Ahadith

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Everyone who is injured in the cause of Allah will appear on the Day of Judgment with his wound bleeding, its colour the colour of blood and its smell like the fragrance of musk (Bokhari and Muslim). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Mu'‘az relates that the Holy Prophet said: Paradise becomes incumbent for a Muslim who fights for the cause of Allah for the briefest" space. He who receives a wound or a bruise in the cause of Allah, will appear on the Day of Judgment with it as it was; its colour that of saffron and its smell like the fragrance of musk (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abu Hurairah relates that a companion of the Holy Prophet came upon a valley in which there was a spring of sweet water which pleased him greatly. He reflected: I wish I could withdraw from people and settle in this valley; but I shall do it only with the permission of the Holy Prophet. He mentioned this to the Holy Prophet who said to him: Do not do this, ‘for one’s standing ready in the cause of Allah is better than his Prayers in his home through seventy years. Would you not wish that Allah should forgive you and admit you to Paradise? Then fight in the cause of Allah. Paradise becomes incumbent for those who fight in the cause of Allah even for the briefest space (Tirmidhi). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet was asked: Messenger of Allah, what other good deed equals striving in the cause of Allah? He answered: You have not the strength to carry it out. The question was repeated twice or three times and each time he answered: You have not the strength to carry it out. He then added: The case of one who strives in the cause of Allah is like that of a person who should observe the fast and the Prayers and should carry out Allah’s commandments in a humble spirit and should not interrupt his observance of the fast or his participation in Prayer till the return of the one who is striving in the cause of Allah (Bokhari and Muslim). Bokhari’s version is: A man asked the Holy Prophet: Messenger of Allah, tell me of some action that should be equal to Jehad in its merit. He answered: I do not know of any; and added: Have you the strength that when a person goes forth to strive in the cause of Allah you should enter the mosque and stand in Prayer and not interrupt it and observe the fast and not break it (till he should return)? The man said: Who would have the strength to do this?

Abu Hurdirah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The best life is that of a person who stands ready in the cause of Allah holding the bridle of his pony and flies on its back to the spot whence he hears any intimation of danger or anxiety seeking slaughter or death; or that of a person on the top of a hill or in a valley who observes Prayer, pays the Zakat and worships his Lord till he is overtaken by death and does not concern himself with the affairs of anyone except the doing of good (Muslim). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: There are a hundred grades in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who strive in the cause of Allah and the distance between any two of those grades is like the distance between heaven and earth (Bokhari). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abu Sa‘id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: Paradise becomes incumbent for a person who is pleased with Allah as his Lord and with Islam as his faith and with Muhammad as Messenger. Abu Sa‘id was pleased with this and requested the Holy Prophet to repeat it. He repeated it and added: There is something else by which Allah exalts a servant a hundred" grades in Paradise, the distance between any two grades being like the distance between heaven and earth. Abu Sa‘id asked: What is that, Messenger of Allah? He answered: Striving in the cause of Allah, striving in the cause of Allah (Muslim) (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abu Bakr ibn Abu Musa Ash‘ari relates that he heard his father say in the face of the enemy: The Holy Prophet said: The gates of Paradise are under the shadow of swords. Thereupon a man of lowly condition stood up and inquired: Abu Musa, did you indeed hear the Holy Prophet say that? He answered: Yes. The man then turned towards his companions and saluted them in farewell. He then broke the scabbard of his sword and threw it away and walked with his sword into the enemy ranks and fought till he was killed (Muslim). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

Abdullah ibn Jubair relates that the Holy Prophet said: The Fire will not touch one whose feet are covered with dust in striving for the cause of Allah (Bokhari). (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)

This hadith is the same as No. 451. (At-Taubah 36, Al-Baqarah 218, At-Taubah 41, At-Taubah 111)