Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that plague, abdominal disease, pregnancy, drowning, and every hardship that befalls them are causes of martyrdom.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me of an action that is equal to jihad." The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم replied, "I do not know of any such action." Then the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said, "Are you able, when a mujahid goes out (for jihad), to go into the mosque and pray continuously without laziness and to fast continuously without breaking your fast?" He said, "I do not have the strength to do that." Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that even when the mujahid's horse moves around its rope, reward is written for the mujahid.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a person spends two things in the way of Allah, then on the Day of Resurrection, many guardian angels will call him, saying, "O so-and-so! Come here, here is goodness." Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! There will be no destruction for such a person." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I hope that you will be among those people."

Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once a man addressed Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) as the best person among the people. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "I am not the best person among the people. Rather, the best person among the people is the one who lives in a village, owns a herd of camels or goats, brings them to the city, sells them, spends their price in the way of Allah, and then fights between the Muslims and the enemies of the Muslims. This person is the best among the people."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Faith and miserliness cannot be combined in the heart of a Muslim, and the dust from the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell cannot be combined in a Muslim.

Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that whoever's hair turns white in the path of Allah, it will be a light for him on the Day of Judgment, and whoever shoots an arrow in the path of Allah, Allah Almighty will raise his rank by one degree in return for it.

Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the most important position for the acceptance of a Muslim's supplication is when he is in the path of Allah or when he has placed his face on the ground in prostration.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) states that when Hazrat Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, he was sixteen years old. He participated in every battle alongside the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , and he was a little over sixty years old when he was martyred.

Hazrat Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, he and his companions were besieged. At that time, they suffered severe hardship. In this difficult hour, he wrote a letter to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) seeking help. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied to the letter with these words: "Amma ba'd! Allah Almighty has placed ease after every hardship; one hardship can never overcome two eases." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also wrote this verse to Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him): O you who believe! Be patient and urge each other to patience. (__QUR_N__: Al-Imran: last verse) Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) then wrote again to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), in which he included this verse: Know that the life of this world is but play, amusement, adornment, mutual boasting, and rivalry in wealth and children. (__QUR_N__: Al-Hadid: 20) Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) read this letter of Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) aloud to the people and then said, "O people of Madinah! Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) is inviting you to jihad." Hazrat Aslam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I was standing in the market when I saw some people dressed in white descending from the mountain pass; among them was Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him). He was giving people the glad tidings of victory. Overjoyed, I went to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Glad tidings of victory!" Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) proclaimed "Allahu Akbar" and said, "If only someone would also come with the glad tidings of Khalid bin Walid's (may Allah be pleased with him) victory."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mak'hool (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has placed the sustenance of this Ummah under the hooves of horses and the tips of spears, as long as they do not engage in agriculture. When they engage in agriculture, they will become like common people.