The words of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar regarding the phrase: (And I wish that I were killed in the cause of Allah, then I live, then I am killed, then I live, then I am killed)
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The reader: The hadith of Abu Hurayrah, O Shaykh, Sahih al-Bukhari 36?
The Shaykh : Good, well done.
The reader: It seems you tasked someone, O Shaykh, with the research.
The Shaykh : Yes, Kamil.
The student: Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar says: "And in this hadith, Abu Hurayrah explicitly stated that he heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)".
The Shaykh : ؟.
The student: Yes, and then he said: "And it appears that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to exaggerate in explaining the virtue of jihad and encouraging the Muslims to it. Ibn al-Tayyib said, 'This is more likely.' And our Shaykh Ibn al-Muqin narrated that some people claimed that his saying: is inserted from the words of Abu Hurayrah. He said, 'That is far-fetched.'"
The Shaykh : Perhaps this is what stuck in my mind; this is what stuck in his mind, that it is inserted from the words of Abu Hurayrah. In any case, there is no doubt that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not say "I wish" for the sake of encouragement, if the wording is authentic, if the preserved wording is so. Rather, he is a true wisher. This is the obligation that we attribute to him. May Allah reward you. Yes.
I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause
ولوددت أني أقتل في سبيل اللهThe Shaykh : Good, well done.
The reader: It seems you tasked someone, O Shaykh, with the research.
The Shaykh : Yes, Kamil.
The student: Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar says: "And in this hadith, Abu Hurayrah explicitly stated that he heard it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)".
The Shaykh :
And I wish...
ولوددت ...The student: Yes, and then he said: "And it appears that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to exaggerate in explaining the virtue of jihad and encouraging the Muslims to it. Ibn al-Tayyib said, 'This is more likely.' And our Shaykh Ibn al-Muqin narrated that some people claimed that his saying:
And I wish
ولوددتThe Shaykh : Perhaps this is what stuck in my mind; this is what stuck in his mind, that it is inserted from the words of Abu Hurayrah. In any case, there is no doubt that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not say "I wish" for the sake of encouragement, if the wording is authentic, if the preserved wording is so. Rather, he is a true wisher. This is the obligation that we attribute to him. May Allah reward you. Yes.