Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

ʿAmr ibn ʿAli narrated to us; Yahya narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, who said: Mansur told me, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn ʿAbbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that on the day of the Conquest the Prophet said: “There is no emigration after the Conquest, but there is striving and intention. When you are called to mobilize, then go forth.”

ʿAbd Allah ibn Yusuf informed us; Malik informed us, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-Aʿraj, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah smiles at two men, one of whom kills the other, yet both enter Paradise. One fights in Allah’s cause and is killed; then Allah accepts the killer’s repentance, and he is martyred.”

Al-Humaydi narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us; al-Zuhri narrated to us, who said: ʿAnbasa ibn Saʿid informed me, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah at Khaybar after it had been conquered and said, “Messenger of Allah, allot me a share.” One of the sons of Saʿid ibn al-ʿAs said, “Do not allot him a share, Messenger of Allah.” Abu Hurayra said, “This is the killer of Ibn Qawqal.” The son of Saʿid ibn al-ʿAs replied, “How astonishing: a wabr, descended upon us from a sheep’s mountain, reproaches me for killing a Muslim whom Allah honored at my hands, while He did not let me be humiliated at his hands.”

Abu Hurayra said: I do not know whether the Prophet allotted him a share or not. Sufyan said: al-Saʿidi also narrated it to me, from his grandfather, from Abu Hurayra. Abu ʿAbd Allah said: al-Saʿidi was ʿAmr ibn Yahya ibn Saʿid ibn ʿAmr ibn Saʿid ibn al-ʿAs.

Adam narrated to us; Shuʿba narrated to us; Thabit al-Bunani narrated to us, who said: I heard Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) say: During the Prophet’s lifetime, Abu Talha did not fast because of military expeditions. After the Prophet died, I never saw him break his fast except on the two Eid days.

ʿAbd Allah ibn Yusuf informed us; Malik informed us, from Sumayy, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah said: “There are five types of martyrs: one who dies of plague, one with an abdominal illness, one who drowns, one who dies beneath a collapsed structure, and one who is martyred in Allah’s cause.”

Bishr ibn Muhammad informed us; ʿAbd Allah informed us; ʿAsim informed us, from Hafsa bint Sirin, from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet, who said: “Plague is martyrdom for every Muslim.”

Al-Bara reported: When the words “Those of the believers who remain behind are not equal…” were revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for Zayd. He came with a shoulder blade and wrote them down. Ibn Umm Maktum complained of his disability, and then these words were revealed: “Those of the believers who remain behind, except those with a disability…”

Sahl bin Saʿd al-Saʿidi reported: I saw Marwan bin al-Hakam sitting in the mosque, so I went and sat beside him. He told us that Zayd bin Thabit had told him that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dictated to him: “Those believers who remain behind are not equal to those who strive in the cause of Allah.” Ibn Umm Maktum came to him while he was dictating it and said: “Messenger of Allah, if I were able to fight, I would fight.” He was blind. Allah then sent revelation to His Messenger ﷺ while his thigh rested on mine; it became so heavy that I feared my thigh would be crushed. Then the state passed, and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed: “except those with a disability.”

Salim Abu al-Nadr reported: Abdullah bin Abi Awfa wrote, and I read what he had written, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When you meet them, stand firm.”

Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to the Trench, where the Emigrants and the Ansar were digging on a cold morning. They had no servants to do the work for them. When he saw their exhaustion and hunger, he said: “O Allah, true life is the life of the Hereafter. Forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants.” They answered him: “We are those who pledged to Muhammad to strive in jihad for as long as we live.”

Anas reported: The Emigrants and the Ansar began digging the trench around Medina, carrying earth on their backs and saying: “We are those who pledged to Muhammad to uphold Islam for as long as we live.” The Prophet ﷺ answered them: “O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter, so bless the Ansar and the Emigrants.”

Al-Bara reported: The Prophet ﷺ kept carrying earth and saying: “Were it not for You, we would not have been guided.”

Al-Bara reported: On the day of the Confederates, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ carrying earth until it covered the whiteness of his abdomen. He was saying: “Were it not for You, we would not have been guided, given charity, or prayed. Send tranquility down upon us, and make our feet firm when we meet the enemy. Those who have transgressed against us—when they seek to bring strife, we refuse.”

Anas reported: We returned from the expedition to Tabuk with the Prophet ﷺ.

Anas reported that the Prophet ﷺ was on an expedition and said: “Some people have remained behind in Medina. We did not travel through a mountain pass or a valley without them being with us; an excuse has held them back.” Musa also narrated it: Hammad told us, from Humayd, from Musa bin Anas, from his father, that the Prophet ﷺ said this. Abu Abd Allah said: “The first version is more sound.”

Abu Saʿid reported: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: “Whoever fasts for one day in the cause of Allah, Allah will keep his face a journey of seventy years away from the Fire.”

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever gives two things in the cause of Allah will be called by the gatekeepers of Paradise, each gatekeeper calling: ‘So-and-so, come here!’” Abu Bakr said: “Messenger of Allah, that person will suffer no loss.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “I hope you will be one of them.”

Abu Saʿid al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood on the pulpit and said: “After me, I fear for you only the blessings of the earth that will be opened up to you.” He then spoke of the world’s splendor, mentioning first one and then the other. A man stood and asked: “Messenger of Allah, can good bring evil?” The Prophet ﷺ remained silent, and we thought he was receiving revelation. The people sat silently, as though birds perched on their heads. Then he wiped the sweat from his face and said: “Where is the questioner from a moment ago? Is good itself evil?” He repeated this three times, then continued: “Good brings only good. Yet the plants of spring include what can kill or nearly kill an animal through overeating. It eats until its flanks are full, then turns toward the sun, defecates and urinates, and grazes again. Wealth is fresh and sweet. How excellent a Muslim’s wealth is when acquired lawfully and spent in Allah’s cause, on orphans, and on the poor. Whoever acquires it unlawfully is like one who eats but is never satisfied; it will testify against him on the Day of Resurrection.”

Zaid bin Khalid reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever equips a warrior going out in the cause of Allah has himself gone out, and whoever takes good care of a warrior’s dependents in his absence has himself gone out.”

Anas reported that the Prophet ﷺ would enter no house in Medina other than those of his wives, except the house of Umm Sulaim. When asked about this, he said: “I feel compassion for her; her brother was killed alongside me.”