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ahmad:8793 – Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbbās > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Yazīd b. Mikraz > Abū Hurayrah > a man

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, there is a man who desires to engage in jihad for the sake of Allah, seeking from the worldly possessions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'He shall have no reward.' The people considered this to be the greatest thing, and they said to the man, 'Return to the Messenger of Allah, for perhaps he did not understand.' The man returned three times, and each time the Messenger of Allah repeated, 'He shall have no reward.'"  

أحمد:٨٧٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مِكْرَزٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ فَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ وَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّهُ لَمْ يَفْقَهْ فَأَعَادَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ  

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abudawud:2516 – Abū Tawbah al-Rabīʿ b. Nāfiʿ > Ibn al-Mubārak > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > al-Qāsim > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Ibn Mikraz a man from Ahl al-Shām > Abū Hurayrah > a man

A man said: Messenger of Allah, a man wishes to take part in jihad in Allah's path desiring some worldly advantage? The Prophet ﷺ said: He will have not reward. The people thought it terrible, and they said to the man: Go back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, for you might not have made him understand well. He, therefore, (went and again) asked: Messenger of Allah, a man wishes to take part in jihad in Allah's path desiring some worldly advantage? He replied: There is no reward for him. They again said to the man: Return to the Messenger of Allah. He, therefore, said to him third time. He replied: There is no reward for him.  

أبو داود:٢٥١٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَشَجِّ عَنِ ابْنِ مِكْرَزٍ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًا مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ أَجْرَ لَهُ فَأَعْظَمَ ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَعَلَّكَ لَمْ تُفَهِّمْهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًا مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ لاَ أَجْرَ لَهُ فَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ لاَ أَجْرَ لَهُ  

ahmad:7900 – Yazīd > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > al-Qāsim b. ʿAbbās > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Ibn Mikraz > Abū Hurayrah > a man

A man said: Messenger of Allah, a man wishes to take part in jihad in Allah's path desiring some worldly advantage? The Prophet ﷺ said: He will have not reward. The people thought it terrible, and they said to the man: Go back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, for you might not have made him understand well. He, therefore, (went and again) asked: Messenger of Allah, a man wishes to take part in jihad in Allah's path desiring some worldly advantage? He replied: There is no reward for him. They again said to the man: Return to the Messenger of Allah. He, therefore, said to him third time. He replied: There is no reward for him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2516)   

أحمد:٧٩٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنِ ابْنِ مِكْرَزٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ فَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ وَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَعَلَّهُ لَمْ يَفْهَمْ فَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ عَادَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ  

hakim:2436 – Abū al-ʿAbbās Qāsim b. al-Qāsim al-Sayyārī > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAlī al-Ghazzāl > ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan b. Shaqīq > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > Ayyūb b. Mikraz > Abū Hurayrah > a man > Yā

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, there is a man who wants to engage in jihad in the way of Allah while seeking worldly gain. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'He will not receive any reward.' He asked a second time and a third time, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated, 'He will not receive any reward.'"  

الحاكم:٢٤٣٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ قَاسِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ السَّيَّارِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْغَزَّالُ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مِكْرَزٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًا مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ» فَسَأَلَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ وَالثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ صحيح
hakim:3404 – Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Maḥbūbī > Saʿīd b. Masʿūd > Yazīd b. Hārūn And Talā Falyaʿmal ʿAmal Ṣāliḥ Walā Yushrik Biʿibādah Rabbih Aḥad al-Khf 110 > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > Bukayr b. ʿAbdullāh b. al-Ashaj > al-Walīd b. Muslim > Abū Hurayrah > a man

[Machine] "Oh Messenger of Allah, a man strives in the path of Allah while seeking worldly gains, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'He will have no reward.' This amazed the people, so the man returned and said, 'He will have no reward.'"  

الحاكم:٣٤٠٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمَحْبُوبِيُّ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنْبَأَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ وَتَلَا {فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا} [الكهف 110] فَقَالَ أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَشَجِّ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ» فَأَعْظَمَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ فَعَادَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ صحيح