[Machine] I was at the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a man said, "I don't mind doing any deed after embracing Islam except for rebuilding the Masjid al-Haram." Another person said, "The last Jihad in the cause of Allah is better than what you said." So Allah revealed, "Do you make the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to someone who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ أَعْمَلَ عَمَلًا بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا أَعْمُرُ الْمَسْجِدَ الْحَرَامَ وَقَالَ آخَرُ الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَفْضَلُ مِمَّا قُلْتُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ «{أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَوونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ} » *  

[Machine] The translation of the given sentence is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'There is no migration after the conquest, but there is jihad and intention.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ وَلَكِنْ جِهَادٌ وَنِيَّةٌ»  

"I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'the Shaitan sits in the paths of the son of Adam. He sits waiting for him, in the path to Islam, and he says: Will you accept Islam, and leave your religion, and the religion of your forefathers? But he disobeys him and accepts Islam. Then he sits waiting for him, on the path to emigration, and he says: Will you emigrate and leave behind your land and sky? The one who emigrates is like a horse tethered to a peg. But he disobeys him and emigrates. Then he sits, waiting for him, on the path to Jihad, and he says: Will you fight in Jihad when it will cost you your life and your wealth? You will fight and be killed, and your wife will remarry, and your wealth will be divided. But he disobeys him and fights in Jihad.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Whoever does that, then he had a right from Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, that He will admit him to paradise. Whoever is killed, he has a right from Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, that He will admit him to Paradise. If he is drowned, he has a right from Allah that He will admit him to paradise, or whoever is thrown by his mount and his neck is broken, he had a right from Allah that he will admit him to Paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3134)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَعَدَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ بِطَرِيقِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ لَهُ تَسْلَمُ وَتَذَرُ دِينَكَ وَدِينَ آبَائِكَ فَعَصَاهُ فَأَسْلَمَ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ فَقَعَدَ لَهُ بِطَرِيقِ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ تُهَاجِرُ وَتَذَرُ أَرْضَكَ وَسَمَاءَكَ فَعَصَاهُ فَهَاجَرَ فَقَعَدَ لَهُ بِطَرِيقِ الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ لَهُ تُجَاهِدُ وَهُوَ جَهْدُ النَّفْسِ وَالْمَالِ فَتُقَاتِلُ فَتَقْتُلُ فَتُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ وَيُقْسَمُ الْمَالُ فَعَصَاهُ فَجَاهِدَ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَاتَ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ قُتِلَ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَإِنْ غَرِقَ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ وَقَصَتْهُ دَابَّةٌ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ»  

[Machine] I sat among a group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and I asked them, "Which of you goes to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asks him, 'Which deeds are most beloved to Allah?' They suggested that it would be better if one of us asked him. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for us and appointed a man among us to lead us. When we gathered around him, some of us leaned towards each other, wondering why the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had sent for us. We were afraid that something might have happened to us. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited to us the verse, "Glorify Allah, whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do?" He recited from the beginning to the end of the chapter, then he recited from the beginning to the end of the chapter of Yahya, and then he recited from the beginning to the end of the chapter of Al-Awza'i, and then Al-Walid recited from the beginning to the end of the chapter.  

جَلَسْتُ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَسْأَلَهُ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ يَسْأَلَهُ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُفْرِدُنا رَجُلًا رَجُلًا يَتَخَطَّى غَيْرَنَا فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا عِنْدَهُ أَوْمَأَ بَعْضُنَا إِلَى بَعْضٍ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا؟ فَفَزِعْنَا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَلَ فِينَا قَالَ «فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ {سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ} قَالَ فَقَرَأَ مِنْ فَاتِحَتِهَا إِلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ يَحْيَى مِنْ فَاتِحَتِها إِلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ مِنْ فَاتِحَتِهَا إِلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا وَقَرَأَهَا الْوَلِيدُ مِنْ فَاتِحَتِهَا إِلَى خَاتِمَتِهَا  

[Machine] "While we were with the Messenger of Allah, we heard people asking him, 'Which deeds are the best, O Messenger of Allah?' The Messenger of Allahﷺ replied, 'Belief in Allah and His Messenger, striving in His cause, and performing an accepted Hajj.' Then, he heard a call in the valley saying, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.' The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, 'And I bear witness, and no one bears witness with it except that they are saved from association (polytheism).'"  

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَ سَمِعَ الْقَوْمَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَحَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ» ثُمَّ سَمِعَ نِدَاءً فِي الْوَادِي يَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ وَأَشْهَدُ لَا يَشْهَدُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بَرِئَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ»  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, which action is best?" He said, "Faith in Allah and striving in His cause." I asked, "Which slaves are better?" He said, "The ones who are most valuable to their masters and have the highest prices." I said, "But if I am not able to do so?" He said, "Then help a worker or make something for someone lame." I said, "And if I am weak in that?" He said, "Then refrain from evil, for it is a charity that you give to yourself."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا» قَالَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ قَالَ «تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ» قُلْتُ فَإِنْ ضَعُفْتُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ «فَدَعِ الشَّرَّ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The best deeds in the sight of Allah are the ones that are performed with unshakable faith, without any deceit in fighting, and a Hajj that is accepted." Abu Hurairah said: "An accepted Hajj will erase sins committed during one year."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ إِيمَانٌ لَا شَكَّ فِيهِ وَغَزْوٌ لَا غُلُولَ فِيهِ وَحَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ «حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ تُكَفِّرُ الْخَطَايَا سَنَةً»  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: 'Which deed is the most virtuos ? And which deed is the best ?' He ﷺ said: 'Faith in Allah and His Messenger.' It was said: 'Then what ?' He said: 'Jihad is the hump (the most prominent) of the deeds.' Then what O Messenger of Allah ? He said: 'Then Hajj Mabrur.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1658)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ أَيَّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيُّ؟ قَالَ «الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ سَنَامُ الْعَمَلِ» قَالَ ثُمَّ أَيُّ؟ قَالَ «حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ»  

“Which of the people is best?” He said: “A man who strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself and his wealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in a mountain pass who worships Allah and leaves the people from his evil.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3978)   

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «رَجُلٌ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ مُؤْمِنٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will come a time upon people when the best of people will be someone who takes hold of his horse's reins in the cause of Allah. Every time he hears the call to battle, he mounts his horse and seeks death as his goal. And there will be a man in a valley among these valleys who offers the Islamic prayers and gives charity, but does not harm others except for his own goodness."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَكُونُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ فِيهِ مَنْزِلَةً رَجُلٌ آخِذٌ بِعِنَانِ فَرَسِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كُلَّمَا سَمِعَ بِهَيْعَةٍ اسْتَوَى عَلَى مَتْنِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَبَ الْمَوْتَ مَظَانَّهُ وَرَجُلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنْ هَذِهِ الشِّعَابِ يُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتِي الزَّكَاةَ وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ إِلَّا مِنْ خَيْرِهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ came across a man wearing a mask made of iron. The man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, should I fight or should I embrace Islam?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Embrace Islam first, then fight." The man embraced Islam and later engaged in battle and was killed. The Prophet ﷺ said, "This person did little but will receive a great reward."  

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ مُقَنَّعٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُقَاتِلُ أَوْ أُسْلِمُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَسْلِمْ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ» فَأَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ قَاتِلْ فَقُتِلَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَذَا عَمِلَ قَلِيلًا وَأُجِرَ كَثِيرًا»  

Leaving (for Jihad) in the way of Allah in the morning or in the evening (will merit a reward) better than the world and all that is in it. (Using translation from Muslim 1880)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَغَدْوَةٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ رَوْحَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] "He was in a trip, so they hurried to the coast. Then it was said 'there is no harm'. So the people dispersed, except for Abu Hurairah who stood still. Then a man passed by him and said, 'What is stopping you, Abu Hurairah?' He replied, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Standing in the cause of Allah for an hour is better than praying the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) at the Kaaba.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي الرِّبَاطِ فَفَزِعُوا إِلَى السَّاحِلِ ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَا بَأْسَ فَانْصَرَفَ النَّاسُ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَاقِفٌ فَمَرَّ بِهِ إِنْسَانٌ فَقَالَ مَا يُوقِفُكَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ؟ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَوْقِفُ سَاعَةٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ قِيَامِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ عِنْدَ الْحَجَرِ الْأَسْوَدِ»  

[Machine] He has a horse, O Abu Abdullah, ride it, for Allah has burdened you. Jabir said, "I will fix my ride and be independent of my people." I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Whoever raises his feet for the sake of Allah, Allah will forbid the Fire upon him." Malik found his words astonishing, so he went until he reached the place where his voice could be heard. He called out to him in a loud voice, "O Abu Abdullah, ride it, for Allah has burdened you." Jabir recognized the intention behind raising his voice and said, "I will fix my ride and be independent of my people." I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Whoever raises his feet for the sake of Allah, Allah will forbid the Fire upon him." So people jumped off their animals and we did not see a day with more people walking than him.  

لَهُ مَالِكٌ أَيْ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ارْكَبْ فَقَدْ حَمَلَكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ أُصْلِحُ دَابَّتِي وَأَسْتَغْنِي عَنْ قَوْمِي وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ» فَأَعْجَبَ مَالِكًا قَوْلُهُ فَسَارَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ حَيْثُ يُسْمِعُهُ الصَّوْتَ نَادَاهُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ارْكَبْ فَقَدْ حَمَلَكَ اللَّهُ فَعَرَفَ جَابِرٌ الَّذِي أَرَادَ بِرَفْعِ صَوْتِهِ وَقَالَ أُصْلِحُ دَابَّتِي وَأَسْتَغْنِي عَنْ قَوْمِي وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ» فَوَثَبَ النَّاسُ عَنْ دَوَابِّهِمْ فَمَا رَأَيْنَا يَوْمًا أَكْثَرَ مَاشِيًا مِنْهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whosoever dirties his feet in the path of Allah, Allah has made forbidden for the Fire to touch them."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَرَّمَهُمَا اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "In the heart of a believer, dust from the path of Allah and the fragrance of Hellfire cannot coexist, and faith and envy cannot coexist."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَجْتَمِعُ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَفَيْحُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَا يَجْتَمِعُ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ الْإِيمَانُ وَالْحَسَدُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The smoke of Hellfire and dust on the path of Allah do not combine in the respiratory system of a Muslim."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَجْتَمِعُ دُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ وَغُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فِي مَنْخَرَيْ مُسْلِمٍ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept near me one day, then he woke up smiling. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what has made you smile?’ He said: ‘People of my nation who were shown to me (in my dream) riding across this sea like kings on thrones.’ I said: ‘Supplicate to Allah to make me one of them.’” So he prayed for her. Then he slept again, and did likewise, and she said the same as she said before, and he replied in the same manner. She said: “Pray to Allah to make me one of them,” and he said: “You will be one of the first ones.” He said: “Then she went out with her husband, ‘Ubadah bin Samit, as a fighter, the first time that the Muslims crossed the sea with Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan. On their way back, after they had finished fighting, they stopped in Sham. An animal was brought near for her to ride it, but it threw her off, and she died.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2776)  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ نَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا قَرِيبًا مِنِّي ثُمَّ اسْتَيْقَظَ يَتَبَسَّمُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَضْحَكَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عُرِضُوا عَلَيَّ يَرْكَبُونَ ظَهْرَ هَذَا الْبَحْرِ الْأَخْضَرِ كَالْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ» قَالَتْ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَدَعَا لَهَا ثُمَّ نَامَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَهَا فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهَا فَأَجَابَهَا مِثْلَ قَوْلِهَا الْأَوَّلِ قَالَتْ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَنْتِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ» فَخَرَجَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ غَازِيَةً أَوَّلَ مَا رَكِبَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْبَحْرَ مَعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا مِنْ غَزَاتِهِمْ قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا دَابَّتِهَا لِتَرْكَبَهَا فَصُرِعَتْ فَمَاتَتْ  

[Machine] "O people, I have heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a hadith that I used to hide from you, thinking that you may not be ready for it. But now, I feel it is my duty to share it as a piece of advice for the sake of Allah and for your benefit. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'A day spent in the path of Allah is better than a thousand days spent elsewhere. Therefore, let each one of you look after their own self.'"  

عُثْمَانُ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْخَيْفِ بِمِنًى أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا كُنْتُ كَتَمْتُكُمُوهُ ضَنًّا بِكُمْ وَقَدْ بَدَا لِي أَنْ أُبْدِيَهُ نَصِيحَةً لِلَّهِ وَلَكُمْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَوْمٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ يَوْمٍ فِيمَا سِوَاهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْكُمْ لِنَفْسِهِ»  

Allah has undertaken to provide for one who leaves his home (only) to fight for His cause and to affirm the truth of His word; Allah will either admit him to Paradise or will bring him back home from where he had come out, with his reward and booty. (Using translation from Muslim 1876c)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «تَكَفَّلَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ جَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَا يُخْرِجُهُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ إِلَّا الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِهِ وَتَصْدِيقُ كَلِمَتِهِ أَنْ يُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ أَوْ يَرْجِعَهُ إِلَى مَسْكَنِهِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ مَعَ مَا نَالَ مِنْ أَجْرِ أَوْ غَنِيمَةٍ»  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: 'Verily, in Paradise there are one hundred levels which Allah has prepared for the Mujahideen in His cause. The distance between each level is like the distance between the heavens and the earth. So when you ask Allah, ask Him for Al-Firdaus, for it is the middle of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise. Above it is the Throne, and from it, the rivers of Paradise flow.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ أَعَدَّهَا اللَّهُ لِلْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ بَيْنَ الدَّرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَاسْأَلُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ فَهُوَ أَوْسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَفَوْقَهُ الْعَرْشُ وَمِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ»  

Abu Saʿid, whoever cheerfully accepts Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Muhammad as his Apostle is necessarily entitled to enter Paradise. He (Abu Saʿid) wondered at it and said: Messenger of Allah, repeat it for me. He (the Messenger of Allah) did that and said: There is another act which elevates the position of a man in Paradise to a grade one hundred (higher), and the elevation between one grade and the other is equal to the height of the heaven from the earth. He (Abu Saʿid) said: What is that act? He replied: Jihad in the way of Allah! Jihad in the way of Allah! (Using translation from Muslim 1884)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رِبًا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دَينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ» فَعَجِبَ لَهَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَقَالَ أَعِدْهَا عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَفَعَلَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَأُخْرَى يُرْفَعُ بِهَا الْعَبْدُ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ مَا بَيْنَ كُلِّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ» قَالَ وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, 'The warrior fighting in the cause of Allah, the pilgrim visiting the house of Allah, and the one who performs Umrah are all invited by Allah and they respond to His call.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَاجُّ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُعْتَمِرُ وَفْدُ اللَّهِ دَعَاهُمْ فَأَجَابُوهُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allahﷺ saying, "Whoever shoots an arrow in the way of Allah, it is as if he has freed a slave."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ رَمَى بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَانَ كَمَنْ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً»  

[Machine] We besieged Ta'if with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. I heard the Messenger of Allahﷺ saying, "Whoever participates with an arrow in the path of Allah, he will have a degree in Paradise." He said, "On that day, I participated with sixteen arrows."  

حَاصَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الطَّائِفَ فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ بَلَغَ بِسَهْمٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ لَهُ دَرَجَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ» قَالَ فَبَلَغَتْ يَوْمَئِذٍ سِتَّةَ عَشَرَ سَهْمًا  

[Machine] Narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to be cautious: "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever reaches the enemy with an arrow, Allah will raise him in rank.' Abdullah bin Nahham asked him, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the rank?' He replied, 'Certainly, it is not lower than your mother's threshold, which is a distance of one hundred years between two ranks.'"  

حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَاحْذَرْ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ بَلَغَ الْعَدُوَّ بِسَهْمٍ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ بِهِ دَرَجَةً لَهُ» فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ النَّحَّامِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الدَّرَجَةُ؟ قَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِعَتَبَةِ أُمِّكَ مَا بَيْنَ الدَّرَجَتَيْنِ مِائَةُ عَامٍ»  

Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this? He said: Yes. (The narrator said): He returned to his friends and said: I greet you (a farewell greeting). Then he broke the sheath of his sword, threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towards the enemy and fought (them) with it until he was slain. (Using translation from Muslim 1902)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ وَهُوَ بِحِصْنِ الْعَدُوِّ أَوْ بِحَضْرَةِ الْعَدُوِّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ رَثَّ الْهَيْئَةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوسَى أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَجَاءَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ» ثُمَّ كَسَرَ جَفْنَ سَيْفِهِ فَأَلْقَاهُ ثُمَّ مَضَى بِسَيْفِهِ قُدُمَا فَضَرَبَ بِهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever fights in the cause of Allah, having faith, with perseverance, the reward of Paradise is guaranteed for him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فُوَاقَ نَاقَةٍ وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ»  

"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 فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَنَا زَعِيمٌ وَالزَّعِيمُ الْحَمِيلُ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَأَسْلَمَ وَهَاجَرَ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَا زَعِيمٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَأَسْلَمَ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِبَيْتٍ فِي رَبَضِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبَيْتٍ فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبَيْتٍ فِي أَعْلَى غُرَفِ الْجَنَّةِ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَدَعْ لِلْخَيْرِ مَطْلَبًا وَلَا مِنَ الشَّرِّ مَهْرَبًا يَمُوتُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ»  

[Machine] "Do not belittle the friendship of women, for if it were a valuable thing in this world or in the sight of Allah, then Muhammad ﷺ would be the most truthful person in terms of his women and daughters. And no woman from his women or daughters would exceed twelve ounces of it. And if you mention someone who was killed in your battles as a martyr, do not say that so-and-so died as a martyr, but say as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said or as Muhammad ﷺ said: 'Whoever is killed in the cause of Allah or died in the cause of Allah, he is in Paradise."  

أَلَا لَا تَغْلُوا صَدَاقَ النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّهَا لَوْ كَانَتْ مَكْرُمَةً فِي الدُّنْيَا أَوْ تَقْوَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَكَانَ أَوْلَاكُمْ وَأَحَقُّكُمْ بِهَا مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ مَا أَصْدَقَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِهِ وَلَا امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنَاتِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً وَأُخْرَى تَقُولُونَهَا مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي مَغَازِيكُمْ مَاتَ فُلَانٌ شَهِيدًا فَلَا تَقُولُوا ذَاكَ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ «مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ مَاتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The example of the Mujahid (one who strives in the cause of Allah) is like the example of a fasting person who stands in prayer and does not break his fast until he returns."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الَّذِي لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صِيَامٍ وَصَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The example of the Mujahid (one who struggles in the way of Allah) is like the example of the one who observes voluntary prayer and fasting, without ever interrupting them, until Allah returns him to his family with what He returns him of spoils or rewards or causes him to die and enters him into Paradise."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الْقَانِتِ الصَّائِمِ الَّذِي لَا يَفْتُرُ صَلَاةً وَلَا صِيَامًا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ بِمَا يَرْجِعُهُ إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ غَنِيمَةٍ أَوْ أَجْرٍ أَوْ يَتَوَفَّاهُ فَيُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Guarding a frontier for a day or night is better than fasting a whole month and offering its night prayers."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «رِبَاطُ يَوْمٍ أَوْ لَيْلَةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صِيَامِ شَهْرٍ وَقِيَامِهِ»  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The deeds of everyone who dies are sealed. Except for the one who dies guarding the frontier from the enemy, in the cause of Allah. For indeed his actions are increased for him until the Day of Judgement, and he is secure from the tribulation of the grave." And I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "The Mujahid is one who strives against his own soul." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1621)  

أَنَّ عَمْرَوَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الْجَنْبِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ فَضَالَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كُلُّ مَيِّتٍ يُخْتَمُ عَلَى عَمَلِهِ إِلَّا الَّذِي مَاتَ مُرَابِطًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْمُو لَهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَأْمَنُ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ» قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْمُ جَاهِدُ مَنْ جَاهَدَ نَفْسَهُ لِلَّهِ ﷻ»  

[Machine] The translation of the Arabic phrase is: "He heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'Whoever dies while defending in the cause of Allah, believes in the punishment of the grave, and his rewards will continue until the Day of Resurrection.'"  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ مَاتَ مُرَابِطًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أُومِنَ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ وَنَمَا لَهُ أَجْرُهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Keeping watch for a day and a night is better (in point of reward) than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night. If a person dies (while, performing this duty), his (meritorious) activity will continue and he will go on receiving his reward for it perpetually and will be saved from the torture of the grave. (Using translation from Muslim 1913a)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ مَاتَ مُرَابِطًا أُجْرِيَ عَلَيْهِ عَمَلُهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَعْمَلُ وَأُومِنَ الْفَتَّانَ وَيَجْرِي عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ»  

[Machine] They said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us about a deed that is equivalent to jihad in the cause of Allah." He replied, "You are unable to do it." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us so that we may be able to do it." He said, "The likeness of a mujahid in the cause of Allah is like that of a fasting person who stands in prayer and recites the verses of Allah, not taking a break from fasting or giving charity until the mujahid returns to his family."  

قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ «لَا تُطِيقُونَهُ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنَا لَعَلَّنَا نُطِيقُهُ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صَوْمٍ وَلَا صَدَقَةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ»  

was narrated that ‘Umar bin al-Khattab ؓ said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever shades the head of a warrior, Allah will shade him on the Day of Resurrection; whoever equips a warrior until he is fully equipped, will have a reward like his; whoever builds a mosque in which the Name of Allah is mentioned. Allah will build for him a house in Paradise.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 376)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَظَلَّ رَأْسَ غَازٍ أَظَلَّهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لِجِهَادِهِ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ وَمَنْ بَنَى مَسْجِدًا يُذْكَرُ فِيهِ اسْمُ اللَّهِ بَنَى اللَّهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

Abu Sa’id Al Khudri said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ sent an expedition towards Banu Lihyan and said “One of the two persons should go forth. He then said to those who sat (at home), If any one of you looks after the family and property of a warrior, he will receive half the reward of the one who goes forth (in jihad).” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2510)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ إِلَى بَنِي لِحْيَانَ لِيَخْرُجْ مِنْ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْقَاعِدِ «أَيُّكُمْ خَلَفَ الْخَارِجَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ بِخَيْرٍ كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ أَجْرِ الْخَارِجِ»  

“Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah, he will have a reward like his, without that detracting from the warrior’s reward in the slightest.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2759)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ خَلْفَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ حَتَّى إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الْغَازِي شَيْءٌ»  

Zaid bin Khalid al Juhani reported that Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “He who equips a fighter in Allaah’s path has taken part in the fighting. And he looks after a fighter’s family when he is away has taken part in the fighting.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2509)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ « مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ غَزَا وَمَنْ خَلْفَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَدْ غَزَا»  

[Machine] He informed him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever equips a warrior will have the reward equal to that of the warrior, and whoever supports a warrior's family will have the reward equal to that of the warrior." Ibn Shihab then informed me that Busr ibn Sa'id told him.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ وَمَنْ خَلْفَ غَازِيًا فِي أَهْلِهِ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ» قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَنِيهُ بُسْرُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ, "Whoever prepares a warrior for the sake of Allah or supports his family in his absence, he will be rewarded equally, without any decrease in his reward. And whoever provides food to break the fast for a fasting person, he will be rewarded equally, without any decrease in his reward."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ خَلْفَهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ شَيْءٌ وَمَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كُتِبَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ لَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ شَيْءٌ»  

"The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin to those who stay behind is like the sanctity of their mothers. There is no man among those who stay behind who takes on the responsibility of looking after the wife of one of the Mujahidin (and betrays him) but he (the betrayer) will be made to stand before him on the Day Resurrection and it will be said: 'O So-and-so, this is so-and-so, take whatever you want from his good deeds.'" Then the Prophet ﷺ turned to his Companions and said: "What do you think: Will he leave him any of his good deeds?" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3191)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ كَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِينَ يَخْلُفُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ إِلَّا نُصِبَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ يَا فُلَانُ هَذَا فُلَانٌ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ» ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ مَا أَرَى يَدَعُ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The honor and sanctity of the women of the Mujahideen is like that of their mothers. And whoever remains behind and does wrong to his family after the departure of a Mujahid, he will have to answer for it on the Day of Judgment. It will be said to him, 'This is your responsibility in your family for the harm you caused, so take from his good deeds.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ كَحُرْمَةِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ قَاعِدٍ يَخْلُفُ مُجَاهِدًا فِي أَهْلِهِ بِسُوءٍ إِلَّا أُقِيمَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ هَذَا خَلْفُكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ بِسُوءٍ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ»  

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "A man fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery, and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "The one who fights that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 65, Vol. 4) (Using translation from Bukhārī 7458)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً وَيُقَاتِلُ شَجَاعَةً وَيُقَاتِلُ رِيَاءً فَأَنَّى ذَلِكَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»  

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

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلُ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ» فَأَعْظَمَ ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَعَلَّكَ لَمْ تُفَهِمْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلُ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ» فَأَعْظَمَ ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا لِلرَّجُلِ عُدْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الثَّالِثَةَ رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَبْتَغِي مِنْ عَرَضِ الدُّنْيَا؟ قَالَ «لَا أَجْرَ لَهُ»  

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

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ غَزَا وَلَا يَنْوِي فِي غَزَاتِهِ إِلَّا عِقَالًا فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى»  

[Machine] "A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, which type of jihad is the best?' He replied, 'Striving with your wealth and sacrificing your life.'"  

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ يُعْقَرَ جَوَادُكَ وَيُهْرَاقَ دَمُكَ»  

[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying with us, and when he ended his prayer, he requested, "O Allah, grant me the best of what You grant to Your righteous servants." When the Prophet ﷺ finished praying, he asked, "Who was the one who requested earlier?" The man replied, "It was me, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "When your horse is injured and you are martyred in the cause of Allah."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ 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 «إِذَا يُعْقَرُ جَوَادُكَ وَتُسْتَشْهَدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ»