It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When your brothers were martyred at the Battle of Uhud, Allah Almighty placed their souls inside green birds that come down to the rivers of Paradise, eat from its fruits, and rest in lamps of gold hanging in the shade of the Throne. When they saw the purity and delight of their food, their drink and their resting place, they said: 'Who will convey to our brothers the message that we are alive in Paradise and are being given provision, so that they do not lose interest in jihad and do not shrink back from battle?' Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'I will convey this message to them on your behalf.'" The narrator said: Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "And never think of those who have been killed in the way of Allah as dead" [Surah Al Imran: 169] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Atik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever goes out of his house with the intention of jihad in the way of Allah." The narrator said: Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) joined his three fingers together and said: "And where are those who strive in the way of Allah (in their great reward)? Whoever goes out in the way of Allah, then falls from his mount and dies, his reward is established with Allah; and if an animal stings him and he dies, his reward is established with Allah; and whoever dies a natural death," The narrator said: This is an expression (hatf anfihi) that I had not heard from any Arab before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning to die on one's bed, "his reward is established with Allah; and whoever is killed suddenly (on the battlefield), Paradise becomes obligatory for him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.