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: Allah Almighty has guaranteed that whoever sets out in the way of Allah, believing in Allah and affirming His Messenger, He will either admit him into Paradise or return him with reward and spoils.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that people asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Tell us of a deed that is equal to striving in the path of Allah (jihad)?" He replied, "You do not have the ability to do that." The people said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Please tell us, perhaps we may be able to do it!" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The example of the one who strives in the path of Allah is like that of a person who fasts continuously and stands in prayer at night, reciting Allah’s verses, without any negligence in his fasting and standing, until the warrior returns."

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: I wish that I would not remain behind any army going out in the way of Allah, but I have no option except to send people. I wish that I be martyred in the way of Allah, then brought back to life, then martyred, then brought back to life, then martyred.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Allah has promised him whoever goes out for jihad in My way, believing in Me and affirming My Messenger, I will admit him into Paradise as My responsibility, or I will return him to his home with reward and booty. After saying this, the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: By the One in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad! If I did not fear difficulty for the Muslims, I would not remain behind from any army going out for jihad in the path of Allah. But since my remaining here is necessary, I dispatch people, and since their departure is necessary, they accept my command. Their hearts are not content that they leave me behind. By the One in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad! My desire is that I fight in the path of Allah, then I be martyred, then fight again, then I be martyred, then fight again, and then I be martyred.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three types of people at whom Allah Almighty smiles: one is the person who gets up at night to pray; the second are those who form rows for prayer; and the third are those who form rows to face the enemy.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: There are three types of people whom Allah Almighty looks at with His smile. Among them, the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned a man who is in an army, they are fighting the enemy and are defeated, but this man stands firm with his chest puffed out and is martyred, or Allah grants victory by means of him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Whenever a person dies, Allah Almighty surely grants him so much that he feels returning to the world or obtaining the world and all that is in it would not be more pleasant to him. Except for the martyr, for when he sees the reward for martyrdom, he will wish to return to the world and be martyred in the way of Allah again.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that in a battle, a woman's son was martyred whose name was Haritha (may Allah be pleased with him). That woman had no one except her son. She came to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! If my son is in Paradise, I will be patient. If he is anywhere other than Paradise, I will mourn in such a way that everyone will know." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "There are many gardens in Paradise, and he is in Jannat al-Firdous."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The martyrs are at Barq. Barq is a river at the gate of Paradise, which is in a green dome. The martyrs are given their sustenance there morning and evening.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that some martyrs were mentioned in the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him), so he said: The blood of the martyr does not even dry on the earth before two wives of his in Paradise anxiously await him in such a manner as a nursing mother whose suckling child is lost on the ground and she searches for him. In the hands of both of them is such a precious garment (for the martyr’s use) that is more valuable than the entire world and whatever is in it.