Muwatta Malik #1045
Jihad
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَغَّبَ فِي الْجِهَادِ وَذَكَرَ الْجَنَّةَ وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَأْكُلُ تَمَرَاتٍ فِي يَدِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَحَرِيصُ عَلَى الدُّنْيَا إِنْ جَلَسْتُ حَتَّى أَفْرُغَ مِنْهُنَّ . فَرَمَى مَا فِي يَدِهِ فَحَمَلَ بِسَيْفِهِ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
stimulated people for jihad and mentioned the Garden. One of the Ansar
was eating some dates in his hand, and said, "Am I so desirous of this
world that I should sit until I finish them?" He threw aside what was
in his hand and took his sword, and fought until he was slain .
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This hadith is #1045 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Jihad.