Chapter 215: About the Obligation of Jihad and the Virtue of Marching Forth and Returning from the Battlefield

Translation: [ The Messenger of Allah was sent with the same. Message as the Prophets and Messengers who passed before him, but he was preferred to them by some privileges. The following Hadith sheds light on some examples of such privileges.

Translation: 3 A place near Madina

Narrated Jaber ibn Abdullah: ' Allah's Messenger said: " I have been given five privileges that were not given to any among the Prophets before me. Allah has made me victorious by awe (by frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to purify with (Al- Tayammom), therefore, any one of my followers can pray wherever he is at the time of a prayer. The spoils of war have been made lawful to me (and was not made so for anyone else). Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation only but I have been sent to mankind. (The fifth privilege is that) I have been given the right of intercession (on the Day of Resurrection). "

Thus, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sent to mankind as a whole. This is a fact confirmed by the Koran. Allah said:

Translation: " Say (O Muhammad!): " O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah-to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. La ilaha illa Howa (None has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), the Prophet who can neither read. nor write, who believes in Allah and His Words (this Koran), the Torah and Al-Injeel and also Allah's Word: " Be! " and it was (i.e. Jesus, the son of Mary) and follow him so that you may be guided. * " (7: 158) And

Translation: " And We have not sent you (O Muhammad!) except as a giver of glad tidings and a warner to mankind, but most of men know not. *** (32: 28)

Translation: Freedom of belief is one of the golden rules of Islam. This is another fact confirmed by the Koran. Allah e said:

Translation: " There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Al-Taghoot (false deities) and believes in Allah then he has grasped the trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. *** (2: 256)

Translation: The Messenger of Allah and the rightly guided caliphs used to order the commanders of the armies not to initiate fighting except after inviting people to one of three alternatives, i.e. to accept Islam, to pay Jizya (a tax paid by non-Muslims for their protection by the Muslims), otherwise accept the third bitter alternative (i.e. fighting against them). Islamic history is full of the battles that ended with the acceptance of paying Jizya.

Translation: For this reason, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed Ali as the commander of the army and Ali said to the Prophet: " We shall fight against them until they become like us. ” The Messenger of Allah attracted his attention to the incentive to fight in Islam. The following Hadith explains this:

Translation: Sahl ibn Sa'ad narrated that he heard the Prophet on the day (of the Battle) of Khaybar saying: " I will give the flag to a person at whose hands Allah will grant victory. " So, the companions of the Prophet got up, eagerly wishing to see to whom the flag would be given, and each one of them wished to be given the flag. But the Prophet asked for Ali. Someone informed him that he was suffering from eye trouble. So, he ordered them to bring Ali to him. Then the Prophet ﷺ spat in his eyes and his eyes were cured immediately, as if he had never any eye trouble. Ali said: " We will fight against them (the non-Muslims) until they become like us (Muslims). " The Prophet said: " Be patient, until you face them and invite them to Islam and inform them of what Allah has enjoined upon them. By Allah! If a single person reverts to Islam at your hands (i.e. through you), that will be better for you than the red camels. " (Bukhari)

Translation: The verses imposing fighting for Allah's cause are concluded with commandments to adhere to piety and avoiding transgression. Below are some examples:

Translation: " And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors. * (2: 190) And

Translation: " The sacred month is for the sacred month, and for the prohibited things, there is the Law of Equality (Qisas). Then whoever transgresses the prohibition against you, you transgress likewise against him. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is with the pious. * " (2: 194)

Translation: Destroying the enemy is not an end in Islam. It is sufficient to weaken him until he accepts the terms as indicated in the previous paragraph. The Noble Koran says:

Translation: " So, when you meet (in fighting), those who disbelieve, smite (their) necks until you have killed and wounded many of them, then bind a bond firmly (on them, i.e. take them as captives). Thereafter, (it is the time) either for generosity (to free them without paying ransom), or ransom (according to what benefits Islam) until the war lays down its burdens. But if it had been Allah's Will, He Himself could certainly have punished them (without you). But Allah willed to test some of you with others. But those who are killed in the Way of Allah, Allah will never let their deeds be lost. *** (47: 4)

Translation: A Muslim commander is ordered to stop fighting upon seeing any indication from the opposition to yield. They used to leave a space for the commanders of their enemies to flee with their troops. Civilians and the non-combatants are not to be killed. Animals also should not be slaughtered, except for food. Children, women, old men, etc. are not to be killed.

Translation: Narrated Solaiman ibn Borayda on his father's authority from A'isha: ' Whenever Allah's Messenger appointed a commander over an army or an expedition, he used to instruct him to fear Allah and consider the welfare of the Muslims who would be with him. He then used to say: " Go out for Jihad in Allah's Name in Allah's Path and fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Go out for Jihad and do not indulge in Gholol, do not be treacherous, do not mutilate anyone, and do not kill a child. When you meet your enemy, the polytheists, summon them to three things, and accept whichever of them they are willing to agree to, and then leave them alone. Call them to Islam, and if they accept it, accept this from them, and summon them to leave their abodes and transfer to the abodes of Mohajireen (the Emigrants). But if they refuse, then tell them they will be like the dwellers of the desert Muslims, thus they will have no Ghaneemah (war booty) or Fay ' unless they participate in Jihad with the Muslims. If they refuse Islam, demand the Jizyah (the tax paid by non-Muslims for their protection by the Muslims) from them, and if they agree, accept it from them. If they refuse, seek Allah the Most High's help against them and fight with them. When you besiege a fortress, and its people wish you to grant them the protection of Allah and His Prophet, grant them neither, but grant them your protection, for it is less serious to break your guarantee of protection than to break that of Allah's. And if they offer to capitulate and have the matter referred to Allah's Judgment, do not grant this, but let them have the matter referred to your judgment, for you do not know whether or not you will concur with Allah's Judgment regarding them. " (Muslim)

Translation: Now, let us read what Imam Al-Nawawi compiled in the same concern.]

Allah said:

* Al Gholol is what is taken from the spoils of war before distributing it.

Translation: " Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred (the 1st, the 7th, the 11th, and the 12th months of the lunar year). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein, and fight against the polytheists collectively, as they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with those who are pious. * 199 (9: 36) And

Translation: " Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing that is good for you and it may be that you like a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.

Translation: (2: 216) And

Translation: " March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young, and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old, and poor), strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allah. This is better for you, if you but knew. * ” (9:41) And

Translation: " Verily, Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allah's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth that is binding on Him in the Torah, Al-Injeel, and the Koran. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? Then rejoice in the bargain that you have concluded. That is the supreme success. * 55 (9: 111) And

Translation: " Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind, or lame), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home) by a huge reward. * Degrees of (higher) grades from Him, and Forgiveness and Mercy. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. * " (4: 95-96) And

Translation: " O You who believe! Shall I guide you to a trade that will save you from a painful torment? * That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know! * (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and a pleasant dwelling in Gardens of Eden (Paradise); that is indeed the great success. * And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love, it is help from Allah (against your enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) to the believers. * " (61: 10-13)

Translation: As to the Hadiths, they are very many. Below are examples of them:

Translation: 706. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' Allah's Messenger was asked: " What is the best deed? " He replied: " To believe in Allah and His Messenger. " The questioner then asked: " What is the next (in goodness)? " Allah's Messenger replied: " To participate in Jihad (the religious fighting) for Allah's Cause. " The questioner again asked: " What is next (in goodness)? "

Allah's Messenger ﷺ replied: " To perform Hajj Mabroor.5 (Bukhari)

Translation: 707. Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'oud: ' I asked the Prophet: " Which deed is the dearest to Allah? " He replied: " To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times. " I asked: " What is the next (in goodness)? " He replied: " To be good and dutiful to your parents. " I again asked: " What is the next (in goodness). " He replied: " To participate in Jihad (religious fighting) in Allah's cause. " Abdullah added: ' If I had asked more, the Prophet ﷺ .would have told me more (Bukhari)

Translation: 708. Narrated Abu-Huraira: The Prophet said: " A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which the sunrises and sets. ” He also said: " A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the morning is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets.... " (Bukhari)

Translation: 5 The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: " The accepted pilgrimage has no reward except Paradise. " It was asked: " What is the accepted pilgrimage? " He said: " Kind speech and serving food. "

Translation: 709. Narrated Abu-Sa'eed Al-Khudri: ' A man asked: " O Allah's Messenger! Who is the best among the people? " Allah's Messenger ﷺ replied: “ A believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property. ” They asked: " What is next? " He replied: " A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving the people secure from his mischief. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 710. Narrated Sahl ibn Sa'ad Al-Sa'adi " Allah's Messenger said: " Joining jihad for one day is better than the world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise as small as that occupied by the whip of one of you is better than the world and whatever is on its surface, and a morning or an evening mission that a servant of Allah. performs in Allah's Cause is better than the world and whatever is on its surface. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 711. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Prophet said: “ Allah ﷺ assigns for a person who participates in fighting in Allah's Cause, and nothing causes him to do so except faith in Allah and in His Messengers, that he will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or spoils of war (if he survives) or he will be admitted into Paradise (if he is killed in the battle). " (The Prophet added: " Had I not found it difficult. for my followers, then I would not remain behind any an army unit going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's Cause and then be made alive again, and then be martyred and then be made alive, and then again be martyred in His Cause. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 712. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' The Prophet said: " A wound that a Muslim receives in Allah's Cause will appear on the Day of Resurrection as it was at the time of wounding; the blood will be flowing from the wound and its color will be that of the blood, but its smell will be like musk. ” (Bukhari)

Translation: 713. Narrated Solaiman ibn Borayda on his father's authority from A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her: Whenever Allah's Messenger ﷺ appointed a commander over an army or an expedition, he used to instruct him to fear Allah and consider the welfare of the Muslims who would be with him. He then used to say: " Go out for Jihad in Allah's Name in Allah's Path and fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Go out for Jihad and do not indulge in Gholol " do not be treacherous, do not mutilate anyone, and do not kill a child. When you meet your enemy, the polytheists, summon them to three things, and accept whichever of them they are willing to agree to, and then leave them alone. Call them to Islam, and if they accept it, accept this from them, and summon them to leave their abodes and transfer to the abodes of Mohajireen (the Emigrants). But if they refuse, then tell them they will be like the dwellers of the desert Muslims, thus they will have no Ghaneema (war booty) or Fay ' unless they participate in Jihad with the Muslims. If they refuse 6 Al Gholol is what is taken from the spoils of booty before distributing it.

Translation: Islam, demand the Jizya (a tax paid by non-Muslims for their protection by the Muslims) from them, and if they agree, accept it from them. If they refuse, seek Allah the Most High's help against them and fight with them. When you besieg e a fortress, and its people wish you to grant them the protection of Allah and His Prophet, grant them neither but grant them your protection, for it is less serious to break your guarantee of protection than to break that of Allah's. And if they offer to capitulate and have the matter referred to Allah's Judgment, do not grant this, but let them have the matter referred to your judgment, for you do not know whether or not you will concur with Allah's Judgment regarding them. " " (Muslim)

Translation: 714. Narrated Abu-Horaira رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : I heard Allah's Messenger saying: " The example of the warrior in Allah's Cause, and Allah knows best who really strives in His Cause, is like that of a person who observes fasting and offers the prayers constantly. Allah guarantees that He will admit the warrior in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty. " " " (Bukhari)

Translation: 715. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' The Prophet said: " Let the slave of the Dinar, Dirham, and Khameesa (money and luxurious clothes) perish, as he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not he is displeased. Let such a person perish and elapse, and if he is pierced wi th a thorn, let him not find anyone to take it out for him. Beatitude is for him who holds the reins of his horse to strive in Allah's Cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust. If he is appointed in the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied wi th his post of guarding, and if he is appointed in the rearguard, he accepts his post with satisfaction; (he is so simple and humble that) if he asks for permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 716. Narrated Abu-Huraira ' The Prophet said: " Whoever believes in Allah and His Messenger, performed the prayer, and observed fasting of the month of Ramadhan, then it will be a promise binding upon Allah to admit him to Paradise, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born. " The people asked: " O Allah's Messenger! Shall we acquaint the people with this good news? " He said: " Paradise has one hundred grades that Allah has reserved for the warriors who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each two grades is like the distance between the heaven and the earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask for Firdaws that is the middle (best) and the highest rank of Paradise. And above it (Firdaws) is the Throne of the Beneficent (Allah), and from it, the rivers of Paradise gush forth. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 717. Narrated Abdullah ibn Abu-Awfa: ' Once Allah's Messenger during one of his holy battles waited until the sun had declined and then he got up among the people and said: " O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battlefield) and ask Allah to save you from calamities but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known that Paradise is under the shades of swords. " Abdullah then said: ' Allah's Messenger invoked: “ O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Ahzab (the confederates of non-Muslims who gathered to attack Madina and were defeated by a strong wind), defeat them (non-Muslims) and bestow victory upon us. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 718. Narrated Abu-Abs " While I was going for Jomoa'a Prayer, I heard the Prophet saying (on the Minbar [ pulpit]): “ Anyone whose feet are covered with dust in Allah's Cause, shall be saved by Allah from the Hellfire. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 719. Narrated Zayd ibn Khaled " Allah's Messenger said: " He who prepares a warrior marching forth for Allah's Cause will be (given a reward equal to the reward of that warrior). And he who properly looks after the dependents of a warrior marching forth for Allah's Cause will be (given a reward equal to the reward of that warrior). " (Bukhari)

Translation: 720. Narrated Anas ibn Malek: ' The Prophet said: " Nobody who enters Paradise would like to go back to the world, even if he had everything on the earth, except a warrior in Allah's cause. He wishes to return to life so that he would be martyred ten times because of the honor and dignity he receives (from Allah). " (Bukhari)

Translation: 721. Narrated Jaber ibn Abdullah ' On the day of the battle of Uhud, a man came to the Prophet and said: " Can you tell me where I will be if I am killed for Allah's cause? "

The Prophet replied: " In Paradise. " The man threw away some dates he was holding in his hand, and fought until he was martyred. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 722. Narrated Anas ibn Malek: ' My paternal uncle Anas ibn Al-Nadhr was absent from the battle of Badr. He said: " O Allah's Messenger! I was absent from the first battle you fought against the polytheists. (By Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight them, no doubt, Allah will see how (bravely) I would fight. " On the day of Uhud when the Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said: " O Allah! I apologize to You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what these (i.e. the polytheists) have done. " Then he advanced and Sa'ad ibn Mo'az met him. He said: " O Sa'ad ibn Mo'az! By the Lord of Al-Nadhr, (Paradise)! I smell its aroma coming from before (the mountain of Uhud, " Later on Sa'ad said: " O Allah's Messenger! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e. Anas ibn Al- Nadhr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers. " We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort.

Translation: " Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah (i.e. they have gone out for Jihad (fighting for Allah's sake) (and they did not turn on their heels); of them some who have fulfilled their obligations. Some of them have been martyred and some others are still waiting, but they have never changed (i.e. they never proved treacherous to their covenant which they concluded with Allah) in the least. " (33: 23) " And he (Anas) said: ' His sister Al-Robaye'e broke the incisor tooth of a woman and Allah's Messenger ﷺ ordered retaliation. At that Anas (ibn Al-Nadhr) said: " O Allah's Messenger! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken. " Then the opponents of Anas ' sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Messenger said: " There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 723. Narrated Samora ibn Jondob " Whenever the Prophet finished the (Morning) Prayer, he would face us and ask: " Who amongst you had a dream last night? " So if anyone had seen a dream he would narrate it. The Prophet would say: " Ma Sha'a Allah (an Arabic maxim meaning literally, ' What Allah willed comes to pass, ' and it indicates a good omen.) ” One day, he asked us whether anyone of us had seen a dream. We replied in the negative. The Prophet said

Translation: " But I had (a dream) last night that two men came to me, caught hold of my hands, and took me to the Sacred Land. There, I saw one person sitting and another standing with an iron hook in his hand pushing it inside the mouth of the former until it reached the jawbone, and then tore off one side of his cheek, and then did the same with the other side. In the meantime the first side of his cheek became normal again and then he repeated the same operation again. I said: " What is this? ' They told me to proceed on and we went on until we came to a man lying in a prone position, and another man standing at his head carrying a stone or a piece of rock. That man was crushing the head of the man who was lying, with that stone. Whenever he struck him, the stone rolled away. The man went to pick it up and by the time he returned to him, the crushed head had returned to its normal state and the man came back and struck him again (and so on). I said: ' What is this? ' They told me to proceed on. So, we proceeded on and passed by a hole like an oven, with a narrow top and wide bottom, and the fire was blazing underneath that hole. Whenever the flames went higher, the people were lifted up to such an extent that they were about to be able to get out of it, and whenever the fire receded, the people went down into it, and there were naked men and women in it. I said: " What is this? " They told me to proceed on. So, we proceeded on until we reached a river of blood and there was a man in it, and another man (was standing on its bank) with stones in front of him, the latter was confronting the former who was in the river. Whenever the man in the river wanted to come out, the other man threw a stone in his mouth and caused him to retreat to his original position, and whenever he wanted to come out the other would throw a stone in his mouth, and he would retreat to his original position. I asked: ' What is this? ' They told me to proceed on and we did so until we reached a flourishing green garden with a huge tree in it and near its base an old man was sitting with some children. (I saw) another man near a tree with a fire in front of him that he was kindling. Then they (my two companions) made me climb up the tree and enter a house, better than which I had never seen. There were some old and young men, and women and children in it. Then they took me out of this house and made me climb up a tree and made me enter another house that was better and superior (to the first one) containing old and young people. I said to them (my two companions): ' You have made me ramble all the night. Tell me all about that I have seen. "

They said: ' Yes. As for the one whose cheek you saw being torn away, he was a liar and he used to tell lies, and the people would report those lies on his authority until they spread all over the world. So, he will be punished like that until the Day of Resurrection. The one whose head you saw being crushed is the one to whom Allah had given knowledge of the Koran (knowing it by heart), but he used to sleep at night (and he did not recite it then) and did not act upon it (upon its orders, etc.) by day;, and so this punishment will go. on until the Day of Resurrection. And those whom you saw in the hole (like an oven) were adulterers (and fornicators, i.e. those men and women who committed illegal sexual intercourse). And those whom you saw in the river of blood were those who dealt in Riba (usury). And the old man who was sitting at the base of the tree was Abraham and the little children around him were the offspring of people. And the one who was kindling the fire was Malek, the gatekeeper of Hellfire. And the first house that you entered was the house of the common believers, and the second house was that of the martyrs. I am Gabriel and this is Michael. ' Then the Angel said: ' Raise your head. I raised my head and saw a thing like a cloud over me. They said: " That is your home. " I said: ' Let me enter my home. " They said: " You still have some life that you have not yet completed, and when you complete (that remaining portion of your life) you will then enter your home. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 724. Narrated Jaber ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them: ' When my father was martyred, I lifted the sheet from his face and wept. The people forbade me to do so but the Prophet did not forbid me. Then my aunt, Fatima began weeping and the Prophet said: “ It is all the same whether you weep or not. The angels were shading him continuously with their wings until you moved him (from the field). " (Bukhari)

Translation: 725. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' The Prophet said: " Do not wish to meet the enemy, and in case you confront tlem then, be patient. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 726. Narrated Abdullah ibn Omar ' Allah's Messenger said: " Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. " " (Bukhari 102. Vol. 4)

Translation: 727. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' The Prophet said: " If somebody keeps a horse (for Jihad) in Allah's Cause, motivated by his faith in Allah and his belief in HisPromise, then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten or drunk and for its dung and urine. " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 1050.B)

Translation: 728. Narrated Oqba ibn Amer: " I heard Allah's Messenger recite when he was on the Minbar (pulpit): " And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tank, planes, etc.) Surely strength is in shooting, surely strength is in shooting, surely strength is in shooting. " (Muslim)

Translation: 729. Narrated Abu-Horaira: ' Allah's Messenger said: " He who dies without having gone or thought of going out for Jihad, will die guilty of a kind of hypocrisy. " (Muslim)

Translation: 730. Narrated Anas: While the Prophet was in a Battle, he said: “ Some people have remained behind us in Madina and we never crossed a mountain path or a valley, but they were with us (i.e. sharing the reward with us), as they have been held back by a (legitimate) excuse. 555 " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 920. Bukhari)

Translation: 731. Narrated Abu-Musa: A man came to the Prophet and asked: “ A man fights for the spoils of war, another fights for fame, and a third fights to show off, which of them fights is in Allah's Cause? " The Prophet said: " He who fights that Allah's Word (i.e. Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism) be superior, fights in Allah's Cause. " (رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ : 650.Bukhari)

Translation: 732. Narrated Anas ibn Malek: ' Umm Al-Robaye'e bint Al-Bara'a, the mother of Haretha ibn Soraqa came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: " O Allah's Prophet! Will you tell me about Haretha? Haretha was killed (martyred) on the day of Badr with an arrow fired by an unidentified person. If he is in Paradise, I will be patient, otherwise, I will weep bitterly for him. " Allah's Messenger said: " O mother of Haretha! There are many grades in Paradise and your son obtained Al- Firdaws Al-A'ala (the highest place in Paradise). " (Bukhari)

Translation: 733. Narrated Al-No'aman ibn Moqarrin: ' I fought with the Messenger of Allah. He was in the habit of stopping fighting at daybreak until the sun had risen. When it rose, he would fight until midday and stop until it declines. When it declined, he would fight until asr Prayer time then he used to stop until he performed asr Prayer then he would fight. ' It was said that during that time, after asr Prayer, that the wind bringing victory would blow and the believers invoked Allah for victory over their armies. ' (At-Termizi)

Translation: 734. Narrated Ma'aqil ibn Yasar: ' Omar ibn Al-Khattab sent Al-No'aman ibn Moqarrin to Hormozan. ' He mentioned the Hadith that Al-No'aman ibn Moqarrin said: ' I witnessed fighting with the Messenger of Allah and he had the habit. that if he did not fight in the morning, he would wait until the sun declined, the wind blew, and victory was granted. " (At-Termizi)

Translation: 735. Narrated Sahl ibn Haneef: ' The Prophet said: " He that asked for martyrdom sincerely from his heart, Allah will grant him the martyrs ' rank, even if he dies in his bed. " (At-Termizi)