Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said that I am greatly astonished at those who travel by sea and those who migrate for the sake of trade.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that Allah Almighty will not question me about the army that travels by sea.

Abu Rashid Habraani (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I was on a jihad expedition with Hazrat Miqdad (may Allah have mercy on him), riding on a litter. His body was so heavy and large that it was hanging from the litter. I said to him, "O Abu Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him): Allah the Exalted has excused people like you." He replied, "The verse { انْفِرُوا خِفَافًا وَثِقَالاَ } of Surah al-Bara'ah, that is, Surah al-Tawbah, has denied that we are excused."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that my foster father from Banu Murrah told me that he saw Hazrat Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Mu'tah; he dismounted from his light-colored horse, cut its hamstrings, and was martyred while advancing.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that during the Battle of Yamama, I came to Hazrat Abdullah bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was lying on the ground, wounded and battered. I stood by him, and he asked: O Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)! Has the fasting person broken his fast? I replied: Yes! He said: Then give me water from that shield so that I may break my fast. I went to the pond to get water, but it was filled with blood. I separated the blood and took the water. When I returned to him, his soul had departed.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) fought more bravely than all the other Muslims in the Battle of Uhud.

Hazrat Muawiyah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the first person to shoot an arrow in the path of Allah was Hazrat Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if a person makes a will to spend something in the way of Allah, then that thing should be given to the Mujahideen.

Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that whoever fasts for one day in the way of Allah, Allah Almighty creates a trench between him and Hell whose distance is equal to the space between the earth and the sky.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if I do not walk in the path of Allah, if I do not place my forehead on the ground in the path of Allah, and if I do not keep the company of those who select good words as carefully as fine dates are chosen, then I would wish for my death.