The Prophet said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in Allah's cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction; blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will be that of the blood but will smell like musk."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 4: Ablutions (Wudu'), Hadith #238
The Prophet said, "A wound which a Muslim receives in Allah's cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of infliction; blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will be that of the blood but will smell like musk."
This hadith is from the book of Ablutions (Wudu') in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 238 in book 4 of volume 1.
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