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A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, “A man fights for war booty; another fights for fame and a
third fights for showing off; which of them fights in Allah’s Cause?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who fights
that Allah’s Word (i.e. Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause.”

(who is `Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir) Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said,” Anyone whose both feet get covered with
dust in Allah’s Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire.”

that Ibn `Abbas told him and `Ali bin `Abdullah to go to Abu Sa`id and listen to some of his
narrations; So they both went (and saw) Abu Sa`id and his brother irrigating a garden belonging to
them. When he saw them, he came up to them and sat down with his legs drawn up and wrapped in
his garment and said, “(During the construction of the mosque of the Prophet) we carried the adobe of
the mosque, one brick at a time while `Ammar used to carry two at a time. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by
`Ammar and removed the dust off his head and said, “May Allah be merciful to `Ammar. He will be
killed by a rebellious aggressive group. `Ammar will invite them to (obey) Allah and they will invite
him to the (Hell) fire.”

When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) returned on the day (of the battle) of Al-Khandaq (i.e. Trench), he put down his
arms and took a bath. Then Gabriel whose head was covered with dust, came to him saying, “You
have put down your arms! By Allah, I have not put down my arms yet.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Where
(to go now)?” Gabriel said, “This way,” pointing towards the tribe of Bani Quraiza. So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
went out towards them .

For thirty days Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) invoked Allah to curse those who had killed the companions of Bir-
Mauna; he invoked evil upon the tribes of Ral, Dhakwan, and Usaiya who disobeyed Allah and His
Apostle. There was reveled about those who were killed at Bir-Mauna a Qur’anic Verse we used to
recite, but it was cancelled later on. The Verse was:
“Inform our people that we have met our Lord. He is pleased with us and He has made us pleased.”

“Some people drank alcohol in the morning of the day (of the battle) of Uhud and were martyred (on
the same day).” Sufyan was asked, “(Were they martyred) in the last part of the day?)” He replied,
“Such information does not occur in the narration.”

My father was martyred on the day (of the Ghazwa) of Uhud and left six daughters and some debts to
be paid. When the time of plucking the date-fruits came, I went to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s
Apostle! you know that my father was martyred on Uhud’s day and owed much debt, and I wish that
the creditors would see you.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Go and collect the various kinds of dates and place
them separately in heaps”‘ I did accordingly and called him. On seeing him, the creditors started
claiming their rights pressingly at that time. When the Prophet (ﷺ) saw how they behaved, he went round
the biggest heap for three times and sat over it and said, “Call your companions (i.e. the creditors).”
Then he kept on measuring and giving them, till Allah cleared all my father’s debts. By Allah, it would
have pleased me that Allah would clear the debts of my father even though I had not taken a single
date to my sisters. But by Allah, all the heaps were complete, (as they were) and I looked at the heap
where Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting and noticed as if not a single date had been taken thereof.

The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon and said, “Zaid took the flag and was martyred, and then Ja`far took
the flag and was martyred, and then `Abdullah bin Rawaha took the flag and was martyred too, and
then Khalid bin Al-Walid took the flag though he was not appointed as a commander and Allah made
him victorious.” The Prophet (ﷺ) further added, “It would not please us to have them with us.” Aiyub, a
sub-narrator, added, “Or the Prophet, shedding tears, said, ‘It would not please them to be with us.’”

I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! What is the best deed?” He replied, “To offer the prayers
at their early stated fixed times.” I asked, “What is next in goodness?” He replied, “To be good and
dutiful to your parents.” I further asked, what is next in goodness?” He replied, “To participate in
Jihad in Allah’s Cause.” I did not ask Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) anymore and if I had asked him more, he would
have told me more.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There is no Hijra (i.e. migration) (from Mecca to Medina) after the Conquest (of
Mecca), but Jihad and good intention remain; and if you are called (by the Muslim ruler) for fighting,
go forth immediately.