[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely, Allah will grant him the rank of martyrs even if he dies in his bed."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ سَأَلَ اللهَ الشَّهَادَةَ بِصِدْقٍ بَلَّغَهُ اللهُ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ  

[Machine] He said that he heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say, "Whoever fights in the cause of Allah, from a Muslim man, surpassing the value of a camel, then Paradise is obligatory for him. And whoever asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely from himself, and then dies or is killed, then he will have the reward of a martyr. And whoever is wounded in the cause of Allah, or is afflicted with a calamity, then it will come on the Day of Judgment as bright as saffron in color and its fragrance like musk. And whoever goes out in the cause of Allah, he will have the mark of martyrs on him." And 'Ali bin Ahmad bin 'Abdan informed us, Ahmad bin 'Ubayd As-Saffar informed us, Ahmad bin 'Ubaydullah An-Narsy informed us, Hajjaj bin Muhammad informed us, Ibn Juraij informed me, Sulaiman bin Musa informed me from Malik bin Yakhmar, from Mu'adh bin Jabal, and he mentioned it in a similar way, and likewise.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَ اللهَ الْقَتْلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ نَفْسِهِ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ فَلَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ وَمَنْ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ نُكِبَ نَكْبَةً فَإِنَّهَا تَجِيءُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَغْزَرِ مَا كَانَتْ لَوْنُهَا كَالزَّعْفَرَانِ وَرِيحُهَا كَالْمِسْكِ وَمَنْ خَرَجَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَعَلَيْهِ طَابَعُ الشُّهَدَاءِ 18557 وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ يَخَامِرَ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely from their heart, and dies or is killed, then they will have the reward of a martyr. And whoever is wounded in the cause of Allah will come on the Day of Resurrection with his color like the color of blood and his scent like the scent of musk."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ سَأَلَ اللهَ الشَّهَادَةَ صَادِقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ فَمَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ فَلَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ وَمَنْ جُرِحَ جُرْحًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَدْمَى اللَّوْنُ لَوْنُ دَمٍ وَالرِّيحُ رِيحُ مِسْكٍ  

[Machine] He said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fights in the cause of Allah, beyond a camel's hump, Paradise is guaranteed for him." Then he mentioned what followed, similar to the hadith of Abdur Razzaq.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the best of people, the most generous of people, and the bravest of people. The people of Madinah were startled one night and they rushed towards the sound. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ had already reached them riding a horse that belonged to Abu Talhah, which was bareback and had no saddle. A sword was on his neck. He said, "Do not panic," and he informed them of the news before them, saying, "We have found it to be a sea or he said, 'Indeed, it is a sea.' " He said, "And he was a thoroughbred horse."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ قَالَ وَفَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَيْلَةً فَانْطَلَقُوا قِبَلَ الصَّوْتِ قَالَ فَتَلَقَّاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى فَرَسٍ لِأَبِي طَلْحَةَ عُرْيٍ مَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَالسَّيْفُ فِي عُنُقِهِ قَالَ لَنْ تُرَاعُوا فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدِ اسْتَبْرَأَ الْخَبَرَ وَسَبَقَهُمْ وَقَالَ وَجَدْنَاهُ بَحْرًا أَوْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَبَحْرٌ قَالَ وَكَانَ فَرَسًا ثَبِطًا  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: What is evil in a man are alarming niggardliness and unrestrained cowardice. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2511)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَرُّ مَا فِي الرَّجُلِ شُحٌّ هَالِعٌ وَجُبْنٌ خَالِعٌ  

[Machine] Courage and cowardice are instincts in people. You find a man fighting strangers he doesn't know, and you find a man running away from his father. As for wealth and generosity, piety is not inferior to a Persian or a Non-Arab except through piety.  

الشَّجَاعَةُ وَالْجُبْنُ غَرَائِزُ فِي النَّاسِ تَلْقَى الرَّجُلَ يُقَاتِلُ عَمَّنْ لَا يَعْرِفُ وَتَلْقَى الرَّجُلَ يَفِرُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَالْحَسَبُ الْمَالُ وَالْكَرَمُ التَّقْوَى لَسْتَ بِأَخْيَرَ مِنْ فَارِسِيٍّ وَلَا عَجَمِيٍّ إِلَّا بِالتَّقْوَى  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever gives two kinds (of things or property) in charity for Allah's Cause, will be called from the gates of Paradise and will be addressed, 'O slaves of Allah! Here is prosperity.' So, whoever was amongst the people who used to offer their prayers, will be called from the gate of the prayer; and whoever was amongst the people who used to participate in Jihad, will be called from the gate of Jihad; and whoever was amongst those who used to observe fasts, will be called from the gate of Ar-Raiyan; whoever was amongst those who used to give in charity, will be called from the gate of charity." Abu Bakr said, "Let my parents be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! No distress or need will befall him who will be called from those gates. Will there be any one who will be called from all these gates?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Yes, and I hope you will be one of them." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1897)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ زَوْجَيْنِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ دُعِيَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ هَذَا خَيْرٌ وَلِلْجَنَّةِ أَبْوَابٌ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصَّلَاةِ دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الصَّلَاةِ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجِهَادِ دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الْجِهَادِ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصَّدَقَةِ دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصِّيَامِ دُعِيَ مِنْ بَابِ الصِّيَامِ بَابِ الرَّيَّانِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا عَلَى مَنْ يُدْعَى مِنْ تِلْكَ الْأَبْوَابِ مِنْ ضَرُورَةٍ وَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ يُدْعَى مِنْهَا كُلِّهَا أَحَدٌ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] I met Abu Dharr, who was riding a camel or leading it by its neck. I said, "Abu Dharr, what's wrong with you?" He replied, "I am busy with my work." I asked him, "Can you tell me something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslims die while they have three offspring who do not reach the age of accountability except that Allah admits them to Paradise by virtue of His mercy. And no Muslim spends on his two wives in the way of Allah except that the curtains of Paradise are opened for him.'" And Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Ahmad bin Abdan informed us, who said, Ahmad bin Ubayd narrated to us, who said, Muhammad bin Isa al-Wasiti narrated to us, who said, Amr bin Awn narrated to us, from Hushaym, from Mansur, and from Yunus, from Al-Hasan, who mentioned it in a similar manner as the previous narration, except that he added, "Except that the curtains of Paradise greet him, and all of them call him towards what he desires." I asked, "How is that?" He replied, "If it is men, then two men, and if it is camels, then two camels, and if it is sheep, then two sheep."  

لَقِيتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ ؓ يَقُودُ جَمَلًا لَهُ أَوْ يَسُوقُهُ فِي عُنُقِهِ قِرْبَةٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ لِي عَمَلِي فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ لِي عَمَلِي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَلَا تُحَدِّثُنِي شَيْئًا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمَيْنِ يَمُوتُ لَهُمَا ثَلَاثَةٌ يَعْنِي مِنَ الْوَلَدِ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحِنْثَ إِلَّا أَدْخَلَهُمَا اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ وَمَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْفَقَ زَوْجَيْنِ مِنْ مَالِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ إِلَّا ابْتَدَرَتْهُ حَجَبَةُ الْجَنَّةِ 18565 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْوَاسِطِيُّ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَيُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ إِلَّا اسْتَقْبَلَتْهُ حَجَبَةُ الْجَنَّةِ كُلُّهُمْ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى مَا قِبَلَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ رِجَالًا فَرَجُلَيْنِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ إِبِلًا فَبَعِيرَيْنِ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ غَنَمًا فَشَاتَيْنِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever spends a dirham in the way of Allah, the Exalted, will have its reward multiplied seven hundred times. And whoever spends on himself, or his family, or attends to a sick person, or removes harm, the good deed will be multiplied ten times. And fasting is a shield as long as one does not swerve from it. And whoever Allah afflicts with a trial in his body, then he will have the reward of expiation."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ نَفَقَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَاضِلَةً فَسَبْعَمِائَةٍ وَمَنْ أَنْفَقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ أَوْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ أَمَاطَ أَذًى فَالْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَالصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مَا لَمْ يَخْرِقْهَا وَمَنِ ابْتَلَاهُ اللهُ بِبَلَاءٍ فِي جَسَدِهِ فَلَهُ حِطَّةٌ  

[Machine] "Do not ask about what I said? So, we said, what made us happy about that, so we ask you about it, so he said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Whoever spends a donation in the cause of Allah, it is multiplied by seven hundred, and whoever spends on himself or removes harm from the road or gives charity, it is counted as a good deed multiplied by ten times its value. And fasting is a shield as long as it is not broken. And whoever Allah tests with a calamity in his body, it is an expiation for him." And Abu Al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Muqri informed us that Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us that Yusuf ibn Ya'qub narrated to us that Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Asma narrated to us that Mahdi ibn Maymun narrated to us that Wasil, the freed slave of Abu Uyaynah, narrated to us from Ibn Abi Saif from Al-Walid ibn Abdur Rahman, a man from the scholars of Syria, from Ayyad ibn Gutaif, who said, 'And Yusuf narrated to us, Abu Al-Rabi and Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr said, 'Hammad ibn Zaid narrated to us, and Wasil, the freed slave of Abu Uyaynah, narrated to us from Bishr ibn Abi Saif from Al-Walid ibn Abdur Rahman from Ayyad ibn Gutaif from Abu Ubaidah with this hadith. And Sulaim ibn Amir narrated that Gudaif ibn Al-Harith told them on the authority of Abu Ubaidah, he said, 'Al-Wasab is an expiation for sins.' Al-Bukhari the authentic said, Gudaif ibn Al-Harith Al-Shami."  

لَا تَسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا قُلْتُ؟ فَقُلْنَا مَا سَرَّنَا ذَلِكَ فَنَسْأَلَكَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَنْفَقَ نَفَقَةً فَاضِلَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَسَبْعُمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ وَمَنْ أَنْفَقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَوْ أَمَاطَ أَذًى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ أَوْ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَحَسَنَةٌ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَالصَّوْمُ جُنَّةٌ مَا لَمْ يَخْرِقْهَا وَمَنِ ابْتَلَاهُ اللهُ بِبَلَاءٍ فِي جَسَدِهِ فَهُوَ لَهُ حِطَّةٌ 18568 وأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءٍ أنبأ مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ ثنا وَاصِلٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي سَيْفٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ فُقَهَاءِ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ غُطَيْفٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثنا وَاصِلٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ بَشَّارِ بْنِ أَبِي سَيْفٍ عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ غُطَيْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَرَوَاهُ سُلَيْمُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ أَنَّ غُضَيْفَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ الْوَصَبُ يُكَفَّرُ بِهِ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ الصَّحِيحُ غُضَيْفُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الشَّامِيُّ  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ with a humped she-camel and said, "This is for me, O Messenger of Allah, in the way of Allah." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "You will have seven hundred humped she-camels of the same kind on the Day of Resurrection."  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِنَاقَةٍ مَخْطُومَةٍ فَقَالَ هِيَ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ سَبْعُمِائَةٍ كُلُّهَا مَخْطُومَةٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah has indeed waged jihad, and whoever stays behind to take care of his family has also waged jihad in a good way."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقَدْ غَزَا وَمَنْ خَلَفَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَدْ غَزَا  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever provides shade for the head of a ghazwah (expedition in the path of Allah), Allah will provide shade for him on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever equips a fighter until he becomes independent, will have a reward like his until he dies or returns. And whoever builds a mosque in which the name of Allah is mentioned, Allah will build a house for him in Paradise." 18572 Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz, Abu Tahir Al-Faqih, Abu Zakariya Ibn Abi Ishaq, Abu Al-Abbas Ash-Shadhiyyakh, and Abu Saeed Ibn Abi Amr narrated to us, they said: Abu Abbas Muhammad Ibn Ya'qub mentioned this hadith, and they added, "And Walid said, so I mentioned this hadith to Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad, he said, 'I have received this hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So I mentioned it to Muhammad Ibn Al-Munkadir and Zaid Ibn Aslam, and both of them said, 'I have received this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' "  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَظَلَّ رَأْسَ غَازٍ أَظَلَّهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا حَتَّى يَسْتَقِلَّ كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ أَوْ يَرْجِعَ وَمَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اسْمُ اللهِ بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ 18572 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَأَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاذْيَاخِيُّ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ فَذَكَرُوا الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَزَادُوا قَالَ وَقَالَ الْوَلِيدُ فَذَكَرْتُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ لِلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ وَلِزَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ فَكِلَاهُمَا قَدْ قَالَ بَلَغَنِي هَذَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

Once the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to go on an expedition. He said: O group of the emigrants (Muhajirun) and the helpers (Ansar), among your brethren there are people who have neither property nor family. So one of you should take with him two or three persons; with me. I also rode on my camel by turns like one of them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2534)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْزُوَ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ إِنَّ مِنْ إِخْوَانِكُمْ قَوْمًا لَيْسَ لَهُمْ مَالٌ وَلَا عَشِيرَةٌ فَلْيَضُمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَيْهِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ أَوِ الثَّلَاثَةَ فَمَا لِأَحَدِنَا مِنْ ظَهْرِ جَمَلٍ إِلَّا عُقْبَةٌ كَعُقْبَةِ أَحَدِهِمْ قَالَ فَضَمَمْتُ إِلِيَّ اثْنَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً مَا لِي عُقْبَةٌ إِلَّا كَعُقْبَةِ أَحَدِهِمْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: (The reward of) prayer, fasting and remembrance of Allah is enhanced seven hundred times over (the reward of) spending in Allah's path. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2498)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ وَالصِّيَامَ وَالذِّكْرَ تُضَاعَفُ عَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِسَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever recites one thousand verses in the path of Allah, Allah will write for him the ranks of the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَرَأَ أَلْفَ آيَةٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Whoever fasts a day for the sake of Allah, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy fall seasons."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ بَاعَدَ اللهُ وَجْهَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, when Allah entrusts something, He preserves it. And I entrust Allah with your religion, your trust, and the conclusions of your deeds."  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللهَ إِذَا اسْتُودِعَ شَيْئًا حَفِظَهُ وَأَنَا أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللهَ دِينَكُمَا وَأَمَانَاتِكُمَا وَخَوَاتِيمَ أَعْمَالِكُمَا  

“For me to hive a good send-off to a warrior who is going to fight in the cause of Allah, and to guard his goods when he goes out in the morning or evening, is dearer to me than this world and everything in it.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2824)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ أُشَيِّعَ مُجَاهِدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَأُكْنِفَهُ عَلَى رَحْلِهِ غَدْوَةً أَوْ رَوْحَةً أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا  

[Machine] That Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) mobilized an army and marched with them. He said, "Praise be to Allah, who has made our feet dusty in the cause of Allah." It was said to him, "How did our feet become dusty, while we only mobilized and accompanied them?" He replied, "We have prepared them, accompanied them, and supplicated for them."  

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ؓ شَيَّعَ جَيْشًا فَمَشَى مَعَهُمْ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي اغْبَرَّتْ أَقْدَامُنَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ اغْبَرَّتْ وَإِنَّمَا شَيَّعْنَاهُمْ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّا جَهَّزْنَاهُمْ وَشَيَّعْنَاهُمْ وَدَعَوْنَا لَهُمْ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "The sanctity of the women of the Mujahideen is like the sanctity of their mothers. And there is no man from those who stay behind (from Jihad) who abandons a man in his family except that it will be argued against him on the Day of Resurrection. It will be said: 'This is your abandonment of your family.' So take from his good deeds whatever you wish." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , then turned towards us and asked: "What do you think?" Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz narrated to us, Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq informed us, Bashir ibn Musa narrated to us, Al-Humaydi narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, and Qa'nab Al-Tamimi narrated to us. He was trustworthy and of the finest quality. He mentioned the hadith in a similar manner, except that he said: "It will be said to him: 'O So-and-so, such and such has betrayed you.' So take from his good deeds whatever you wish."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ كَحُرْمَةِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِينَ يَخْلُفُ رَجُلًا فِي أَهْلِهِ إِلَّا نُصِبَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقِيلَ هَذَا خَلَفُكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا ظَنُّكُمْ؟ 18581 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أنبأ بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا قَعْنَبٌ التَّمِيمِيُّ وَكَانَ ثِقَةً خِيَارًا فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ يَا فُلَانُ هَذَا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ خَانَكَ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ  

[Machine] "May Allah forgive you. Why did you give permission to them until it was evident to you those who are truthful and you have known the liars? Those who believe in Allah and the Last Day do not seek permission from you to strive with their wealth and their lives. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous. Only those who do not believe in Allah and the Last Day ask your permission. Their hearts have doubted, so they are hesitating in their doubt. This is the abrogated verse in An-Nur, 'Indeed, the believers are only the ones who have believed in Allah and His Messenger and then doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. It is those who are the truthful. And [also for] those who are to be given their due..."

Note: The translation provided is not accurate. It is highly recommended to consult a professional translator for an accurate translation of the passage.  

{عَفَا اللهُ عَنْكَ لِمَ أَذِنْتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكَ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَتَعْلَمَ الْكَاذِبِينَ لَا يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَنْ يُجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُتَّقِينَ إِنَّمَا يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَارْتَابَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِي رَيْبِهِمْ يَتَرَدَّدُونَ} [التوبة 44] نَسَخَتْهَا الَّتِي فِي النُّورِ {إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَإِذَا كَانُوا مَعَهُ عَلَى أَمْرٍ جَامِعٍ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا حَتَّى يَسْتَأْذِنُوهُ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَكَ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَإِذَا اسْتَأْذَنُوكَ لِبَعْضِ شَأْنِهِمْ فَأْذَنْ لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمُ اللهَ إِنَّ اللهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [النور 62] وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned from a battle, he said, 'Do not approach the women.' He then sent someone to announce to the people that he would be coming tomorrow."  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قَدِمَ مِنْ غَزْوَةٍ قَالَ لَا تَطْرُقُوا النِّسَاءَ وَأَرْسَلَ مَنْ يُؤْذِنُ النَّاسَ أَنَّهُ قَادِمٌ الْغَدَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺs said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa? Dhul-Khalasa was a house (of an idol) belonging to the tribe of Khath'am called Al-Kaʿba Al-Yama-niya. So, I proceeded with one hundred and fifty cavalry men from the tribe of Ahmas, who were excellent knights. It happened that I could not sit firm on horses, so the Prophet ﷺ , stroke me over my chest till I saw his finger-marks over my chest, he said, 'O Allah! Make him firm and make him a guiding and rightly guided man.' " Jarir proceeded towards that house, and dismantled and burnt it. Then he sent a messenger to Allah's Apostle informing him of that. Jarir's messenger said, "By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, I did not come to you till I had left it like an emancipated or gabby camel (i.e. completely marred and spoilt)." Jarir added, "The Prophet ﷺ asked for Allah's Blessings for the horses and the men of Ahmas five times." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3020)   

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَا تُرِيحُنِي مِنْ ذِي الْخَلَصَةِ وَكَانُوا يُسَمُّونَهَا كَعْبَةَ الْيَمَانِيَةَ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فِي خَمْسِينَ وَمِائَةِ فَارِسٍ مِنْ أَحْمَسَ وَكُنْتُ لَا أَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فِي صَدْرِي حَتَّى إِنِّي لَأَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَثَرِ أَصَابِعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ وَاجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ فَكَسَرَهَا وَحَرَّقَهَا بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُبَشِّرُهُ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا جِئْتُكَ حَتَّى تَرَكْتُهَا مِثْلَ الْجَمَلِ الْأَجْرَبِ فَبَارَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَيْلِ أَحْمَسَ وَرِجَالِهَا خَمْسَ مَرَّاتٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ appointed Uthman ibn Affan and Osama ibn Zaid as leaders over Ruqayyah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , during the Battle of Badr. Then, Zaid ibn Haritha came riding on the camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with the good news. Usamah said, "I heard the cry, so I came out and found that Zaid had brought the good news. By Allah, I did not believe it until we saw the prisoners. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ struck Uthman with his arrow."  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَلَّفَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ عَلَى رُقَيَّةَ ابْنَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَيَّامَ بَدْرٍ فَجَاءَ زَيْدُ بْنُ حَارِثَةَ ؓ عَلَى الْعَضْبَاءِ نَاقَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْبِشَارَةِ قَالَ أُسَامَةُ فَسَمِعْتُ الْهَيْعَةَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا زَيْدٌ قَدْ جَاءَ بِالْبِشَارَةِ فَوَاللهِ مَا صَدَّقْتُ حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا الْأُسَارَى فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِعُثْمَانَ ؓ بِسَهْمِهِ  

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Battle of Tabuk, he mentioned the Hadith in its entirety regarding his repentance and the declaration of repentance by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upon him and his two companions. He said, "I heard the voice of a caller on top of the mountain of Sal calling, 'O Ka'b ibn Malik, give glad tidings.' I immediately fell prostrate and realized that relief had come. When the one who I had heard the voice from reached me, I took off my clothes and gave them to him with joy. By Allah, I did not possess anything else that day. I borrowed two garments and wore them, then I set out to go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ فِي تَوْبَتِهِ وَإِيذَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِتَوْبَةِ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى صَاحِبَيْهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ صَارِخٍ أَوْفَى عَلَى جَبَلِ سَلْعٍ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ قَالَ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ الْفَرَجُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ يُبَشِّرُنِي نَزَعْتُ ثَوْبِيَّ فَكَسَوْتُهُمَا إِيَّاهُ بِبُشْرَاهُ وَوَاللهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتُهُمَا وَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

"When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived from Tabuk, the people went out to Thaniyyah Al-Wada' to meet him." As-Sa'ib said: "I went out with the people, and I was a boy." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1718)   

لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ تَبُوكَ خَرَجَ النَّاسُ يَتَلَقَّوْنَهُ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّاسِ وَأَنَا غُلَامٌ فَتَلَقَّيْنَاهُ  

[Machine] I went out with the boys to meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the farewell area, before the Battle of Tabuk. Sufyan once mentioned the arrival of the Prophet ﷺ from Tabuk.  

خَرَجْتُ مَعَ الصِّبْيَانِ نَتَلَقَّى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى ثَنِيَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ مَقْدَمَهُ مِنْ غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً أَذْكُرُ مَقْدَمَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَمَّا قَدِمَ مِنْ تَبُوكَ  

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey, and when we reached the city, he said to me, "Enter the mosque and pray two units of prayer."  

كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ لِي ادْخُلِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: 'You will fight against the Jews until one of them hides behind a stone and it will say: O Muslim servant, there is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.'"  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ تُقَاتِلُونَ الْيَهُودَ حَتَّى يَخْتَبِئَ أَحَدُهُمْ وَرَاءَ الْحَجَرِ فَيَقُولُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ الْمُسْلِمَ هَذَا يَهُودِيٌّ وَرَائِي فَاقْتُلْهُ  

A woman called Umm Khallad came to the Prophet ﷺ while she was veiled. She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said to her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face? She said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer the loss of my modesty. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: You will get the reward of two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that so, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Because the people of the Book have killed him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2488)   

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُمُّ خَلَّادٍ وَهِيَ مُتَنَقِّبَةٌ تَسْأَلُ عَنِ ابْنٍ لَهَا وَهُوَ مَقْتُولٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جِئْتِ تَسْأَلِينَ عَنِ ابْنِكِ وَأَنْتِ مُنْتَقِِبَةٌ؟ فَقَالَتْ إِنْ أُرْزَأِ ابْنِي فَلَنْ أُرْزَأَ حَيَائِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ابْنُكِ لَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدَيْنِ قَالَتْ وَلِمَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ: The Hour will not be established until you fight a people whose shoes are made of hair.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا أَقْوَامًا نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعْرُ  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعْرُ وَلَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا صِغَارَ الْأَعْيُنِ ذُلْفَ الْأُنُوفِ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُ رَوَاهُمَا الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَرَوَاهُمَا مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَرَوَاهُ شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ فَقَالَ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا التُّرْكَ صِغَارَ الْأَعْيُنِ حُمْرَ الْوُجُوهِ 18594 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ ثنا الْمَنِيعِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ الْأَوَّلَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ يَعْنِي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبَّادٍ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ بَابِكَ كَانَتْ نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعْرَ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Hour will not be established till you fight with the Khudh and the Kirman from among the non-Arabs. They will be of red faces, flat noses and small eyes; their faces will look like flat shields, and their shoes will be of hair." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3590)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا خُوزَ وَكِرْمَانَ قَوْمًا مِنَ الْأَعَاجِمِ حُمْرَ الْوُجُوهِ فُطْسَ الْأُنُوفِ صِغَارَ الْأَعْيُنِ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "You will fight a people whose shoes are made of hair, and you will fight a people with faces like hammered shields."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تُقَاتِلُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ قَوْمًا نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعْرُ وَتُقَاتِلُونَ قَوْمًا عِرَاضَ الْوُجُوهِ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Leave the Abyssinians alone as long as they leave you alone and let the Turks alone as long as they leave you alone.  

قَالَ دَعُوا الْحَبَشَةَ مَا وَدَعُوكُمْ وَاتْرُكُوا التُّرْكَ مَا تَرَكُوكُمْ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Leave the Abyssinians alone as long as they leave you alone, for it is only the Abyssinian with short legs who will seek to take out the treasure of the Ka'bah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4309)   

النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اتْرُكُوا الْحَبَشَةَ مَا تَرَكُوكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْتَخْرِجُ كَنْزَ الْكَعْبَةِ إِلَّا ذُو السُّوَيْقَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْحَبَشَةِ  

[Machine] "We have been promised by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the expedition to India. If I reach it, I will spend my money and myself in it. If I am martyred, then I will be among the best of martyrs. And if I return, then I am Abu Hurairah Al-Muharrar. Al-Muqri' (the narrator) added: Then Musaddad said: I heard Ibn Dawood saying: Abu Ishaq Al-Fazari said: I wish I had witnessed every expedition I fought in the lands of the Romans."  

وَعَدَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ الْهِنْدِ فَإِنْ أُدْرِكْهَا أُنْفِقْ فِيهَا مَالِي وَنَفْسِي فَإِنِ اسْتُشْهِدْتُ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَأَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةُ الْمُحَرَّرُ زَادَ الْمُقْرِئُ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي شَهِدْتُ مَا رُبِدَ بِكُلِّ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَوْتُهَا فِي بِلَادِ الرُّومِ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'There are two groups of my Ummah whom Allah will free from the Fire: The group that invades India, and the group that will be with 'Isa bin Maryam, peace be upon him.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3175)   

عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ ؓ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِصَابَتَانِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحْرَزَهُمَا اللهُ مِنَ النَّارِ عِصَابَةٌ تَغْزُو الْهِنْدَ وَعِصَابَةٌ تَكُونُ مَعَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If Kisra (the Persian king) is perished, there will be no more Kisra after him. And if Caesar (the Roman emperor) is perished, there will be no more Caesar after him. By the One in whose hand is my soul, their treasures will be spent in the way of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا هَلَكَ كِسْرَى فَلَا كِسْرَى بَعْدَهُ وَإِذَا هَلَكَ قَيْصَرُ فَلَا قَيْصَرَ بَعْدَهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتُنْفَقَنَّ كُنُوزُهُمَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

[Machine] While I was with the Prophet ﷺ, he mentioned a hadith in which he said, "If your life becomes prolonged, you will open the treasures of Kisra." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, Kisra bin Hurmuz?" He replied, "Yes, Kisra bin Hurmuz." 'Adi said, "I was one of those who opened the treasures of Kisra bin Hurmuz."  

بَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فِيهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَئِنْ طَالَتْ بِكَ حَيَاةٌ لَتَفْتَحَنَّ كُنُوزَ كِسْرَى قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كِسْرَى بْنُ هُرْمُزَ؟ قَالَ كِسْرَى بْنُ هُرْمُزَ قَالَ عَدِيٌّ وَكُنْتُ مِمَّنِ افْتَتَحَ كُنُوزَ كِسْرَى بْنِ هُرْمُزَ  

[Machine] Imam Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: When the Persian king, Kisra, received the letter from the Prophet ﷺ, he tore it apart. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "His kingdom has been torn apart, and we have preserved that Caesar honored the letter of the Prophet ﷺ and placed it in a musk (scented) bag." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Strengthen his kingdom."  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَلَمَّا أُتِيَ كِسْرَى بِكِتَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَزَّقَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَمَزَّقَ مُلْكُهُ وَحَفِظْنَا أَنَّ قَيْصَرَ أَكْرَمَ كِتَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي مِسْكٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُبِّتَ مُلْكُهُ  

Once Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave a letter to a person and ordered him to go and deliver it to the Governor of Bahrain. (He did so) and the Governor of Bahrain sent it to Chousroes, who read that letter and then tore it to pieces. (The sub-narrator (Ibn Shihab) thinks that Ibn Al-Musaiyab said that Messenger of Allah ﷺ invoked Allah against them (saying), "May Allah tear them into pieces, and disperse them all totally.)" (Using translation from Bukhārī 64)   

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا بِكِتَابِهِ إِلَى كِسْرَى فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَدْفَعُهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ كِسْرَى خَرَقَهُ فَحَسِبْتُ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ قَالَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُمَزَّقُوا كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ  

Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Messenger of Allah ﷺ had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)." Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was: 'What is his family status amongst you?' I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.' Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' I replied, 'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I replied, 'No. ' Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied, 'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.' Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin of Arisiyin (tillers, farmers i.e. your people). And (Allah's Statement:) 'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the Prophet ﷺ Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it)." The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews). 'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.' While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Messenger of Allah ﷺ to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.' (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet ﷺ and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).' (On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. (When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius's story (in connection with his faith). (Using translation from Bukhārī 7)   

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَتَبَ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَبَعَثَ بِكِتَابِهِ إِلَيْهِ مَعَ دِحْيَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ وَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ بُصْرَى لِيَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ بُصْرَى إِلَى قَيْصَرَ وَكَانَ قَيْصَرُ لَمَّا كَشَفَ اللهُ عَنْهُ جُنُودَ فَارِسَ مَشَى مِنْ حِمْصَ إِلَى إِيلِيَاءَ شُكْرًا لَمَّا أَبْلَاهُ اللهُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ جَاءَ قَيْصَرَ كِتَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ حِينَ قَرَأَهُ الْتَمِسُوا لِي هَهُنَا أَحَدًا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ أَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سُفْيَانَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ بِالشَّامِ فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَوَجَدَنَا رَسُولُ قَيْصَرَ بِبَعْضِ الشَّامِ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي وَبِأَصْحَابِي حَتَّى قَدِمْنَا إِيلِيَاءَ فَأُدْخِلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي مَجْلِسِ مُلْكِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ التَّاجُ وَإِذَا حَوْلَهُ عُظَمَاءُ الرُّومِ فَقَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ نَسَبًا إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْرَبُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ نَسَبًا قَالَ مَا قَرَابَةُ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ هُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّي قَالَ وَلَيْسَ فِي الرَّكْبِ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَحَدٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ غَيْرِي فَقَالَ قَيْصَرُ أَدْنُوهُ مِنِّي ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِأَصْحَابِي فَجُعِلُوا خَلْفَ ظَهْرِي عِنْدَ كَتِفِي ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ لِأَصْحَابِهِ إِنِّي سَائِلٌ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ عَنِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَإِنْ كَذَبَ فَكَذِّبُوهُ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَاللهِ لَوْلَا الْحَيَاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَنْ يَأْثُرَ أَصْحَابِي عَنِّي الْكَذِبَ كَذَبْتُ عَنْهُ حِينَ سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ وَلَكِنِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ أَنْ يَأْثُرُوا الْكَذِبَ عَنِّي فَصَدَقْتُهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ لَهُ كَيْفَ نَسَبُ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فِيكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ هُوَ فِينَا ذُو نَسَبٍ قَالَ فَهَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ قَبْلَهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ وَهَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ عَنِ الْكَذِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ مَلِكٍ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَأَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ فَيَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ يَزِيدُونَ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ سَخْطَةً لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ يَغْدِرُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا وَنَحْنُ الْآنَ مِنْهُ فِي مُدَّةٍ نَحْنُ نَخَافُ أَنْ يَغْدِرَ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَلَمْ يُمْكِنِّي كَلِمَةٌ أُدْخِلُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا أَنْتَقِصُهُ بِهِ لَا أَخَافُ أَنْ تُؤْثَرَ عَنِّي غَيْرُهَا قَالَ فَهَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ وَقَاتَلَكُمْ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ كَانَتْ حَرْبُكُمْ وَحَرْبُهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَانَتْ دُوَلًا وَسِجَالًا يُدَالُ عَلَيْنَا الْمَرَّةَ وَنُدَالُ عَلَيْهِ الْأُخْرَى قَالَ فَمَاذَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِهِ؟ قَالَ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَعْبُدَ اللهَ وَحْدَهُ لَا نُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَيَنْهَانَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا وَيَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْعَفَافِ وَالْوَفَاءِ بِالْعَهْدِ وَأَدَاءِ الْأَمَانَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ حِينَ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ قُلْ لَهُ إِنِّي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ نَسَبِهِ فِيكُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُ ذُو نَسَبٍ وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْعَثُ فِي نَسَبِ قَوْمِهَا وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ قَبْلَهُ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ قَبْلَهُ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَأْتَمُّ بِقَوْلٍ قَدْ قِيلَ قَبْلَهُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ بِالْكَذِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَدَعَ الْكَذِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكْذِبَ عَلَى اللهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ مَلِكٍ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مَلِكٌ قُلْتُ يَطْلُبُ مُلْكَ آبَائِهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ أَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّ ضُعَفَاءَهُمُ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُمْ يَزِيدُونَ وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ سَخْطَةً لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حِينَ تُخَالِطُ بَشَاشَتُهُ الْقُلُوبَ لَا يَسْخَطُهُ أَحَدٌ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَغْدِرُ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ لَا يَغْدِرُونَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ وَقَاتَلَكُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنْ قَدْ فَعَلَ وَأَنَّ حَرْبَكُمْ وَحَرْبَهُ يَكُونُ دُوَلًا يُدَالُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَرَّةَ وَتُدَالُونَ عَلَيْهِ الْأُخْرَى وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْتَلَى وَتَكُونُ لَهَا الْعَاقِبَةُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ بِمَاذَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَيَنْهَاكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَيَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْعَفَافِ وَالْوَفَاءِ بِالْعَهْدِ وَأَدَاءِ الْأَمَانَةِ وَهَذِهِ صِفَةُ نَبِيٍّ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ وَلَكِنْ لَمْ أَظُنَّ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مَا قُلْتَ حَقًّا فَيُوشِكُ أَنْ يَمْلِكَ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمِيَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَلَوْ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَخْلُصَ إِلَيْهِ لَتَجَشَّمْتُ لُقِيَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ لَغَسَلْتُ عَنْ قَدَمَيْهِ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُرِئَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ الرُّومِ سَلَامٌ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ فَعَلَيْكَ إِثْمُ الْأَرِيسِيِّينَ وَ {يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللهَ وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ} [آل عمران 64] قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَلَمَّا أَنْ قَضَى مَقَالَتَهُ عَلَتْ أَصْوَاتُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ الرُّومِ وَكَثُرَ لَغَطُهُمْ فَلَا أَدْرِي مَاذَا قَالُوا وَأَمَرَ بِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَلَمَّا أَنْ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَصْحَابِي وَخَلَوْتُ بِهِمْ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ لَقَدْ أَمِرَ أَمْرُ ابْنُ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ هَذَا مَلِكُ بَنِي الْأَصْفَرِ يَخَافُهُ قَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ وَاللهِ مَا زِلْتُ ذَلِيلًا مُسْتَيْقِنًا بِأَنَّ أَمْرَهُ سَيَظْهَرُ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللهُ قَلْبِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَأَنَا كَارِهٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , wrote to Kisra (the emperor of Persia) and Qaysar (the emperor of Byzantine). As for Qaysar, he tore up the letter. And as for Kisra, he ripped it apart. When the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , heard about that, he said, "As for these, they will be torn apart. And as for those, they will have a remainder." Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , promised the people the conquest of Persia and Syria."  

كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ فَأَمَّا قَيْصَرُ فَوَضَعَهُ وَأَمَّا كِسْرَى فَمَزَّقَهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَيُمَزَّقُونَ وَأَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ فَسَتَكُونُ لَهُمْ بَقِيَّةٌ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَوَعَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ فَتْحَ فَارِسَ وَالشَّامِ  

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Hawala said: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we complained to him about poverty and scarcity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Be glad, for by Allah, it is not the abundance of wealth that I fear for you, but rather the scarcity of it. And by Allah, this matter (Islam) will continue to spread among you until Allah opens the lands of Persia, Rome, and Yemen for you, and you will be armies, three armies in Syria, one army in Iraq, and one army in Yemen. And until a man will be given a hundred Dirhams and will be displeased with it." Ibn Hawala said: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, who can conquer Syria and Rome, the domains of empires?" He said, "By Allah, it will be opened for you by Allah, and He will make you its successors, until even the white thread of these people is taken by the black thread of yours in matters that they command, and you fulfill it. And indeed, in it there are men who, in their sight, you are more worthless than monkeys in the sight of camels." Ibn Hawala said: So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, choose for me if I live to see that." He said, "I choose for you Syria, for it is the elite of Allah's land. To it, the elite of His servants will be selected. O people of Yemen, rely on Syria, for surely Allah has taken charge of Syria and its people." Abu 'Alqama said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Jubayr say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned this hadith about Hurayb ibn Suhayl al-Sulami, who was among the non-Arab people at that time. So when they used to go to the mosque, they would look at him and stand around him. They marveled at the description of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about him and about them. Abu 'Alqama said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took an oath three times in this hadith, and we do not know of any other hadith in which he took an oath like this. And in this book, there is a narration from Ibn Zughb al-Iyadi from 'Abdullah ibn Hawala from the Prophet ﷺ that Syria will be opened for you, and then you will divide the treasures of Persia and Rome.  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَوَالَةَ ؓ كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ الْعُرْيَ وَالْفَقْرَ وَقِلَّةَ الشَّيْءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرُوا فَوَاللهِ لَأَنَا بِكَثْرَةِ الشَّيْءِ أَخْوَفُنِي عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ وَاللهِ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِيكُمْ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللهُ أَرْضَ فَارِسَ وَأَرْضَ الرُّومِ وَأَرْضَ حِمْيَرَ وَحَتَّى تَكُونُوا أَجْنَادًا ثَلَاثَةً جُنْدًا بِالشَّامِ وَجُنْدًا بِالْعِرَاقِ وَجُنْدًا بِالْيَمَنِ وَحَتَّى يُعْطَى الرَّجُلُ الْمِائَةَ فَيَسْخَطَهَا قَالَ ابْنُ حَوَالَةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ الشَّامَ وَبِهِ الرُّومُ ذَوَاتُ الْقُرُونِ؟ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَيَفْتَحَنَّهَا اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّكُمْ فِيهَا حَتَّى يَظَلَّ الْعِصَابَةُ الْبِيضُ مِنْهُمْ قُمُصُهُمُ الْمُلْحَمَةُ أَقْفَاؤُهُمْ قِيَامًا عَلَى الرُّوَيْجِلِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنْكُمُ الْمَحْلُوقِ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ وَإِنَّ بِهَا رِجَالًا لَأَنْتُمْ أَحْقَرُ فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ مِنَ الْقِرْدَانِ فِي أَعْجَازِ الْإِبِلِ قَالَ ابْنُ حَوَالَةَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اخْتَرْ لِي إِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخْتَارُ لَكَ الشَّامَ فَإِنَّهُ صَفْوَةُ اللهِ مِنْ بِلَادِهِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُجْتَبَى صَفْوَتُهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالشَّامِ فَإِنَّ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ اللهِ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ الشَّامَ أَلَا فَمَنْ أَبَى فَلْيَسْتَبْقِ فِي غُدُرِ الْيَمَنِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ تَكَفَّلَ لِي بِالشَّامِ وَأَهْلِهِ قَالَ أَبُو عَلْقَمَةَ فَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ يَقُولُ فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعْتَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي حُرِّ بْنِ سُهَيْلٍ السُّلَمِيِّ وَكَانَ عَلَى الْأَعَاجِمِ فِي ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ فَكَانَ إِذَا رَاحُوا إِلَى مَسْجِدٍ نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلَيْهِمْ قِيَامًا حَوْلَهُ فَعَجِبُوا لِنَعْتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِ وَفِيهِمْ قَالَ أَبُو عَلْقَمَةَ أَقْسَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ أَقْسَمَ فِي حَدِيثٍ مِثْلَهُ وَقَدْ مَضَى فِي هَذَا الْكِتَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ زُغْبٍ الْإِيَادِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَوَالَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمُ الشَّامُ ثُمَّ لَتَقْسِمُنَّ كُنُوزَ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ  

[Machine] "Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq wrote a letter to Khalid bin Al-Walid, who was in Al-Yamamah, from Abdullah Abu Bakr's caliph. Peace be upon you, O Khalid bin Al-Walid and those who are with him from the Muhajireen, the Ansar, and the followers. I praise Allah to you, the One whom there is no god but He. After that, all praise be to Allah who fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, honored His guardian, humiliated His enemy, and defeated the factions individually. Indeed, Allah, whom there is no god but He, has said: 'Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them.' (Qur'an 24:55) He wrote the entire verse and recited the verse as a promise from Him, with no deviation, and made jihad obligatory upon the believers, saying: 'Fighting has been prescribed upon you while it is hateful to you.' (Qur'an 2:216) Until he finished reciting the verses, he affirmed the promise of Allah to you, so obey Him in what He has prescribed upon you. Even if the burden becomes heavy, the provision becomes scarce, and difficulties arise, consider it small compared to the immense reward from Allah. So march, and may Allah have mercy upon you, in the path of Allah with light and heavy weapons, and strive with your wealth and yourselves.' (Qur'an 9:41) He wrote the entire verse saying, 'Behold, I have commanded Khalid bin Al-Walid to march to Iraq, and he should not leave it until my order reaches him. So march with him and do not lag behind, for it is a way in which Allah has glorified and increased the reward for those whose intention is good and whose desire for goodness is great. So when you reach Iraq, stay there until my order comes to you. May Allah suffice us and you from the difficulties of this world and the hereafter. Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.' The Sheikh (narrator) then elaborated on the historical events and the inclusion of his letter in the biography towards Sham (Greater Syria) and the reinforcement of the army leaders there and the victories of the Muslims in the days of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and the departure of Heraclius towards Byzantium and the conquests in Iraq, Persia, and the destruction of Khosrow and the carrying of his treasures to Al-Madina in the days of Umar bin Al-Khattab."  

فَكَتَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَهُوَ بِالْيَمَامَةِ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ خَلِيفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ وَالتَّابِعِينَ بِإِحْسَانٍ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَحْمَدُ إِلَيْكُمُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَأَعَزَّ وَلِيَّهُ وَأَذَلَّ عَدُوَّهُ وَغَلَبَ الْأَحْزَابَ فَرْدًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ هُوَ قَالَ {وَعَدَ اللهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ} [النور 55] وَكَتَبَ الْآيَةَ كُلَّهَا وَقَرَأَ الْآيَةَ وَعْدًا مِنْهُ لَا خُلْفَ لَهُ وَمَقَالًا لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَفَرَضَ الْجِهَادَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ {كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ} [البقرة 216] حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الْآيَاتِ فَاسْتَتِمُّوا بِوَعْدِ اللهِ إِيَّاكُمْ وَأَطِيعُوهُ فِيمَا فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَإِنْ عَظُمَتْ فِيهِ الْمُؤْنَةُ وَاسْتَبَدَّتِ الرَّزِيَّةُ وَبَعُدَتِ الْمَشَقَّةُ وَفُجِعْتُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ بِالْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَسِيرٌ فِي عَظِيمِ ثَوَابِ اللهِ فَاغْزُوا رَحِمَكُمُ اللهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ {خِفَافًا وَثِقَالًا وَجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ} [التوبة 41] كَتَبَ الْآيَةَ أَلَا وَقَدْ أَمَرْتُ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ بِالْمَسِيرِ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَلَا يَبْرَحْهَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ أَمْرِي فَسِيرُوا مَعَهُ وَلَا تَتَثَاقَلُوا عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ سَبِيلٌ يُعْظِمُ اللهُ فِيهِ الْأَجْرَ لِمَنْ حَسُنَتْ فِيهِ نِيَّتُهُ وَعَظُمَتْ فِي الْخَيْرِ رَغْبَتُهُ فَإِذَا وَقَعْتُمُ الْعِرَاقَ فَكُونُوا بِهَا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكُمْ أَمْرِي كَفَانَا اللهُ وَإِيَّاكُمْ مُهِمَّاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ ثُمَّ بَيَّنَ فِي التَّوَارِيخِ وُرُودَ كِتَابِهِ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْرِ إِلَى الشَّامِ وَإِمْدَادِ مَنْ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَرَاءِ الْأَجْنَادِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الظَّفَرِ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ أَجْنَادِينَ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خُرُوجِ هِرَقْلَ مُتَوَجِّهًا نَحْوَ الرُّومِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْفُتُوحِ بِهَا وَبِالْعِرَاقِ وَبِأَرْضِ فَارِسَ وَهَلَاكِ كِسْرَى وَحَمْلِ كُنُوزِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فِي أَيَّامِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ  

[Machine] In His saying, "{To make it prevail over all religion}" [Surah At-Tawbah 33], it is said that the return of Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon them, will occur.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ} [التوبة 33] قَالَ خُرُوجُ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ  

[Machine] About Mujahid's statement "until wars lay down their burden" [Muhammad 4], it means until Jesus, son of Mary, descends and submits every Jew, every Christian, and every follower of any religion, and the sheep will be safe from the wolf, and a mouse can borrow a bag. And hostility will disappear from all things, and that is the emergence of Islam over all religions.  

عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {حَتَّى تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا} [محمد 4] يَعْنِي حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فَيُسْلِمَ كُلُّ يَهُودِيٍّ وَكُلُّ نَصْرَانِيٍّ وَكُلُّ صَاحِبِ مِلَّةٍ وَتَأْمَنَ الشَّاةُ الذِّئْبَ وَلَا تَقْرِضَ فَأْرَةٌ جِرَابًا وَتَذْهَبَ الْعَدَاوَةُ مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ كُلِّهَا وَذَلِكَ ظُهُورُ الْإِسْلَامِ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ