The Chapters on Jihad

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Allah has prepared (reward) for those who go out (to fight) inHiscause: ‘And do not go out except (to fight) for Jihad in My cause,out of faith in Me and belief in My Messengers, but he has aguaranteefrom Me that I will admit him to Paradise, or I will returnhim to hisdwelling from which he set out, with the reward that heattained, orthe spoils that he acquired.’ Then he said: ‘By theOne in Whose Handis my soul, were it not that it would be toodifficult for theMuslims, I would never have stayed behind from anyexpedition thatwent out in the cause of Allah. But I could not findthe resources togive them mounts and they could not find theresources to follow me,nor would they be pleased to stay behind if Iwent. By the One inWhose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, I wish Icould fight in the causeof Allah and be killed, then fight and bekilled, then fight and bekilled.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)said: “The one who fights in the cause of Allah has a guarantee fromAllah. Either He will raise him to His forgiveness and mercy, or Hewill send him back with reward and spoils of war. The likeness of theone who fights in the cause of Allah is that of one who fasts andprays at night without ceasing, until he returns.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, or in theevening,is more virtuous than the world and what is in it.”

It wasnarrated from Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, orinthe evening, is better than the world and what is in it.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Going out in the morning in the cause of Allah, or in theevening,is better than the world and what is in it.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Umar bin Khattab said: “I heard the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allahuntil he is fully equipped, he will have a reward like his, until hedies or returns.”

It wasnarrated from Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah, hewill have a reward like his, without that detracting from thewarrior’s reward in the slightest.”

It wasnarrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Thebest Dinar that a man can spend is a Dinar that he spends on hisfamily, a Dinar that he spends on a horse in the cause of Allah, andaDinar that a man spends on his companions in the cause of Allah.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ali bin Abu Talib, Abu Darda’, Abu Hurairah, AbuUmamah Al-Bahili, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr,Jabir bin‘Abdullah and ‘Imran bin Husain, all of them narratingthat theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever sends financialsupport in thecause of Allah and stays at home, for every Dirham hewill have (thereward of) seven hundred Dirham. Whoever fightshimself in the causeof Allah, and spends on that, for every Dirhamhe will have (thereward of) seven hundred thousand Dirham.” Thenhe recited the Verse:“Allah gives manifold increase to whom Hewills.”[2:261]

It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoeverdoesnot fight, or equip a fighter, or stay behind to look after afighter’s family, Allah will strike him with a calamity before theDayof Resurrection.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever meets Allah with no mark on him (as a result offighting)in His cause, he will meet Him with a deficiency.”

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said: “When the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was returning from the campaign of Tabuk, and had drawncloseto Al-Madinah, he said: ‘In Al-Madinah there are people who, asyoutraveled and crossed valleys, were with you.’ They said: ‘OMessenger of Allah, even though they are in Al-Madinah?’ He said:‘Even though they were in Al-Madinah. They were kept behind by(legitimate) excuses.’”

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “inAl-Madinah there are men who, every time you crossed a valley ortravelled a road, they shared with you in the reward. They were keptbehind by (legitimate) excuses.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Zubair said: “Uthman bin ‘Affanaddressed the people and said: ‘O people! I heard a Hadith from theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) and nothing kept me from narrating it to youexcept for the fact that I did not want to lose you and yourcompanionship. So it is up to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saying: “Whoever spends a night guarding the frontier in thecause of Allah, it will be like a thousand nights spent in fastingandprayer.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever dies being prepared in the cause of Allah, will begivencontinuously the reward for the good deeds that he used to do,and hewill be rewarded with provision, and he will be kept safe fromFattan,* and Allah will raise him on the Day of Resurrection free offright.”

It wasnarrated that Ubayy bin Ka’b said: “The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: ‘For guarding the frontier for a day in the cause ofAllah,defending the Muslims, seeking reward, apart from in the monthofRamadan, there is a reward granted greater than worshipping for ahundred years, fasting and praying. Guarding the frontier for a dayinthe cause of Allah, defending the Muslims, seeking reward, in themonth of Ramadan, is better before Allah and brings a greater reward”– I think he said – “than worshipping for a thousand years,fastingand praying. If Allah returns him to his family safe andsound, no baddeed will be recorded for him for a thousand years, buthis good deedswill be recorded, and the reward for guarding thefrontier will cometo him until the Day of Resurrection.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “May Allah have mercy on the one who keeps watchover the troops.”

It wasnarrated that Sa’eed bin Khalid bin Abu Tuwail said: I heardAnasbin Malik saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:“Standingguard one night in the cause of Allah is better than a manfastingand praying, among his family, for a thousand years. The yearisthree hundred and sixty days and a day is like a thousand years.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said toa man: “I advise you to fear Allah and to say the Takbir(AllahuAkbar) in every high place.”

It wasnarrated from Hammad bin Zaid from Thabit, that the Prophet(ﷺ) wasmentioned before Anas bin Malik and he said: “He was thebest ofpeople, the most generous of people, the most courageous ofpeople.The people of Al-Madinah became alarmed one night, and he wasthefirst of them to investigate the noise and din. He was riding ahorsebelonging to Abu Talhah, bareback, with no saddle. His sword washanging from his neck and he was saying: ‘O people, do not beafraid,’sending them back to their houses. Then he said of thehorse, ‘Wefound it like a sea,’ or, ‘It is a sea.’”*

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “If youarecalled to arms then go forth.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Thedust(of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell will neverbecombined in the interior of a Muslim.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever goes out in the cause of Allah will have the equivalentofthe dust that got on him, in musk, on the Day of Resurrection.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that his maternal aunt Umm HarimbintMilhan said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slept near me one day,then he woke up smiling. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what hasmadeyou smile?’ He said: ‘People of my nation who were shown tome (in mydream) riding across this sea like kings on thrones.’ Isaid:‘Supplicate to Allah to make me one of them.’” So heprayed for her.Then he slept again, and did likewise, and she saidthe same as shesaid before, and he replied in the same manner. Shesaid: “Pray toAllah to make me one of them,” and he said: “Youwill be one of thefirst ones.” He said: “Then she went out withher husband, ‘Ubadah binSamit, as a fighter, the first time thatthe Muslims crossed the seawith Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan. On theirway back, after they hadfinished fighting, they stopped in Sham. Ananimal was brought nearfor her to ride it, but it threw her off, andshe died.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Darda’ that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Amilitary expedition by sea is like ten expeditions by land.The onewho suffers from seasickness is like one who gets drenched inhis ownblood in the cause of Allah.”

It wasnarrated that Sulaim bin ‘Amr said: I heard Abu Umamah saying:Iheard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The martyr at sea is liketwo martyrs on land, and the one who suffers seasickness is like onewho gets drenched in his own blood on land. The time spent betweenonewave and the next is like a lifetime spent in obedience to Allah.Allah has appointed the Angel of Death to seize souls, except for themartyr at sea, for Allah Himself seizes their souls. He forgives themartyrs on land for all sins except debt, but (He forgives) themartyrat sea all his sins and his debt.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Even if there was only one day left of this world, Allah wouldmake it last until a man from my household took possession of (themountain of) Dailam and Constantinople.”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The horizons will be opened to you, and you will conquer a citycalled Qazvin. Whoever is stationed there for forty days or fortynights, will have pillars of gold in Paradise, with green chrysoliteand topped by a dome of rubies. It will have seventy thousand doors,at each door will be a wife from among the wide-eyed houris.’”

It wasnarrated that Mu’awiyah bin Jahimah As-Sulaimi said: “I cametothe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Iwant to go for Jihad with you, seeking thereby the Face of Allah andthe Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your mother stillalive?’ Isaid: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back and honor her.’Then I approached himfrom the other side and said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, I want to go forJihad with you, seeking thereby the Face ofAllah and the Hereafter.’He said: ‘Woe to you! Is your motherstill alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ Hesaid: ‘Go back and honourher.’ Then I approached him from in frontand said: ‘O Messengerof Allah, I want to go for Jihad with you,seeking thereby the Faceof Allah and the Hereafter.’ He said: ‘Woe toyou! Is your motherstill alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Go back andserve her,for there is Paradise.’”