Jabir bin Abdullah reported,

Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ met me and said, 'Jabir, why do I see you looking so downcast?'I said, "Messenger of Allah, my father was killed as a martyr, and he left behind dependents and a debt."He said, "Shall I not give you good news of how Allah received your father?"I said, "Yes, Messenger of Allah."He said, "Allah has never spoken to anyone except from behind a veil, but He brought your father back to life and spoke with him face to face. He said, 'My servant, ask of Me whatever you wish and I will grant it.'Your father said, 'My Lord, bring me back to life so that I may be killed for Your sake a second time.'The Lord said, 'I have already decreed that they shall not return.'"And this verse was revealed, "Do not think of those who were killed in the way of Allah as dead" [Al Imran 3:169].

عن جابر بن عبد الله قال

لقيني رسول الله ﷺ فقال لي: يا جابر ما لي أراك منكسرا؟ قلت: يا رسول الله استشهد أبي، وترك عيالا ودينا، قال: أفلا أبشرك بما لقي الله به أباك؟ قال: بلى يا رسول الله، قال: ما كلم الله أحدا قط إلا من وراء حجابه، وأحيا أباك فكلمه كفاحا، فقال: ياعبدي تمن علي أعطك، قال: يارب تحييني فأقتل فيك ثانية، قال الرب عز وجل: إنه قد سبق مني أنهم لا يرجعون، قال: وأنزلت هذه الآية: {ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا} [سورة آل عمران: ١٦٩].