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(Book 21, Hadith 33) #36060
Honourable Death in the Way of Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was sitting by a grave and a man commented that it was an awful bed for the believer. The Prophet (PBUH) corrected him, saying that being killed in the way of Allah is an honourable death and there is no place on earth he would prefer his grave to be than Madina.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting by a grave which was being dug at Madina. A man looked into the grave and said, 'An awful bed for the mumin'.The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Evil? What you have said is absolutely wrong'. The man said, 'I didn't mean that, Messenger of Allah. I meant being killed in the way of Allah'. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Being killed in the way of Allah has no like! There is no place on the earth which I would prefer my grave to be than here (meaning Madina). He repeated it three times'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ جَالِسًا وَقَبْرٌ يُحْفَرُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاطَّلَعَ رَجُلٌ فِي الْقَبْرِ فَقَالَ بِئْسَ مَضْجَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي لَمْ أُرِدْ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُ الْقَتْلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لاَ مِثْلَ لِلْقَتْلِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ بُقْعَةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَبْرِي بِهَا مِنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ

TOPICS
death  *  honour  *  believer  *  mawt  *  karam  *  mumin  *  madina

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for righteousness; Have courage; Be loyal towards God; Respect martyrdom

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how death in the way of Allah is an honourable death. It was narrated by Yahya ibn Said who said that when the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him, was sitting by a grave which was being dug at Madina, a man looked into it and said it was an awful bed for a believer. The Prophet corrected him saying that being killed in the way of Allah has no like and there is no place on earth he would prefer his grave to be than Madina. He repeated this three times to emphasize its importance. This hadith teaches us that we should not fear death if we are doing something good or righteous as it will bring us closer to God and will be rewarded with great rewards from Him both in this life and hereafter. We should also strive to make our final resting place near or around our beloved city of Madina as much as possible so we can benefit from its blessings even after our passing away from this world.

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