It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) promised us (a) battle expedition (in) India. If I live to see that, I will expend myself and my wealth in it. If I am killed, I will be one of the best of the martyrs, and if I come back, I will be Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar." [1] [1] Al-Muharrar: The one freed (from the Fire).
أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ سَيَّارٍ، ح قَالَ وَأَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ سَيَّارٍ، عَنْ جَبْرِ بْنِ عَبِيدَةَ، - وَقَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ جُبَيْرٍ، - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهَا أُنْفِقْ فِيهَا نَفْسِي وَمَالِي فَإِنْ أُقْتَلْ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ أَرْجِعْ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الْمُحَرَّرُ .
Isnad
10 transmitters- 1Ahmed bin 'Uthman bin Hakeemal-Kufa · d. 261 AH or before
- 2Zakaria bin 'Ady bin Zaraynal-Kufa,Baghdad · d. ~212 AH
- 3'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar al-QawaririBasra,Baghdad · d. ~235 AH
- 4Zayd bin Abi AnisaRaha,Kufa · d. ~124 AH
- 5Siyar Abu al-Hakam al-Anzial-Wasit · d. 122 AH
- 6Hashaym bin Bashayr bin al-Qasimal-Wasit,Baghdad · d. 183 AH
- 7Siyar Abu al-Hakam al-Anzial-Wasit · d. 122 AH
- 8Jbr bin 'Ubaid'h
- 9'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin HafsMedina · d. >140 AH
- 10Abu HurairahMakkah/Medina/Yemen/Bahrain · d. 59 AH/681 CE
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 25, Hadith 89
- English Reference
- Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3175