I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Action is but by intention and each person will have but that which he intended. So whoever migrated for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, then his migration was for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, whoever migrated for some worldly purpose or for the sake of a woman whom he could marry, his migration was for the purpose for which he migrated.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 300)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِامْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ  

"Whoever fights seeking only an 'Iqbal, then he will have what he intended." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3139)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ غَزَا وَهُوَ لَا يَنْوِي فِي غَزَاتِهِ إِلَّا عِقَالًا فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى  

Ubaydullah ibn Salman reported on the authority of a man from the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ: When we conquered Khaybar, they (the people) took out their spoils which contained equipment and captives. The people began to buy and sell their spoils. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed, a man came to him and said: Messenger of Allah, I have gained today so much so that no one gained from this valley. He asked: Woe unto you, how much did you gain? He replied: I kept on selling and buying until I gained three hundred uqiyahs. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I tell you a man who gained better than you. He asked: What is that, Messenger of Allah? He replied! Two rak'ahs (of supererogatory prayer) after the (obligatory) prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2785)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ لَمَّا فَتَحْنَا خَيْبَرَ أَخْرَجُوا غَنَائِمَهُمْ مِنَ الْمَتَاعِ وَالسَّبْيِ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَبْتَاعُونَ غَنَائِمَهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَقَدْ رَبِحْتُ رِبْحًا مَا رَبِحَهُ الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذَا الْوَادِي قَالَ وَيْحَكَ وَمَا رَبِحْتَ؟ قَالَ مَا زِلْتُ أَبِيعُ وَأَبْتَاعُ حَتَّى رَبِحْتُ ثَلَاثَمِائَةَ أُوقِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَا أُنَبِّئُكَ بِخَيْرِ رَجُلٍ رَبِحَ قَالَ مَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] "And others of you say for those who are killed in your wars or if someone dies, 'So-and-so is a martyr,' as if he had distributed his belongings in charity, with sincere intention, or said, 'For the sake of trade.' Do not say that, but say as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever is killed in the cause of Allah or dies, then he is in Paradise.'"  

وَأُخْرَى تَقُولُونَهَا لِمَنْ قُتِلَ فِي مَغَازِيكُمْ هَذِهِ أَوْ مَاتَ قُتِلَ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدًا وَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَوْقَرَ دَفَّتَيْ رَاحِلَتِهِ ذَهَبًا أَوْ وَرِقًا يَبْتَغِي بِهِ الدُّنْيَا أَوْ قَالَ التِّجَارَةَ فَلَا تَقُولُوا ذَاكُمْ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ مَاتَ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ  

[Machine] That he had come out, and his animal had been filled with dinars or dirhams for trade, do not say that. But say as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever is killed in the cause of Allah, he is in Paradise. And Hamad ibn Zayd narrated it from Ayyub, from Muhammad, from Abu Al-Ajfa Al-Sulami. He did not mention his son in his chain of narration.  

أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ خَرَجَ قَدْ مَلَأَ عَجُزَ دَابَّتِهِ دَنَانِيرَ أَوْ دَرَاهِمَ لِلتِّجَارَةِ فَلَا تَقُولُوا ذَلِكَ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَجْفَاءِ السُّلَمِيِّ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ ابْنَهُ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ