A man from the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ passed by ravine containing a small spring of thirst quenching water, so he was amazed by how pleasant it was. So he said: 'I should leave the people and stay in this ravine. But I will not do it until I seek permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So he mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: 'Do not do so. For indeed one of you standing in the cause of Allah is more virtuous that his Salat in his house for seventy years. Do you not love that Allah forgive your sins and admit you into Paradise ? Then fight in the cause of Allah, for whoever fights in Allah's cause for the time it takes for two milkings of a camel, then Paradise is obligatory for him.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1650)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِشِعْبٍ فِيهِ عُيَيْنَةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَذْبٍ فَأَعْجَبَهُ طِيبُهُ وَحُسْنُهُ فَقَالَ لَوِ اعْتَزَلْتُ النَّاسَ وَأَقَمْتُ فِي هَذَا الشِّعْبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَا تَفْعَلْ؛ فَإِنَّ مُقَامَ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ سِتِّينَ عَامًا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ؟ اغْزُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فُوَاقَ نَاقَتِهِ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The position of a man in the row (of warriors) in the cause of Allah is better than the worship of a man for sixty years."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مُقَامُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الصَّفِّ أَيْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ رَجُلٍ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً  

[Machine] Uthman ibn Affan said in the mosque of Khayf: "O people, I heard a narration from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ which I used to conceal from you out of concern for you. But now it has become clear to me that I should advise you with it. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: 'The day of striving in the cause of Allah is equal to a thousand days in other than it. So let each one of you look to himself.'"  

قَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ؓ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كُنْتُ أَكْتُمُكُمُوهُ ضِنًّا بِكُمْ قَدْ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أُبْدِيَهُ نَصِيحَةً لَكُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَوْمُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَأَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ مِنْكُمْ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ لِنَفْسِهِ  

A man said: Messenger of Allah, allow tourism for me. The Prophet ﷺ said: The tourism of my people is striving in the path of Allah, the Exalted. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2486)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي السِّيَاحَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ سِيَاحَةَ أُمَّتِي الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked for permission to commit adultery. Those close to the Prophet ﷺ understood what he meant and said to leave him alone. Then the Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Would you like it to be done to your sister?" He said no. The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Would you like it to be done to your daughter?" Again, he said no. He kept saying no to every thing the Prophet ﷺ asked. Then the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Hate what Allah hates, and love for your brother what you love for yourself." The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to make me dislike women." The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Allah, make him dislike women." The man left and came back after a few nights and said, "O Messenger of Allah, there is nothing I hate more than women. Permit me to go for travel." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Indeed, the travel of my nation is in the way of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي الزِّنَى قَالَ فَهَمَّ مَنْ كَانَ قُرْبَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنْ يَتَنَاوَلُوهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعُوهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ادْنُهْ أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ يُفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ بِأُخْتِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَبِابْنَتِكَ؟ قَالَ لَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لَا فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاكْرَهْ مَا كَرِهَ اللهُ وَأَحِبَّ لِأَخِيكَ مَا تُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِكَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يُبَغِّضَ إِلِيَّ النِّسَاءَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اللهُمَّ بَغِّضْ إِلَيْهِ النِّسَاءَ قَالَ فَانْصَرَفَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدَ لَيَالٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَبْغَضُ إِلِيَّ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ فَائْذَنْ لِي بِالسِّيَاحَةِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّ سِيَاحَةَ أُمَّتِي الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'The dust in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the lungs of a slave, and the stinginess and faith can never be combined in a slave's heart." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3110)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا وَلَا يَجْتَمِعُ الشُّحُّ وَالْإِيمَانُ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا  

[Machine] I witnessed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the palace of Ta'if, and I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever throws an arrow and it reaches its target, he will have a degree in Paradise." A man said, "O Prophet of Allah, if I throw an arrow and it reaches its target, will I have a degree in Paradise?" He said, "Yes." So he threw the arrow and it reached its target. He said, "On that day, I threw sixteen arrows." And I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever turns gray in the way of Allah, they will have light on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever throws an arrow, they will have light on the Day of Resurrection. And any man who emancipates a Muslim slave, then Allah will make every bone from his bones safe from the Fire. And any Muslim woman who emancipates a Muslim woman, then Allah will make every bone from her bones a bone of her emancipated from the Fire." It was also narrated by Asad ibn Wada'ah from Abi Najeeh Amr ibn Abasah.  

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَصْرَ الطَّائِفِ فَسَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فَبَلَغَ فَلَهُ دَرَجَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنْ رَمَيْتُ بِسَهْمٍ فَلِي دَرَجَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَرَمَى فَبَلَغَ قَالَ وَبَلَغْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ سَهْمًا قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ كَانَ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ رَجُلًا مُسْلِمًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ أَعْتَقَتِ امْرَأَةً مُسْلِمَةً فَإِنَّ اللهَ جَاعِلٌ وِقَاءَ كُلِّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظَامِهَا عَظْمًا مِنْ عِظَامِ مُحَرَّرِهَا مِنَ النَّارِ وَرَوَاهُ أَيْضًا أَسَدُ بْنُ وَدَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبَسَةَ  

“I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘Whoever shoots an arrow at the enemy and his arrow reaches the enemy, whether it hits him or not, that is equivalent to him freeing a slave.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2812)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَمَى الْعَدُوَّ بِسَهْمٍ فَبَلَغَ سَهْمُهُ أَخْطَأَ أَوْ أَصَابَ فَعِدْلُ رَقَبَةٍ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever goes gray in Islam will have a light on the Day of Judgment, and whoever throws an arrow in the cause of Allah is like freeing a slave."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ شَابَ شَيْبَةً فِي الْإِسْلَامِ كَانَتْ لَهُ نُورًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَانَ كَعِتْقِ رَقَبَةٍ  

[Machine] "I heard Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Al-Hasan ibn 'Arfatah, meaning he shook his garment on the day of Uhud and said, "May my mother and father be sacrificed for you."'  

سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ يَقُولُ نَثَلَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَرَفَةَ يَعْنِي نَفَضَ كِنَانَتَهُ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَقَالَ ارْمِ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I never saw my parents together except for Sa'd, for he said, 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you.'"  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَمَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ إِلَّا لِسَعْدٍ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ ارْمِ فِدَاكَ أَبِي وَأُمِّي  

[Machine] Abu Talhah used to accompany the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with one shield. Abu Talhah was skilled at throwing and whenever he threw, the Prophet ﷺ would look at the direction of his nobility.  

كَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ تَتَرَّسَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِتُرْسٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ حَسَنَ الرَّمْيِ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَمَى أَشْرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ نَبْلِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The feet of a servant will not grow weary in the path of Allah, but the Fire will touch them forever; yet their pronunciation is the same."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَا عَبْدٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَتَمَسَّهَا النَّارُ أَبَدًا لَفْظُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Whoever wears out his feet in the cause of Allah, Allah will make them forbidden to the Fire for him. Fix my riding animal for me and make me independent of my people." So the people started to give up riding animals and I have not seen more people on foot than on that day.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ حَرَّمَهُمَا اللهُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَصْلِحْ لِي دَابَّتِي وَأَسْتَغْنِي عَنْ قَوْمِي فَوَثَبَ النَّاسُ عَنْ دَوَابِّهِمْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ نَازِلًا أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمَئِذٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I do not find anyone entering Paradise and wishing to come out of it, except for the martyr. He has everything on Earth except martyrdom. He wishes to return and be killed ten times due to the honor and blessings he witnesses in martyrdom. This is from the hadith of Al-'Iqaddi in the narration of At-Tayalisi: There is no servant who has anything better in the sight of Allah, and he wishes to return to the worldly life, except for the martyr. He wishes that he could return and be killed ten times due to what he sees of the excellence of martyrdom."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ أَحَدًا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ فَيَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْهَا وَإِنَّ لَهُ مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الشَّهِيدَ فَإِنَّهُ يَتَمَنَّى أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيُقْتَلَ عَشْرَ مِرَارٍ لِمَا رَأَى مِنَ الْكَرَامَةِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْعَقَدِيِّ فِي رِوَايَةِ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا الشَّهِيدُ فَإِنَّهُ يَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّهُ رَجَعَ فَقُتِلَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ؛ لِمَا يَرَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ  

[Machine] About this, their souls are like green birds, with hanging lanterns in the Throne, roaming wherever they want, then they return to their lanterns. While they are in this state, their Lord looks at them and asks, "What do you desire?" They reply, "We do not desire anything, for we are in Paradise, roaming wherever we please." When they realize that they have to ask for something, they say, "Our souls should be returned to our bodies, so that we may fight in the cause of Allah and be killed again." When He sees that they do not ask for anything else, He leaves them to their statement. This is mentioned in the narration of Abu Abdullah and in the narration of Al-Muqri. We asked Abdullah bin Mas'ud about the meaning of this verse, "And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, rejoicing." (Quran, 3:169) He said, "Indeed, we have asked about that, then its meaning was mentioned to us."  

عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ كَطَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ لَهَا قَنَادِيلُ مُعَلَّقَةٌ فِي الْعَرْشِ تَسْرَحُ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ ثُمَّ تَأْوِي إِلَى قَنَادِيلِهَا فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ اطِّلَاعَةً فَيَقُولُ مَا تَشْتَهُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ وَمَا نَشْتَهِي وَنَحْنُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نَسْرَحُ حَيْثُ شِئْنَا فَإِذَا رَأَوْا أَنْ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا قَالُوا تُرَدُّ أَرْوَاحُنَا فِي أَجْسَادِنَا فَنُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَنُقْتَلُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا رَأَى أَنْ لَا يَسْأَلُوهُ شَيْئًا تَرَكَهُمْ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الْمُقْرِئِ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ؓ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ فَرِحِينَ} [آل عمران 170] قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّا قَدْ سَأَلْنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: When your brethren were smitten at the battle of Uhud, Allah put their spirits in the crops of green birds which go down to the rivers of Paradise, eat its fruit and nestle in lamps of gold in the shade of the Throne. Then when they experienced the sweetness of their food, drink and rest, they asked: Who will tell our brethren about us that we are alive in Paradise provided with provision, in order that they might not be disinterested in jihad and recoil in war? Allah Most High said: I shall tell them about you; so Allah sent down; "And do not consider those who have been killed in Allah's path." till the end of the verse. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2520)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمَّا أُصِيبَ إِخْوَانُكُمْ بِأُحُدٍ جَعَلَ اللهُ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ فِي جَوْفِ طَيْرٍ خُضْرٍ تَرِدُ أَنْهَارَ الْجَنَّةِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا وَتَأْوِي إِلَى قَنَادِيلَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُعَلَّقَةٍ فِي ظِلِّ الْعَرْشِ فَلَمَّا وَجَدُوا طِيبَ مَأْكَلِهِمْ وَمَشْرَبِهِمْ وَمَقِيلِهِمْ قَالُوا مَنْ يُبَلِّغُ إِخْوَانَنَا عَنَّا أَنَّا أَحْيَاءٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ نُرْزَقُ؛ لِئَلَّا يَزْهَدُوا فِي الْجِهَادِ وَلَا يَنْكُلُوا عِنْدَ الْحَرْبِ؟ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ أَنَا أُبَلِّغُهُمْ عَنْكُمْ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ} [آل عمران 169] إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَاتِ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is in Paradise?" The Prophet replied, "In Paradise are the martyr, the newborn child, and the bereaved one."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَنْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَالشَّهِيدُ وَالْمَوْلُودُ وَالْوَئِيدُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed, the first thing to be spilled from the blood of a martyr is the forgiveness of his sins.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا يُهَرَاقُ مِنْ دَمِ الشَّهِيدِ تُغْفَرُ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The martyrs are three: a believer who goes out with his life and wealth and fights until he is killed. He is considered the one who is tested in the tent of Allah under His Throne, and he is not surpassed by the Prophets except by the degree of Prophethood. And a believer who strives against himself with sins and transgressions, and fights until he is killed. That is a purified one beneath his sins and transgressions. Indeed, the sword wipes away sins." And it was said to him, "Enter from whichever gates of Paradise you wish, for it has eight gates, and Hell has seven gates, some of which are better than others, meaning the gates of Paradise." And a hypocrite who goes out with his life and wealth and fights until he is killed, he is in the fire. Indeed, the sword does not wipe out hypocrisy.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقَتْلَى ثَلَاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَلَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَذَلِكَ الْمُمْتَحَنُ فِي خَيْمَةِ اللهِ تَحْتَ عَرْشِهِ لَا يَفْضُلُهُ النَّبِيُّونَ إِلَّا بِدَرَجَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ فَرِقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا لَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَتِلْكَ مَصْمَصَةٌ تَحُتُّ ذُنُوبَهُ وَخَطَايَاهُ إِنَّ السَّيْفَ مَحَّاءٌ لِلْخَطَايَا وَقِيلَ لَهُ ادْخُلْ مِنْ أِيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهَا ثَمَانِيَةُ أَبْوَابٍ وَلِجَهَنَّمَ سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ بَعْضُهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ بَعْضٍ يَعْنِي أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ وَرَجُلٌ مُنَافِقٌ خَرَجَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فَذَاكَ فِي النَّارِ إِنَّ السَّيْفَ لَا يَمْحُو النِّفَاقَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Our Lord wonders at two men: a man who leaves his house and everything he loves and cares about, just to go to prayer, seeking what is with Me, and fearing what is with Me; and a man who fights in the cause of Allah, but is defeated and knows the consequences of defeat and what awaits him if he retreats, yet he returns until his blood is shed. So Allah says to His angels: 'Look at My servant who has returned, seeking what is with Me and fearing what is with Me, until his blood is spilled.' And it is narrated in its meaning from Abu Darda as a hadith."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ عَجِبَ رَبُّنَا مِنْ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٍ ثَارَ عَنْ وِطَائِهِ وَلِحَافِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ حِبِّهِ وَأَهْلِهِ إِلَى صَلَاتِهِ رَغْبَةً فِيمَا عِنْدِي وَشَفَقَةً مِمَّا عِنْدِي وَرَجُلٍ غَزَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَانْهَزَمَ فَعَلِمَ مَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الِانْهِزَامِ وَمَا لَهُ فِي الرُّجُوعِ فَرَجَعَ حَتَّى أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ لِمَلَائِكَتِهِ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي رَجَعَ رَغْبَةً فِيمَا عِنْدِي وَشَفَقَةً مِمَّا عِنْدِي حَتَّى أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَرُوِيَ فِي مَعْنَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ مَرْفُوعًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The martyr does not feel the pain of being killed, except as one of you feels the pain of a bite."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الشَّهِيدُ لَا يَجِدُ أَلَمَ الْقَتْلِ إِلَّا كَمَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَلَمَ الْقَرْصَةِ  

The Prophet ﷺ was asked: Which of the actions is better ? He replied: Standing for long time (in prayer). He was again asked: Which alms is better ? He replied: The alms given by a man possessing small property acquired by his labour. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1449)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ أِيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ وَجِهَادٌ لَا غُلُولَ فِيهِ وَحَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ قِيلَ أِيُّ الصَّلَاةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ طُولُ الْقِيَامِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ جَهْدٌ مِنْ مُقِلٍّ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْهِجْرَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ جَاهَدَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ قِيلَ فَأِيُّ الْقَتْلِ أَشْرَفُ؟ قَالَ مَنْ أُهَرِيقَ دَمُهُ وَعُقِرَ جَوَادُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The martyr will intercede for seventy members of his household." Abu Dawood said: "The correct opinion is that of Rabah ibn al-Walid."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُشَفَّعُ الشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ صَوَابُهُ رَبَاحُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "No one speaks in the way of Allah, and Allah knows best who speaks in His way, except that on the Day of Resurrection, his wound will flow with blood, the color of blood and the essence will be the scent of musk."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يُكْلَمُ أَحَدٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ يُكْلَمُ فِي سَبِيلِهِ إِلَّا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَجُرْحُهُ يَثْعَبُ دَمًا اللَّوْنُ لَوْنُ الدَّمِ وَالرِّيحُ رِيحُ الْمِسْكِ  

The Prophet ﷺ 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." (Using translation from Bukhārī 237)   

وقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كُلُّ كَلْمٍ يُكْلَمُهُ الْمُسْلِمُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ يَكُونُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَهَيْئَتِهَا إِذَا طُعِنَتْ تَفَجَّرُ دَمًا فَاللَّوْنُ لَوْنُ الدَّمِ وَالْعَرْفُ عَرْفُ الْمِسْكِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Two individuals will not meet in Hellfire in a way that harms one of them. It was asked, 'Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'A believer who kills a disbeliever and a person who accurately conveys the words of Abdullah.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي النَّارِ اجْتِمَاعًا يَضُرُّ أَحَدَهُمَا قِيلَ مَنْ هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ مُؤْمِنٌ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A disbeliever and his murderer shall never be together in Hell."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَجْتَمِعُ كَافِرٌ وَقَاتِلُهُ فِي النَّارِ أَبَدًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah laughs at two men. One of them kills the other, and both of them enter Paradise." They said, "How is that, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "This man is killed and enters Paradise, then Allah forgives the other and guides him to Islam, and then he fights in the cause of Allah and is martyred."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَضْحَكُ اللهُ مِنْ رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ كِلَاهُمَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ يُقْتَلُ هَذَا فَيَلِجُ الْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى الْآخَرِ فَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ثُمَّ يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَيُسْتَشْهَدُ  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "Allah will laugh at two men. One of them kills the other, and then both of them enter Paradise. The one who is killed fights in the cause of Allah, then he is killed, and then Allah forgives the killer, who then fights and is martyred."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَضْحَكُ اللهُ إِلَى رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتُلُ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ كِلَاهُمَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ يُقَاتِلُ هَذَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَيُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللهُ عَلَى الْقَاتِلِ فَيُقَاتِلُ فَيُسْتَشْهَدُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit Umm Haram bint Milhan, who would offer him meals. Umm Haram was the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Messenger of Allah ﷺ, once visited her and she provided him with food and started looking for lice in his head. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Umm Haram asked, "What causes you to smile, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said. "Some of my followers who (in a dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah's cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea caused me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones)." (Ishaq, a sub-narrator is not sure as to which expression the Prophet ﷺ used.) Umm Haram said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Invoke Allah that he makes me one of them. Messenger of Allah ﷺ invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up smiling. Once again Umm Haram asked, "What makes you smile, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He replied, "Some of my followers were presented to me as fighters in Allah's Cause," repeating the same dream. Umm Haram said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them." He said, "You are amongst the first ones." It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu'awiya bin Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2788)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أُمِّ حَرَامٍ بِنْتِ مِلْحَانَ فَتُطْعِمُهُ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَرَامٍ تَحْتَ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَأَطْعَمَتْهُ ثُمَّ جَلَسَتْ تَفْلِي رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ قَالَت فَقُلْتُ مَا يُضْحِكُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عُرِضُوا عَلَيَّ غُزَاةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ يَرْكَبُونَ ثَبَجَ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ مُلُوكًا عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ أَوْ مِثْلَ الْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ يَشُكُّ أَيُّهُمَا قَالَ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَدَعَا لَهَا ثُمَّ وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَأْسَهُ فَنَامَ ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ مَا يُضْحِكُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عُرِضُوا عَلَيَّ غُزَاةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَمَا قَالَ فِي الْأُولَى قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ أَنْتِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَرَكِبَتْ أُمُّ حَرَامٍ بِنْتُ مِلْحَانَ الْبَحْرَ فِي زَمَنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَصُرِعَتْ عَنْ دَابَّتِهَا حِينَ خَرَجَتْ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ فَهَلَكَتْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "One day, in her house, he woke up laughing. So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what made you laugh?' He said, 'A group of people from my Ummah were presented to me. They were riding on the back of this sea like kings on thrones.' So I said, 'Pray to Allah to make me one of them.' So he prayed for her, then he slept and woke up. Then he said the same thing. So I said, 'Pray to Allah to make me one of them.' He said, 'You are among the first.' So Ubada bin As-Samit married her and he took her in a campaign at sea. When they returned, a female camel was brought close to her for her to ride, but she killed it and broke its neck, and it died."  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي بَيْتِهَا يَوْمًا ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَضْحَكَكَ؟ قَالَ عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَرْكَبُونَ ظَهْرَ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ كَالْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ قُلْتُ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَدَعَا لَهَا ثُمَّ نَامَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ أَنْتِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَغَزَا بِهَا فِي الْبَحْرِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوا قُرِّبَتْ لَهَا بَغْلَةٌ لِتَرْكَبَهَا فَصَرَعَتْهَا فَدُقَّتْ عُنُقُهَا فَمَاتَتْ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever leaves his house as a Mujahid in the cause of Allah and says, 'Where are the Mujahideen in the cause of Allah?' and he strives in the cause of Allah and dies, his reward is upon Allah, and if he is bitten by a creature and dies, his reward is upon Allah. And whoever dies in his bed until his nose bleeds, it is a statement that I have not heard from anyone among the Arabs before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , meaning that he died in his bed, his reward is upon Allah. And whoever is killed unjustly, he will enter Paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُجَاهِدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ ضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ الثَّلَاثَ وَأَيْنَ الْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَخَرَّ عَنْ دَابَّتِهِ فَمَاتَ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللهِ وَإِنْ لَدَغَتْهُ دَابَّةٌ فَمَاتَ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ مَاتَ حَتْفَ أَنْفِهِ قَالَ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَلِمَةٌ مَا سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوَّلَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْنِي بِحَتْفِ أَنْفِهِ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ قَعْصًا فَقَدِ اسْتَوْجَبَ الْجَنَّةَ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Verily, Allah said: 'Whoever mobilizes outside in the cause of Allah, seeking His face and affirming His promise, and having faith in His messengers, Allah guarantees him. Either Allah causes him to die in the battlefield by any means He wills, thus entering him into Paradise, or He allows him to enjoy His protection. And if his absence is prolonged, then He will return him to his family safely with the reward and spoils he has obtained.' And whoever fights in the cause of Allah and dies, or is killed, meaning that his horse, camel, or weapon kills him, or he dies on his bed by any means Allah wills, then he is a martyr and he will enter Paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ مَنِ انْتَدَبَ خَارِجًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِهِ وَتَصْدِيقَ وَعْدِهِ وَإِيمَانًا بِرِسَالِاتِهِ عَلَى اللهِ ضَامِنٌ فَإِمَّا يَتَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ فِي الْجَيْشِ بِأِيِّ حَتْفٍ شَاءَ فَيُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَإِمَّا يَسِيحُ فِي ضَمَانِ اللهِ وَإِنْ طَالَتْ غَيْبَتُهُ ثُمَّ يَرُدُّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ سَالِمًا مَعَ مَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَغَنِيمَةٍ قَالَ وَمَنْ فَصَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَمَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ يَعْنِي فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ أَوْ وَقَصَهُ فَرَسُهُ أَوْ بَعِيرُهُ أَوْ لَدَغَتْهُ هَامَةٌ أَوْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ بِأِيِّ حَتْفٍ شَاءَ اللهُ فَإِنَّهُ شَهِيدٌ وَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ  

Abu Umamat Al Bahili reported the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “There are three persons who are in the security of Allaah, the Exalted.” “A man who goes out on an expedition to fight in the path of Allaah, the Exalted, is in the security of Allaah, until He takes him unto Him(i.e., he dies) and brings him into Paradise or brings him(alive) with reward and booty he obtains and a man who goes to the mosque is in the security of Allaah, until he takes him unto Him(i.e., he dies), and he brings him into Paradise or brings him with reward and spoils he obtains; and a man who enters his house after giving salutation is in the security of Allaah, the Exalted.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2494)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثَلَاثَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللهِ ﷻ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللهِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرُدَّهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ وَرَجُلٌ رَاحَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللهِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرُدَّهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ وَرَجُلٌ دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ بِسَلَامٍ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللهِ  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saying, "Your struggle (i.e., jihad) now is in your home. Do not go out to the assembly and speak. And I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Whoever strives in the cause of Allah, he is guaranteed by Allah. And whoever stays in his home and does not slander anyone with evil, he is guaranteed by Allah. And whoever visits a sick person, he is guaranteed by Allah. And whoever goes to the mosque and returns, he is guaranteed by Allah. And whoever enters upon an Imam who honors him, he is guaranteed by Allah.' So, the enemy of Allah wants to remove him from my house to the assembly."  

كَلَامٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مُكَابِدٌ دَهْرَكَ الْآنَ فِي بَيْتِكَ أَلَا تَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ فَتَحَدَّثُ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ جَلَسَ فِي بَيْتِهِ لَا يَغْتَابُ أَحَدًا بِسُوءٍ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ غَدَا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَاحَ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللهِ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَى إِمَامٍ يُعَزِّرُهُ كَانَ ضَامِنًا عَلَى اللهِ فَيُرِيدُ عَدُوُّ اللهِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنْ بَيْتِي إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ  

Um Ar-Rubai'bint Al-Bara', the mother of Hartha bin Suraqa came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Will you tell me about Hartha?" Hartha has been killed (i.e. martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow thrown by an unidentified person. She added, "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient; otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him." He said, "O mother of Hartha! There are Gardens in Paradise and your son got the Firdausal-ala (i.e. the best place in Paradise). (Using translation from Bukhārī 2809)   

أَنَّ أُمَّ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتَ الْبَرَاءِ وَهِيَ أُمُّ حَارِثَةَ بِنْتُ سُرَاقَةَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَلَا تُخْبِرُنِي عَنْ حَارِثَةَ؟ وَكَانَ قُتِلَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرْبٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ صَبَرْتُ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ اجْتَهَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْبُكَاءَ قَالَ يَا أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ إِنَّهَا جِنَانٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ ابْنَكِ أَصَابَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ قَتَادَةُ الْفِرْدَوْسُ رَبْوَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَأَفْضَلُهَا  

[Machine] "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are His servant and Messenger.' Then he advanced and fought until he was killed. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'He did very little work and will be rewarded abundantly.'"  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّكَ عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَمِلَ هَذَا يَسِيرًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came across a man wearing a mask made of iron and said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I fight or should I embrace Islam?" He replied, "No, rather embrace Islam and then fight." So, the man embraced Islam and then engaged in battle, where he was eventually killed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This man did very little and yet will be greatly rewarded."  

أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ؟ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَاتَلَ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ هَذَا عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا  

Amr ibn Uqaysh had given usurious loans in pre-Islamic period; so he disliked to embrace Islam until he took them. He came on the day of Uhud and asked: Where are my cousins? They (the people) replied: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He asked: Where is so-and-so? They said: At Uhud. He then put on his coat of mail and rode his horse; he then proceeded towards them. When the Muslims saw him, they said: Keep away, Amir. He said: I have become a believer. He fought until he was wounded. He was then taken to his family wounded. Sa'd ibn Mu'adh came to his sister: Ask him (whether he fought) out of partisanship, out of anger for them, or out of anger for Allah. He said: Out of anger of Allah and His Apostle. He then died and entered Paradise. He did not offer any prayer for Allah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2537)   

أَيْنَ فُلَانٌ؟ قَالُوا بِأُحُدٍ فَلَبِسَ لَأْمَتَهُ وَرَكِبَ فَرَسَهُ ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ قِبَلَهُمْ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَالُوا إِلَيْكَ عَنَّا يَا عَمْرُو فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ آمَنْتُ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى جُرِحَ فَحُمِلَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَرِيحًا فَجَاءَهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ لِأُخْتِهِ سَلِيهِ حَمِيَّةً لِقَوْمِكَ أَمْ غَضَبًا لَهُمْ أَمْ غَضَبًا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ؟ فَقَالَ بَلْ غَضَبًا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَمَاتَ فَدَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا صَلَّى لِلَّهِ صَلَاةً  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "One fights for booty, another fights for reputation, and another fights to be known. So, who is in the cause of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "The one who fights so that the word of Allah becomes the highest is in the cause of Allah."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ لِلْمَغْنَمِ وَالرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ لِلذِّكْرِ وَالرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ لِيُعْرَفَ فَمَنْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man fights out of bravery, another fights out of defending his honor, and yet another fights out of showing off. Which of them is in the cause of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fights so that the word of Allah is the highest, then he is in the cause of Allah." 18546 Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdan informed us that Ahmed ibn Ubayd al-Saffar reported to us that Uthman ibn Umar al-Dabbi narrated to us that Ibn Kathir narrated to us that Sufyan narrated to us that Al-A'mash narrated to us from Abu Wa'il from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned it to him in a similar manner.  

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ شَجَاعَةً وَيُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً وَيُقَاتِلُ رِئَاءً فَأِيُّ ذَلِكَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ 18546 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ؓ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "There are two types of warriors. As for those who strive for the sake of Allah and obey their leader, spend generously, cooperate with their brethren, and refrain from corruption, then indeed, their sleep and awakening will be rewarded in full. As for those who engage in combat seeking honor, fame, and reputation, disobey their leader, and spread corruption in the land, they will not return with even a sufficient amount." This hadith is narrated by Al-Hadrami and in another narration by Muhammad ibn Wahb. Abu Hurairah narrated the ending and said, "If one disobeys the leader and does not spend generously, he will not return with sufficiency."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْغَزْوُ غَزْوَانِ فَأَمَّا مَنِ ابْتَغَى وَجْهَ اللهِ ﷻ وَأَطَاعَ الْإِمَامَ وَأَنْفَقَ الْكَرِيمَةَ وَبَاشَرَ الشَّرِيكَ وَاجْتَنَبَ الْفَسَادَ فَإِنَّ نَوْمَهُ وَنُبْهَهُ أَجْرٌ كُلَّهُ وَأَمَّا مَنْ غَزَا فَخْرًا وَرِئَاءً وَسُمْعَةً وَعَصَى الْإِمَامَ وَأَفْسَدَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَرْجِعَ بِكَفَافٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ قَالَ عَنْ أَبِي بَحْرِيَّةَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ وَعَصَى الْإِمَامَ وَلَمْ يُنْفِقِ الْكَرِيمَةَ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ بِالْكَفَافِ  

Messenger of Allah, tell me about jihad and fighting. He replied: Abdullah ibn Amr, if you fight with endurance seeking from Allah your reward, Allah will resurrect you showing endurance and seeking your reward from Him, but, if you fight for vain show seeking to acquire much, Allah will resurrect you making a vain show and seeking to acquire much. In whatever you fight or are killed, Abdullah ibn Amr, in that state Allah will resurrect you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2519)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْجِهَادِ وَالْغَزْوِ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو إِنْ قَاتَلْتَ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا بَعَثَكَ اللهُ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا وَإِنْ قَاتَلْتَ مُرَائِيًا مُكَاثِرًا بَعَثَكَ اللهُ مُرَائِيًا مُكَاثِرًا يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو عَلَى أِيِّ حَالٍ قَاتَلْتَ أَوْ قُتِلْتَ بَعَثَكَ اللهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ  

People dispersed from around Abu Huraira, and Natil, who was from the Syrians. said to him: O Shaikh, relate (to us) a tradition you have heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: Yes. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The first of men (whose case) will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr. He shall be brought (before the Judgment Seat). Allah will make him recount His blessings (i. e. the blessings which He had bestowed upon him) and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his life). (Then) will Allah say: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I fought for Thee until I died as a martyr. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You fought that you might be called a" brave warrior". And you were called so. (Then) orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged with his face downward and cast into Hell. Then will be brought forward a man who acquired knowledge and imparted it (to others) and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought And Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Then will Allah ask: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I acquired knowledge and disseminated it and recited the Qur'an seeking Thy pleasure. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You acquired knowledge so that you might be called" a scholar," and you recited the Qur'an so that it might be said:" He is a Qari" and such has been said. Then orders will be passed against him and he shall be dragged with his face downward and cast into the Fire. Then will be brought a man whom Allah had made abundantly rich and had granted every kind of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them and (admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Allah will (then) ask: What have you done (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I spent money in every cause in which Thou wished that it should be spent. Allah will say: You are lying. You did (so) that it might be said about (You):" He is a generous fellow" and so it was said. Then will Allah pass orders and he will be dragged with his face downward and thrown into Hell. (Using translation from Muslim 1905a)   

حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يُقْضَى فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ أَتَى بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا فَقَالَ مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ قَاتَلْتُ فِي سَبِيلِكَ حَتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُقَالَ فُلَانٌ جَرِيءٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ وَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَأَتَى بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا فَقَالَ مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ الْعِلْمَ وَقَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمْتُهُ فِيكَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُقَالَ فُلَانٌ عَالِمٌ وَفُلَانٌ قَارِئٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ الْمَالِ فَأَتَى بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا فَقَالَ مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ فَقَالَ مَا تَرَكْتُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُنْفَقَ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْفَقْتُ فِيهِ لَكَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُقَالَ فُلَانٌ جَوَادٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ  

[Machine] "And another saying that you say to those who were killed in your battles: 'So and so was killed as a martyr, and so and so died as a martyr.' And perhaps he had only embraced something insignificant like a piece of gold or a piece of paper, seeking worldly gains or engaging in trade. So do not say that, but say what the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever is killed in the cause of Allah, or dies, then they are in Paradise.'"  

وَأُخْرَى تَقُولُونَهَا لِمَنْ قُتِلَ فِي مَغَازِيكُمْ هَذِهِ قُتِلَ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدًا وَمَاتَ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدًا وَلَعَلَّهُ يَكُونُ قَدْ أَوْقَرَ دَفَّتَيْ رَاحِلَتِهِ ذَهَبًا أَوْ وَرِقًا يَبْتَغِي الدُّنْيَا أَوْ قَالَ التِّجَارَةَ فَلَا تَقُولُوا ذَلِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ مَاتَ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ  

[Machine] O Messenger of Allah, there is a man who wants to engage in jihad for the sake of Allah, seeking worldly gains. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He will not have any reward." The man asked again and again, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "He will not have any reward." This statement is from the hadith of Ibn Shaqiq. The sheikh said, "These reports and similar ones may apply to those who intend to engage in battle only for worldly gains and for the material benefits it brings. As for those who seek reward and hope to obtain spoils of war, they will not have any reward."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي عَرَضًا مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ فَسَأَلَهُ الثَّانِيَةَ وَالثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَهَذِهِ الْأَخْبَارُ وَمَا أَشْبَهَهَا تَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ تَكُونَ فِيمَنْ لَا يَنْوِي بِغَزْوِهِ إِلَّا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَى أَسْبَابِهَا فَأَمَّا مَنْ يَبْتَغِي الْأَجْرَ وَيَرْجُو أَنْ يُصِيبَ غَنِيمَةً فَقَدْ  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Hawala, the companion of the Prophet ﷺ, came to me and it reached us that he obligated himself to pay two hundred (dirhams), but he refused to pay more than one hundred. I said to him, "Is it true that it reached us that you obligated yourself to pay two hundred and you refuse to pay more than one hundred?" By Allah, nothing stopped him from paying it, and he was able to say that he has no responsibility. Doesn't it suffice for Ibn Hawala to pay one hundred every year? Then he started telling us about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on foot around Medina to gain spoils, but we arrived without gaining anything. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw our effort, he said, 'O Allah, do not entrust them to me, so I will be lenient with them. Do not entrust them to people, so they will treat them lightly and oppress them. Do not entrust them to themselves, so they will be unable to fulfill it. Rather, unite them with their provisions.' Then he said, 'The Sham will be opened for you, and the treasures of Persia and Rome will be divided among you. And each one of you will have a certain amount of wealth, until one of you will be given a hundred dinars and he will become displeased and will put his hand on my head and say, 'O Ibn Hawala, if you see the Khilafah being established on the Holy Land, then earthquakes, blasts, and great matters have come, and the Hour is closer to people than my hand is to your head."  

نَزَلَ بِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَوَالَةَ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ فَرَضَ لَهُ فِي الْمِائَتَيْنِ فَأَبَى إِلَّا مِائَةً قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَحَقٌّ مَا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ فَرَضَ لَكَ فِي مِائَتَيْنِ فَأَبَيْتَ إِلَّا مِائَةً؟ وَاللهِ مَا مَنَعَهُ وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَا أُمَّ لَكَ أَوَلَا يَكْفِي ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ مِائَةٌ كُلَّ عَامٍ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنَا عَلَى أَقْدَامِنَا حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ لِنَغْنَمَ فَقَدِمْنَا وَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الَّذِي بِنَا مِنَ الْجَهْدِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ لَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلِيَّ فَأَضْعُفَ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَيَهُونُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَسْتَأْثِرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا وَلَكِنْ تَوَحَّدْ بِأَرْزَاقِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَيُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمُ الشَّامُ ثُمَّ لَتُقْسَمَنَّ كُنُوزُ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَلَيَكُونَنَّ لِأَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْمَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيُعْطَى مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَيَسْخَطُهَا ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْخِلَافَةَ قَدْ نَزَلَتِ الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ فَقَدْ أَتَتِ الزَّلَازِلُ وَالْبَلَابِلُ وَالْأُمُورُ الْعِظَامُ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ يَدِي هَذِهِ مِنْ رَأْسِكَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Abu Sa'id al-A'arabi informed us that Muhammad ibn Isma'il informed us that Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Muqri' informed us that Haywah and Ibn Lahiyah said: Abu Hanifah told us that he heard Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hubuli say: I heard 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr say: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "There is no group of warriors who fight in the cause of Allah and they attain booty except that they are rewarded two-thirds of their reward in the Hereafter, while the remaining third is left for them. And if they do not attain booty, their reward is still guaranteed." This is not mentioned in the narration of Ibn Yusuf concerning the Hereafter.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا حَيْوَةُ وَابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ قَالَا ثنا أَبُو هَانِئٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ غَازِيَةٍ تَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَيُصِيبُونَ غَنِيمَةً إِلَّا تَعَجَّلُوا ثُلُثَيْ أَجْرِهِمْ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ وَيَبْقَى لَهُمُ الثُّلُثُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُصِيبُوا غَنِيمَةً تَمَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ لَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ يُوسُفَ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would love to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then get resurrected and then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred and then get resurrected again and then get martyred. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2797)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْلَا أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَا تَطِيبُ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفُوا عَنِّي وَلَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَا تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْ سَرِيَّةٍ تَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنْ أُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ ثُمَّ أُحْيَا ثُمَّ أُقْتَلُ