurrected and then be martyred and then be resurrected.” (al-Bukhari, al-Tamanni, 1)

Sahl b. Abi Umama b. Sahl b. Hunayf said that his father said that his grandfather (ra) heard the Prophet (saw) say, “Whoever genuinely wishes to be a martyr, he could be considered a martyr even if he dies in his bed.” (Muslim, al-Imara, 157)

It was reported from ʿAbd Allah b. ʿAbd Allah b. Jabr that his father said (ra) that the Messenger of Allah (saw) visited his grandfather (Jabr, when he was ill), and said, “…Being killed in the cause of Allah is martyrdom, dying of an abdominal complaint is martyrdom, being burned to death is martyrdom, drowning is martyrdom, being crushed beneath a falling wall is martyrdom, dying of insanity is martyrdom, and the woman who dies along with her fetus is a martyr.” (al-Nasa’i, al-Jihad, 48; Ibn Maja, al-Jihad, 17)

According to Saʿid b. Zayd (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Whosoever is killed over his property is a martyr, and whosoever is killed over his religion is a martyr, and whosoever is killed over his blood is a martyr, and whosoever is killed over his family is a martyr.” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Diyat, 21)

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths