Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2801

What is Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2801?

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 2801 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 26: The Chapter on Jihad. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 2801
Chapter
26: The Chapter on Jihad
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah رضی اللہ عنہ
Compiler
Imam Ibn Majah
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 2801
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِفِي قَوْلِهِ:‏‏‏‏ وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ[ سورة آل عمران آية 169]، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَمَا إِنَّا سَأَلْنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ كَطَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ تَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي أَيِّهَا شَاءَتْ ثُمَّ تَأْوِي إِلَى قَنَادِيلَ مُعَلَّقَةٍ بِالْعَرْشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ اطِّلَاعَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ سَلُونِي مَا شِئْتُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ رَبَّنَا مَاذَا نَسْأَلُكَ وَنَحْنُ نَسْرَحُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فِي أَيِّهَا شِئْنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يُتْرَكُونَ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّ أَرْوَاحَنَا فِي أَجْسَادِنَا إِلَى الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى نُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْأَلُونَ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ تُرِكُوا .

Concerning the Verse: “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,”[3:169] that he said: “We asked about that, and (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said: ‘Their souls are like green birds that fly wherever they wish in Paradise, then they come back to lamps suspended from the Throne. While they were like that, your Lord looked at them and said, “Ask me for whatever you want.” They said: “O Lord, what should we ask You for when we can fly wherever we wish in Paradise?” When they saw that they would not be left alone until they had asked for something, they said: “We ask You to return our souls to our bodies in the world so that we may fight for Your sake (again).” When He saw that they would not ask for anything but that, they were left alone.’”

— It was narrated from ‘Abdullah رضی اللہ عنہ

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Source information

Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 2801.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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