The Book on Virtues of Jihad
22/13. Chapter:
What Has Been Related About The Martyr's Reward
Jami at-Tirmidhi
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ أَرْوَاحَ الشُّهَدَاءِ فِي طَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ تَعْلُقُ مِنْ ثَمَرَةِ الْجَنَّةِ أَوْ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Narrated Ka'b bin Malik: From His Father That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "The Souls Of The Martyrs Are In Green Birds, Suspended From The Fruit Of Paradise, Or The Trees Of Paradise." [Abu 'Eisa Said:] This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1641In-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 3, Book 20, Hadith 1641