Sahih al-Bukhari 637 (Book 10, Hadith 49)
the way and Allah became pleased by his action and forgave him for that.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Five are martyrs: One who dies of plague, one who dies of an Abdominal disease, one who dies of
drowning, one who is buried alive (and) dies and one who is killed in Allah’s cause.” (The Prophet (ﷺ)
further said, “If the people knew the reward for pronouncing the Adhan and for standing in the first
row (in the congregational prayer) and found no other way to get it except by drawing lots they would
do so, and if they knew the reward of offering the Zuhr prayer early (in its stated time), they would
race for it and if they knew the reward for `Isha’ and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would attend
them even if they were to crawl.
Sahih al-Bukhari 637 (Book 10, Hadith 49)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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