Sahih al-Bukhari, 1890

sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

7 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayrfromal-Laith bin Sa'dfromKhalid bin YazidfromSa'id bin Abi HilalfromZayd bin AslamfromAslam Client Of 'Umarfrom'Umar ibn al-Khattab

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي شَهَادَةً فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ مَوْتِي فِي بَلَدِ رَسُولِكَ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ عَنْ رَوْحِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، نَحْوَهُ‏.‏ وَقَالَ هِشَامٌ عَنْ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنه‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father:

`Umar said, O Allah! Grant me martyrdom in Your cause, and let my death be in the city of Your Messenger."

References2 variants

In-Book Reference: Book 29, Hadith 24
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 3, Book 30, Hadith 114 (deprecated numbering scheme)

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

The Prophet ﷺ supplicated Allah, Exalted is He, to instill the love of Al-Madeenah within his heart and the hearts of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). He ﷺ said: “O Allah! Make us love Al-Madeenah as we love Makkah or even more than that.” [Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]. Allah, Exalted is He, answered his supplication and Al-Madeenah became the most beloved land to his Companions(may Allah be pleased with them). They lived therein and did not wish to die elsewhere. In this report, Aslam, the freed slave of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with them), stated that ‘Umar used to supplicate Allah, Exalted is He, to bless him with martyrdom and to cause him to die in Al-Madeenah. Allah, Exalted is He, answered his supplication and caused him to die as a martyr. He (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed at the hands of Aboo Lu’lu’ah Al-Majoosi, may Allah punish him proportionally, while he (may Allah be pleased with him) was performing Fajr Prayer in 23 A.H. Thus, he earned the reward of martyrdom, because a disbelieving Zoroastrian killed him out of his resentment against Islam, and against ‘Umar’sdiligence and sincerity in governing the affairs of the Muslims. He (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed in the Cause of Allah, and Allah caused him to die in Al-Madeenah as he wished, and he(may Allah be pleased with him) was buried in the land that he loved the most, next to his beloved friend andProphet ﷺ and his close friend Aboo Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). May Allah be pleased with ‘Umar and all the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). This hadeeth highlights the merits of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him)..