Hadith 11:264
Khalid ibn Makhlad narrated to us, Ali ibn Salih narrated to us, from his father, from al-Sha’bi, who said: The one who is victorious in the way of Allah is better than the one who is killed.
حدثنا خالد بن مخلد نا علي بن صالح عن أبيه عن الشعبي قال الغالب في سبيل الله أفضل من المقتول