The six blessings of the martyrs

Praise be to Allaah. 

It was reported in the hadeeth
of al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’di Karb that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“The martyr (shaheed) has seven blessings
from Allaah: he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed;
he will be shown his place in Paradise; he will be spared the trial
of the grave; and he will be secure on the Day of the Greatest Terror
(the Day of Judgement); there will be placed on his head a crown of
dignity, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is
in it; he will be married to seventy-two of al-hoor
al-‘iyn; and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy
of his relatives.”

 According to another report, the martyr
has six blessings from Allaah. According to other reports (the number
is) six, or nine, or ten.  

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said it
is a hasan hadeeth. Also narrated by Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan,
by Ahmad, by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-Musannaf,
by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer,
and by Sa’eed ibn Mansoor in al-Sunan).