Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ لَا أَتَخَلَّفَ عَنْ سَرِيَّةٍ تَخْرُجُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي أُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I have been tempted to never stay behind from any expedition that goes out in the cause of Allah, but I do not have what I could provide them with for transport. And I would love to be killed in the cause of Allah, then brought back to life, then killed, then brought back to life, then killed."