Sunan An Nasai 3134

أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلَالٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُمَيْعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي بُسْرُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ مَنْ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُ،‏‏‏‏ هَاجَرَ أَوْ مَاتَ فِي مَوْلِدِهِ ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَلَا نُخْبِرُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَيَسْتَبْشِرُوا بِهَا ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ لِلْجَنَّةِ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بَيْنَ كُلِّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَعَدَّهَا اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَوْلَا أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا تَطِيبُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا بَعْدِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَا قَعَدْتُ خَلْفَ سَرِيَّةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقْتَلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أُحْيَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ .

It was narrated that Abu Ad-Darda' said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever established Salah, pays Zakah, and dies not associating anything with Allah, he has a right from Allah the Mighty and Sublime, that He will forgive him, whether he emigrated, or died in his birthplace.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Shall we not tell the people about it so that they may rejoice?' He said: 'In Paradise there are one hundred levels, (the distance) between each two of which is like (the distance) between the Heaven and the Earth; Allah has prepared them fro the Mujahidin who strive in His cause. Were it not that it would be too difficult for the believers and I cannot find mounts for them - and they do not like to stay behind if I go out (on a campaign) - I would not have stayed behind from any expedition. I wish that I could be killed then brought back to life, then killed again.'