“When the Prophet was expelled from Makkah, Abu Bakr said to him: ‘They have driven out their Prophet, verily to Allah we belong and to Him we return. They are surely doomed.’ Then it was revealed: ‘Permission to fight (against disbelievers) is given to those (believers) who are fought against, because they have been wronged; and surely, Allah is able to give them (believers) victory.’ Then I knew that there would be fighting.” Ibn Abbas said: “This is the first Verse that was revealed concerning fighting.” (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3085)   

لَمَّا أَخْرَجَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ أَخْرَجُوا نَبِيَّهَمْ لَيَهْلِكُنَّ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ {أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ} [الحج 39] وَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقْرَؤُهَا «أَذِنَ» قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهَا قِتَالٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «وَهِيَ أَوَّلُ آيَةٍ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْقِتَالِ»  

that Abdur-Rahman bin Awf and some of his companions came to the Prophet in Makkah and said: “O Messenger of Allah! We were respected when we were idolaters and when we believed, we were humiliated.” He said: “I have been commanded to pardon, so do not fight.” Then, when Allah caused us to move to Al-Madinah, He commanded us to fight, but they refrained. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: Have you not seen those who were told to hold back their hands (from fighting) and perform As-Salah” (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3086)   

أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَأَصْحَابًا لَهُ أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ كُنَّا فِي عِزٍّ وَنَحْنُ مُشْرِكُونَ فَلَمَّا آمَنَّا صِرْنَا أَذِلَّةً فَقَالَ «إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ بِالْعَفْوِ فَلَا تُقَاتِلُوا الْقَوْمَ» فَلَمَّا حَوَّلَهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَمَرَهُ بِالْقِتَالِ فَكَفُّوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ النَّاسَ} [النساء 77]  

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon on the day of Tabuk and said: 'There is no person like the one who holds onto the reins and strives in the cause of Allah, avoiding the evil of people. And there is no person like the one who tends to his herd and fulfills the rights of his guest.'" I (the narrator) said, "Did he say it?" He (the narrator) said, "He said it three times, so I raised my voice in Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar), praised Allah, and expressed gratitude."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ «مَا فِي النَّاسِ مِثْلُ رَجُلٍ آخِذٌ بِعِنَانٍ فَيُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَجْتَنِبُ شُرُورَ النَّاسِ وَمِثْلُ رَجُلٍ بَادٍ فِي غَنَمِهِ يُقْرِي ضَيْفَهُ وَيُؤَدِّي حَقَّهُ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَقَالَهَا؟ قَالَ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا فَكَبَّرْتُ وَحَمِدْتُ وَشَكَرْتُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Shall I not tell you about the best of people in status?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "A man who takes the reins of his horse for the sake of Allah until he is killed or dies. And shall I not tell you about the one who comes after him? A man who isolates himself in a mountain, establishing prayer and giving charity, and he testifies that there is no god but Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ مَنْزِلَةً؟» قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ أَوْ يَمُوتَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالَّذِي يَلِيهِ؟ رَجُلٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ»  

"in the year of Tabuk, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed the people, while leaning against his mount. He said: 'Shall I not tell you of the best of the people and the worst of the people? Among the best of the people is a man who strives in the cause of Allah on the back of his horse, or on the back of his camel, or on his own two feet, until death comes to him. And among the worst of the people, is an immoral man (Fajir) who reads the Book of Allah but he does not refrain from doing anything bad because of it.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3106)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ عَامَ تَبُوكَ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ مُضِيفٌ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى نَخْلَةٍ فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ النَّاسِ وَشَرِّ النَّاسِ؟ إِنَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ عَمِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَلَى ظَهْرِ فَرَسِهِ أَوْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَعِيرِهِ أَوْ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَإِنَّ مِنْ شَرِّ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ فَاجِرٌ جَرِيءٌ يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ لَا يَرْعَوِي إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ»  

[Machine] "Narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'A day in the way of Allah is better than a thousand days in what is other than it, so let everyone look to himself.'"  

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَوْمٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ لِنَفْسِهِ»  

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 النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِشِعْبٍ فِيهِ عُيَيْنَةُ مِنْ مَاءٍ عَذْبٍ فَأَعْجَبَهُ طِيبُهُ وَحُسْنُهُ فَقَالَ لَوِ اعْتَزَلْتُ النَّاسَ وَأَقَمْتُ فِي هَذَا الشِّعْبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَا تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ مَقَامَ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ سِتِّينَ عَامًا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمُ الْجَنَّةَ اغْزُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The position of a man in a row in the way of Allah is better in the sight of Allah than the worship of a man for sixty years."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَقَامُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الصَّفِّ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عُبَادَةِ رَجُلٍ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً»  

[Machine] We were sitting with a group of companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we said, "If only we knew which actions are most beloved to Allah, we would do them." So Allah, the Mighty and Wise, revealed {Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise} until the end of the Surah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited it to us. This is what Al-Awza'i said, and Yahya ibn Abi Kathir recited it to us in Makkah. Muhammad ibn Kathir also recited it to us, and Al-Awza'i recited it to us. This is what Abu al-Walid said, and Ibn Kathir recited it to us. This is what Abu al-Hasan ibn 'Uqbah said, and Abu al-Walid recited it to us.  

قَعَدْنَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا «لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَيَّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَمِلْنَاهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمُ} » إِلَى آخِرِ السُّورَةِ «فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ» هَكَذَا قَالَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ بِمَكَّةَ قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ , so we said, "If only we knew which actions are most beloved to Allah." Then he mentioned the hadith in a similar manner.  

كُنَّا قُعُودًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَيَّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ  

[Machine] "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we said, 'If only we knew which deeds are most beloved to Allah.' So the Prophet mentioned the Hadith, and this narration is not from the Hadith of Al-Walid ibn Muslim, for Al-Hiqal ibn Ziyad, even though he was trustworthy and reliable, he had doubts about its authenticity. And from the evidence indicating the authenticity of the chain of narration of Abu Salamah is that Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Al-Fazari, the memorizer of the companions of Al-Awza'i, narrated it with an additional wording in the first chain according to the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim."  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا لَوْ عَلِمْنَا أَيَّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَهَذَا لَا يُقَالُ حَدِيثُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ فَإِنَّ الْهِقْلَ بْنَ زِيَادٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ مَحِلَّهُ الْإِيقَانُ وَالثَّبْتُ فَإِنَّهُ شَكَّ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَمِنَ الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى صِحَّةِ إِسْنَادِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَزَارِيَّ أَحْفَظُ أَصْحَابِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ رَوَاهُ بِزِيَادَةِ أَلْفَاظٍ فِيهِ بِالْإِسْنَادِ الْأَوَّلِعلى شرط البخاري ومسلم  

[Machine] "We gathered and discussed which one of us would go to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask him about the most beloved actions to Allah. Then we separated, and we decided that one of us would go to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a messenger to us and we gathered. He recited to us the verse, 'Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth' until the end of the Surah. Abu Salamah recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Yahya ibn Abi Kathir recited it to us from the beginning to the end. Abu Is-haq recited it to us from the beginning to the end, meaning the Surah of As-Saff."  

اجْتَمَعْنَا فَتَذَاكَرْنَا أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلُهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ؟ ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقْنَا وَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُ أَحَدٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَجَمَعَنَا فَجَعَلَ يُومِي بَعْضُنَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ «فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ} » إِلَى أخِرِ السُّورَةِ قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا قَالَ مَحْبُوبٌ وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيْنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ مِنْ أَوَّلِهَا إِلَى آخِرِهَا يَعْنِي سُورَةَ الصَّفِ  

[Machine] "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Verily, Paradise is under the shades of swords.'" So a young man who appeared disheveled asked, "Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "Yes," and broke the blade of his sword with him, then he said peace be upon you to his companions and entered into battle."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ» فَقَالَ شَابٌّ رَثُّ الْهَيْئَةِ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَكَسَرَ جَفْنَ سَيْفِهِ مَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فِي الْقِتَالِ «»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ narrated, "Do you know who will be the first group from my nation to enter paradise?" Allah and His Messenger know best, I replied. The Prophet said, "The Emigrants (Muhajirun). They will come to the gate of paradise on the Day of Resurrection and seek permission to enter. The gatekeeper will ask them, 'Have you been accounted for?' They will reply, 'What will we be accounted for? Our swords were on our shoulders for the sake of Allah until we died on that path.' So, they will be granted entry and it will be said to them, 'Stay there for forty years before anyone else can enter.'"  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَتَعْلَمُ أَوَّلَ زُمْرَةٍ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي؟» قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ وَيَسْتَفْتِحُونَ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمُ الْخَزَنَةُ أَوَ قَدْ حُوسِبْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ نُحَاسَبُ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَتْ أَسْيَافُنَا عَلَى عَوَاتِقِنَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى مِتْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُمْ فَيَقِيلُونَ فِيهِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهَا النَّاسُ  

Abu Sa’id (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet ﷺ was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allaah with his life and property and a man who worships Allaah in a mountain valley where he protects the people from his evil.”” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2485)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ أَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكْمَلُ إِيمَانًا؟ قَالَ «الَّذِي يُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَرَجُلٌ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَبِ فَقَدْ كَفَى النَّاسَ شَرَّهُ»  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'I am a Za'im - and the Za'im is the guarantor - for the one who believes in me and accepts Islam, and emigrates: A house on the outskirts of Paradise and a house in the middle of Paradise. And I am a guarantor, for the one who believes in me and accepts Islam, and strives in the cause of Allah: A house on the outskirts of Paradise and a house in the middle of Paradise and a house in the highest chambers of Paradise. Whoever does that and seeks goodness wherever it is, and avoids evil wherever it is, may die wherever he wants to die.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3133)  

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْجَنْبِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَنَا زَعِيمٌ وَالزَّعِيمُ الْحَمِيلُ لِمَنْ آمَنَ وَأَسْلَمَ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَا زَعِيمٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَا زَعِيمٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ وَأَسْلَمَ وَهَاجَرَ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبِبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ يَدَعْ لِلْخَيْرِ مَطْلَبًا وَلَا مِنَ الشَّرِّ مَهْرَبًا يَمُوتُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: A section of my community will continue to fight for the right and overcome their opponents till the last of them fights with the Antichrist. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2484)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى مَنْ نَاوَأَهُمْ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ آخِرُهُمُ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Indeed, the first group to enter Paradise will be the poor among the emigrants whom Allah elevates their status through their patience when they are commanded and they listen and obey. Even if one of them has a need to be fulfilled by a ruler, it will not be fulfilled until he dies while he still has that need in his heart. Verily, on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will call for Paradise, and it will come with all its adornments and beauties, and He will say, 'Where are My servants who fought in My cause, were killed in My cause, were harmed in My cause, and strove in My cause? Enter Paradise without any reckoning or punishment!' So they will enter it without any reckoning or punishment. Then the angels will come and say, 'Our Lord, we are always praising You day and night, and sanctifying You. Who among these people is the one You have favored over us?' The Lord, glorified and exalted, will say, 'These are the ones who fought in My cause, were harmed in My cause, and entered upon them from every gate is peace. Peace be upon you, for what you have endured. And excellent is the final home.'"  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ ثُلَّةٍ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ الْفُقَرَاءُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الَّذِينَ تُتَّقَى بِهِمُ الْمَكَارِهُ إِذَا أُمِرُوا سَمِعُوا وَأَطَاعُوا وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ لَمْ تُقْضَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَمُوتَ وَهِيَ فِي صَدْرِهِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَدْعُو يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الْجَنَّةَ فَتَأْتِي بِزُخْرُفِهَا وَرِيِّهَا فَيَقُولُ «أَيْنَ عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَقُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِي وَأُوذُوا فِي سَبِيلِي وَجَاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِي ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ» فَيَدْخُلُونَهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَلَا عَذَابٍ فَتَأْتِي الْمَلَائِكَةُ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا نَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ لَكَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ مَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ آثَرْتَهُمْ عَلَيْنَا؟ فَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى «هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوا فِي سَبِيلِي وَأُوذُوا فِي سَبِيلِي فَتَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ»  

"Two will never be gathered together in the Fire: A Muslim who killed a disbeliever then tried his best and did not deviate. And two will never be gathered together in the lungs of a believer: Dust in the cause of Allah, and the odor of Hell. And two will never be gathered in the heart of a salve: Faith and envy." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3109)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي النَّارِ اجْتِمَاعًا يَضُرُّ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ مُسْلِمٌ قَتَلَ كَافِرًا ثُمَّ سَدَّدَ الْمُسْلِمُ وَقَارَبَ وَلَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَا يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ الْإِيمَانُ وَالشُّحُّ»  

"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)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا وَلَا يَجْتَمِعُ شُحٌّ وَإِيمَانٌ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا» وَقِيلَ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ  

“The dust (of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never be combined in the interior of a Muslim.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2774)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَجْتَمِعُ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ فِي وَجْهِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَدًا»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ sent a military expedition, and a woman came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have sent this expedition, and my husband has joined it. I used to fast and perform prayer in accordance with his actions, and I worshiped Allah through his worship. Guide me to an action that can equal his actions." He said, "Continue to perform prayer, do not sit idle, fast without breaking it, and engage in remembrance without interruption." She asked, "Can I bear that, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Even if you can bear it, I swear by the One in whose hand my soul is, you will not reach the level of his actions even if you do so."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ سَرِيَّةً فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ بَعَثْتَ هَذِهِ السَّرِيَّةَ وَإِنَّ زَوْجِي خَرَجَ فِيهَا وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَصُومُ بِصِيَامِهِ وَأُصَلِّي بِصَلَاتِهِ وَأَتَعَبَّدُ بِعِبَادَتِهِ فَدُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ أَبْلُغُ بِهِ عَمَلَهُ قَالَ «تُصَلِّينَ فَلَا تَقْعُدِينَ وَتَصُومِينَ فَلَا تُفْطِرِينَ وَتَذْكُرِينَ فَلَا تَفْتُرِينَ» قَالَتْ وَأُطِيقُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «وَلَوْ طِقْتِ ذَلِكَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا بَلَغْتِ الْعَشِيرَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ»  

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)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي السِّيَاحَةِ قَالَ «إِنَّ سِيَاحَةَ أُمَّتِي الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Returning home is like going on an expedition. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2487)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «قَفْلَةٌ كَغَزْوَةَ»  

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 اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «ثَلَاثَةٌ كُلُّهُمْ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ؛ رَجُلٌ خَرَجَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرُدَّهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ وَرَجُلٌ رَاحَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَتَوَفَّاهُ فَيُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرُدَّهُ بِمَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ دَخَلَ بَيْتَهُ بِالسَّلَامِ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, ordered a secret mission to depart. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, shall we leave tonight or wait until morning?" He said, "Don't you want to spend the night in one of the gardens of Paradise?" And the garden is autumn.  

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِسَرِيِّةٍ تَخْرُجُ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَخْرُجُ اللَّيْلَةَ أَمْ حَتَّى نُصْبِحَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَوَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ تَبِيتُوا فِي خَرِيفٍ مِنْ خِرَافِ الْجَنَّةِ؟» وَالْخَرِيفُ الْحَدِيقَةُ  

[Machine] A man came to perform the prayer, and the Prophet ﷺ was praying with us. When he finished his prayer, he said, "O Allah, give me the best of what You give to Your righteous servants." After the Prophet ﷺ finished the prayer, he said, "Who was the one speaking earlier?" The man said, "It was me, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "In that case, your mount will stumble and you will be martyred in the path of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِنَا فَقَالَ حِينَ انْتَهَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ اللَّهُمَّ آتِنِي أَفْضَلَ مَا تُؤْتِي عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ آنِفًا؟» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذًا يُعْقَرُ جَوَادُكَ وَتُسْتَشْهَدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The martyrs are with a bright river at the door of Paradise, in a green dome, where their sustenance comes to them morning and evening."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الشُّهَدَاءُ عَلَى بَارِقٍ نَهْرٍ بِبَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فِي قُبَّةٍ خَضْرَاءَ يَخْرُجُ عَلَيْهِمْ رِزْقُهُمْ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You should engage in jihad for the sake of Allah, as it is a door among the doors of Paradise, through which Allah relieves anxiety and sorrow." Others added to it, "And strive in the cause of Allah, whether it is near or far, and establish the limits of Allah, both near and far, and do not let the blame of those who blame you in the way of Allah affect you."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ بَابٌ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يُذْهِبُ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْهَمَّ وَالْغَمَّ» وَزَادَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ «وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الْقَرِيبَ وَالْبَعِيدَ وَأَقِيمُوا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فِي الْقَرِيبِ وَالْبَعِيدِ وَلَا تَأْخُذْكُمْ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man from the people of Paradise will be brought forward and Allah will say to him, 'O son of Adam, how did you find your dwelling place?' The man will say, 'O Lord, it is the best dwelling place.' Allah will say, 'Ask and wish for more.' The man will say, 'I ask You to return me to the world so that I may be killed in Your cause ten times for what I have seen of the virtue of martyrdom.' He said, 'Then a man from the people of Hellfire will be brought forward and Allah will say to him, 'O son of Adam, how did you find your dwelling place?' The man will say, 'O Lord, it is the worst dwelling place.' Allah will say, 'Did you not seek deliverance from it by any means possible, even if it was by giving away the entire world?' The man will say, 'Yes.' Allah will say, 'You lied. I asked you for something less significant than that, and you did not do it.'  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ خَيْرَ مَنْزِلٍ فَيَقُولُ سَلْ وَتَمَنَّ فَيَقُولُ مَا أَسْأَلُكَ وَأَتَمَنَّى؟ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرُدَّنِيَ إِلَى الدُّنْيَا فَأُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِكِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ لِمَا رَأَى مِنْ فَضْلِ الشَّهَادَةِ قَالَ وَيُؤْتَى بِالرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ كَيْفَ وَجَدْتَ مَنْزِلَكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ شَرَّ مَنْزِلٍ فَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ ﷻ فَتَفْتَدِي مِنْهُ بِطِلَاعِ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا؟ فَيَقُولُ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ «كَذَبْتَ قَدْ سَأَلْتُكَ دُونَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمْ تَفْعَلْ»  

[Machine] While the Prophet ﷺ was in Rawha', a Bedouin from Sarrif came down to them and said, "Who are the people you are looking for?" They replied, "We are looking for Badr, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." The Bedouin said, "Why do I see that you are poorly armed?" They replied, "We are waiting for one of the two good outcomes - either martyrdom, which leads to Paradise, or victory, where Allah will grant us triumph and Paradise." He then asked, "Where is your Prophet?" They pointed towards him and said, "There he is!" The Bedouin said to the Prophet ﷺ , "O Prophet of Allah, I have no personal interest to prioritize over your interest." The Prophet ﷺ responded, "Go back to your family and take care of your personal affair." So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left for Badr, while the man went to his family to fulfil his needs. Then, he caught up with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Badr, while he was organizing the people for battle. He joined the ranks with them, and engaged in the fighting. Among those whom Allah granted martyrdom was this very man. After Allah gave victory to the believers and defeated the polytheists, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by the martyrs, with Umar ibn Al-Khattab accompanying him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Umar, "O Umar, you love to hear stories, and indeed, among the martyrs are leaders, nobles, and kings. And this man, O Umar, is among them."  

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالرَّوْحَاءِ إِذْ هَبَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ سَرِفَ فَقَالَ مَنِ الْقَوْمُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُونَ؟ قِيلَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ بَذَّةً هَيْئَتُكُمْ قَلِيلًا سِلَاحُكُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَنْتَظِرُ إِحْدَى الْحُسْنَيَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ نُقْتَلَ فَالْجَنَّةُ وَإِمَّا أَنْ نَغْلِبَ فَيَجْمَعَ اللَّهُ لَنَا الظَّفَرَ وَالْجَنَّةَ قَالَ أَيْنَ نَبِيُّكُمْ؟ قَالُوا هَا هُوَ ذَا فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَتْ لِي مَصْلَحَةٌ آخُذُ مَصْلَحَتِي ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُ قَالَ «اذْهَبْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَخُذْ مَصْلَحَتَكَ» فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَؤُمُّ بَدْرًا وَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ لَحِقَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِبَدْرٍ وَهُوَ يَصُفُّ النَّاسَ لِلْقِتَالِ فِي تَعْبِئَتِهِمْ فَدَخَلَ فِي الصَّفِّ مَعَهُمْ فَاقْتَتَلَ النَّاسُ فَكَانَ فِيمَنِ اسْتَشْهَدَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَزَمَ اللَّهُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَظْفَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَمَرَّ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هَا يَا عُمَرُ إِنَّكَ تُحِبُّ الْحَدِيثَ وَإِنَّ لِلشُّهَدَاءِ سَادَةً وَأَشْرَافًا وَمُلُوكًا وَإِنَّ هَذَا يَا عُمَرُ مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When the companions of Uhud are mentioned, I swear by Allah, I wish I was with my companions, taking refuge in the mountain fortress."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا ذُكِرَ أَصْحَابُ أُحُدٍ وَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي غُودِرْتُ مَعَ أَصْحَابِي بِحِصْنِ الْجَبَلِ»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the Battle of Tabuk when he said to me, "If you wish, I can inform you about the essence, pillar, and pinnacle of this matter." I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "As for the essence, it is Islam; as for the pillar, it is prayer; and as for the pinnacle, it is jihad."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ لِي «إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْبَأْتُكَ بِرَأْسِ الْأَمْرِ وَعَمُودِهِ وَذُرْوَةِ سَنَامِهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ أَجَلْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَمَّا «رَأْسُ الْأَمْرِ فَالْإِسْلَامُ وَأَمَّا عَمُودُهُ فَالصَّلَاةُ وَأَمَّا ذِرْوَةُ سَنَامِهِ فَالْجِهَادُ»  

[Machine] On the day of Uhud, when they did not come, we called upon Allah, so they went off to a side. Sa'd called out and said, "O Lord, if we meet the people tomorrow, grant me a strong man with intense fierceness, whose wrath I fight for your sake and he fights me, then grant me victory over him until I kill him and take his spoils." Abdullah ibn Jahsh then stood up and said, "O Allah, grant me tomorrow a man with intense fierceness, whose wrath is intense and his strength is intense. I will fight him for your sake and he will fight me, then he will grab me and sever my nose and ears. And when I meet you tomorrow, I will say, 'O Abdullah, what happened to your nose and ears?' I will reply, 'It was for your sake and the sake of your messenger.' Then he will say, 'You have spoken the truth.'" Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas said, "O my son, the supplication of Abdullah ibn Jahsh was better than mine. I saw him at the end of the day, and indeed his ears and nose were hanging by a thread."  

يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ أَلَا تَأْتِي نَدْعُو اللَّهَ فَخَلَوْا فِي نَاحِيَةٍ فَدَعَا سَعْدٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِذَا لَقِينَا الْقَوْمَ غَدًا فَلَقِّنِي رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا بَأْسُهُ شَدِيدًا حَرْدُهُ فَأُقَاتِلُهُ فِيكَ وَيُقَاتِلُنِي ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي عَلَيْهِ الظَّفَرَ حَتَّى أَقْتُلَهُ وَآخُذَ سَلَبَهُ فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَحْشٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي غَدًا رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا حَرْدُهُ شَدِيدًا بَأْسُهُ أُقَاتِلُهُ فِيكَ وَيُقَاتِلُنَي ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُنِي فَيَجْدَعُ أَنْفِي وَأُذُنِي فَإِذَا لَقِيتُكَ غَدًا قُلْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ فِيمَ جُدِعَ أَنْفُكَ وَأُذُنُكَ؟ فَأَقُولُ فِيكَ وَفِي رَسُولِكَ فَيَقُولُ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ يَا بُنَيَّ كَانَتْ «دَعْوَةُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ خَيْرًا مِنْ دَعْوَتِي لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ آخِرَ النَّهَارِ وَإِنَّ أُذُنَهُ وَأَنْفَهُ لَمُعَلَّقَانِ فِي خَيْطٍ»  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) say, "Whoever fights in the cause of Allah as a Muslim man and surpasses the endurance of a camel, Paradise is obligated for him. And whoever asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely and then dies or is killed, he will have the reward of a martyr."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْقَتْلَ مِنْ عِنْدِ نَفْسِهِ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ فَلَهُ أَجْرُ شَهِيدٍ»  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever sincerely asks Allah for martyrdom in His cause and then dies, Allah will grant him the reward of a martyr" according to the condition of Al-Bukhari and Muslim.  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْقَتْلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ أَجْرَ شَهِيدٍ» على شرط البخاري ومسلم  

"Whoever asks Allah, the mighty and Sublime, sincerely for martyrdom, Allah will cause him to reach the status of the martyrs even of he dies in his bed." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3162)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الشَّهَادَةَ بِصِدْقٍ بَلَّغَهُ اللَّهُ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ»  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Abi Awfa wrote to him at the time when he went to Al-Harrooriya a letter in which it was mentioned that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O people! Do not desire to meet the enemy, and seek the protection of Allah. But if you meet them, be patient and know that Paradise lies under the shade of swords."  

كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أَوْفَى حِينَ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْحَرُورِيَّةِ كِتَابًا فَإِذَا فِيهِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تَتَمَنَّوْا لِقَاءَ الْعَدُوِّ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُ فَاصْبِرُوا وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ»  

‘Abd Allah bin Amr reported the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “No warlike party will go out to fight in Allaah’s path and gain booty without getting beforehand two-thirds of their rewards in the next world and one-third (of their reward) will remain. And if they do not gain booty, they will get their rewards in full. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2497)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ غَازِيَةٍ تَغْزُو فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُصِيبُونَ غَنِيمَةً إِلَّا تَعَجَّلُوا ثُلُثَيْ أَجْرِهِمْ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ وَيَبْقَى لَهُمُ الثُّلُثُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُصِيبُوا غَنِيمَةً تَمَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ»  

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 اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ وَالصِّيَامَ وَالذِّكْرَ يُضَاعَفُ عَلَى النَّفَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِسَبْعِ مِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ»  

AbuMalik heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: He who goes forth in Allah's path and dies or is killed is a martyr, or has his neck broken through being thrown by his horse or by his camel, or is stung by a poisonous creature, or dies on his bed by any kind of death Allah wishes is a martyr and will go to Paradise. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2499)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ فَصَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ أَوْ وَقَصَهُ فَرَسُهُ أَوْ بَعِيرُهُ أَوْ لَدَغَتْهُ هَامَةٌ أَوْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ بِأَيِّ حَتْفٍ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ شَهِيدٌ وَإِنَّ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Everyone who dies will have fully complete his action, except one who is on the frontier (in Allah's path), for his deeds will be made to go on increasing till the Day of Resurrection, and he will be safe from the trial in the grave. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2500)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَيِّتٍ يُخْتَمُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ إِلَّا الْمُرَابِطَ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْمُو لَهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيُؤَمَّنُ مِنْ فَتَّانِ الْقَبْرِ»  

[Machine] Abu Al-Muwajjah narrated that Abdan narrated that Abdullah narrated from Wuhayb ibn Al-Ward that Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Al-Munkadir narrated from Sumayy from Abu Salih from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet ﷺ who said, "Whoever dies without fighting in the cause of Allah or without having the intention to do so, dies on a branch of hypocrisy." Muslim has argued with Wuhayb ibn Al-Ward about this narration.  

ثنا أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدَانُ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ وُهَيْبِ بْنِ الْوَرْدِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ سُمَيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَغْزُ وَلَمْ يُحَدِّثْ نَفْسَهُ بِالْغَزْوِ مَاتَ عَلَى شُعْبَةٍ مِنْ نِفَاقٍ» قَدِ احْتَجَّ مُسْلِمٌ بِوُهَيْبِ بْنِ الْوَرْدِ وَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever dies without taking part in Jihad and does not have the intention to participate, dies a death of hypocrisy."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَغْزُ وَلَيْسَ فِي نَفْسِهِ الْغَزْوُ مَاتَ عَلَى شُعْبَةٍ مِنْ نِفَاقٍ»  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever meets Allah without any traces from Jihad he meets Allah with a defect. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1666)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ بِغَيْرِ أَثَرٍ مِنَ الْجِهَادِ لَقِيَهُ وَفِيهِ ثُلْمَةٌ»  

[Machine] I heard the son of al-Khassasa saying, "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pledge allegiance to him upon Islam. So he stipulated for me, 'Bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, perform the five daily prayers, fast during Ramadan, give Zakat, perform Hajj, and strive in the cause of Allah.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah! As for two of them, I cannot bear them. As for Zakat, I have nothing except ten camels, who are the messengers of my family and their burdens. As for Jihad, they claim that whoever turns away has earned the wrath of Allah. So when a battle is imminent, I dislike death and my soul becomes weak.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his hand, then shook it and said, 'There is no charity or Jihad, so how will you enter paradise?' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah! I pledge allegiance to you and will fulfill all of them.'"  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ يَقُولُ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأُبَايِعَهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَاشْتَرَطَ عَلَيَّ «تَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَتُصَلِّيَ الْخَمْسَ وَتَصُومَ رَمَضَانَ وَتُؤَدِّي الزَّكَاةَ وَتَحُجَّ الْبَيْتَ وَتُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَّا اثْنَتَانِ فَلَا أُطِيقُهُمَا أَمَّا الزَّكَاةُ فَمَالِي إِلَّا عَشْرُ ذَوْدٍ هُنَّ رُسُلُ أَهْلِي وَحَمُولَتُهُمْ وَأَمَّا الْجِهَادُ فَيَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ وَلَّى فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَأَخَافُ إِذَا حَضَرَنِي قِتَالٌ كَرِهْتُ الْمَوْتَ وَخَشَعَتْ نَفْسِي قَالَ فَقَبَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ حَرَّكَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَا صَدَقَةَ وَلَا جِهَادَ فَبِمَ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ؟» قَالَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُبَايِعُكَ فَبَايَعَنِي عَلَيْهِنَّ كُلِّهِنَّ  

"Whoever guards Ribat (the frontier) for one day and one night, will be given a reward like that for fasting and praying Qiyam for a month, and whoever dies at Ribat (guarding the frontier) will be rewarded, and he will be given provision, and he will be kept safe from Al-Fattan." [1] [1] According to As-Sindi, the preferred pronunciation is Al-Fattan, plural of Fatan refering to Al-Munkar and An-Nakir, while Al-Fattan would refer to Ash-Shaitan or the like, among the punishment of the grave, or, the angels of chastisement. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3167)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ رَابَطَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُ صِيَامِ شَهْرٍ وَقِيَامِهِ وَمَنْ مَاتَ مُرَابِطًا جَرَى لَهُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ الْأَجْرِ وَأَجْرَى عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقَ وَأُومِنَ مِنَ الْفَتَّانَ»  

Abu Huraira reported a hadith like this through another chain of transmitters. (Using translation from Muslim 2653a)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَحْوَهُصحيح  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Shall I not inform you of a night that is better than the Night of Decree? It is a guard in a land of fear, perhaps he would not return to his family.'"  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَلَا أُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِلَيْلَةٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ؟ حَارِسٌ حَرَسَ فِي أَرْضِ خَوْفٍ لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ لَا يَرْجِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ»  

[Machine] Thawr bin Yazid was praised for narrating a hadith with a chain of narration that is connected but has a break, on the condition of Al-Bukhari.  

ثنا ثَوْرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ فَسَاقَهُ بِإِسْنَادٍ مَوْقُوفًاعلى شرط البخاري