It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! If I am killed in the way of Allah in such a state that I am patient, sincere in intention, advancing forward to attack and not turning my back, will Allah forgive my sins? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" Then when that man turned and went back, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called him or ordered him to be called, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "How did you say?" He repeated his statement, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Yes! Except for debt, thus Jibreel has told me."