Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ هَمَّارٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الشُّهَدَاءِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الَّذِينَ إِنْ يُلْقَوْا فِي الصَّفِّ يَلْفِتُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ حَتَّى يُقْتَلُوا أُولَئِكَ يَنْطَلِقُونَ فِي الْغُرَفِ الْعُلَى مِنْ الْجَنَّةِ وَيَضْحَكُ إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَإِذَا ضَحِكَ رَبُّكَ إِلَى عَبْدٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَلَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِ.
English Translation
Al-Hakam ibn Nafi' narrated to us, Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash narrated to us, from Bahir ibn Sa'd, from Khalid ibn Ma'dan, from Kathir ibn Murrah, from Nu'aym ibn Hammar, that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 'Which martyrs are the best?' He said: "Those who, when they meet in the battle line, do not turn their faces away until they are killed. They shall roam freely in the upper chambers of Paradise, and their Lord shall smile upon them. And when your Lord smiles upon a servant in this world, there will be no reckoning for him."