It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Muhairiz (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Persia will fight the Muslims once or twice, then after that the kingdom of Persia will no longer exist. Rome is the one with horns; they are the people of the sea and the rocks. When one of their horns ends, another takes its place. In the last era, they will come to an end.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) recited this verse { فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِی السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِی الأَرْضِ إِلاَّ مَنْ شَائَ اللَّہُ } then said: In this verse, the people who are excepted are the martyrs; they are those who receive sustenance around Allah’s Throne, and they are those who have hung swords around their necks.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Jubair bin Nafeer (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when the grief of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) exceeded all bounds at the martyrdom of Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Mu'tah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hazrat Masih (peace be upon him) will find among this Ummah some people who are like you or even better than you (he said this three times). Allah Almighty will never leave this Ummah helpless and without support, whose beginning is with me and whose end is with Hazrat Masih (peace be upon him)."

Hazrat Abu Bakr bin Hafs narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said in the Battle of Badr: { سابقوا إلَی مَغْفِرَۃٍ مِنْ رَبِّکُمْ وَجَنَّۃٍ عَرْضُہَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ } "That is, hasten towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise as wide as the heavens and the earth." (Hazrat Mas'ar says that either this was a verse from Surah Aal-e-Imran or Surah Al-Hadid). Upon hearing this statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Ibn Qushaym (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is the reward for a person who fights these disbelievers and is martyred?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "His reward is Paradise." Ibn Qushaym (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Paradise in exchange for this world is enough for me." He had some dates in his hand; he threw the dates away, advanced, and was martyred while fighting the enemy.

Hazrat Naeem bin Abi Hind (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, a man prayed by mentioning his wife's name: "O Allah, my wife (may Allah have mercy on her) is dark-skinned and short in stature. Today, marry me to one of the maidens of Paradise." Then he advanced and was martyred. Later, when his companions passed by his body, they saw that he had been martyred while fighting a great champion.

Hazrat Saad bin Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, people saw a man whose hands and feet were cut off, he was writhing in pain and reciting this verse: "He will be with those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor from among the Prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions." A man asked him, "Who are you, O servant of Allah?" He replied, "I am an Ansari."

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in a battle, a woman's son and her husband passed away. She came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "You are Allah's Messenger and Allah Almighty has revealed to you. If both of them were hypocrites, then we will neither weep for them nor find comfort regarding them. If they were not hypocrites, then please tell us something about them." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said that they were not hypocrites. They were presented with the fruits of Paradise and the angels welcomed them. The woman said, "Then it is necessary that I do not weep." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "And listen! You will also be with them."

Hazrat Awn bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that during the Battle of Qadisiyyah, people passed by a man whose stomach was split open and his intestines were protruding. He said to a man, "Put my intestines back inside so that I may advance a little further, the length of one or two spears, in the path of Allah." So he did so.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the martyrs will be in domes in the gardens of Paradise. In front of them, there will be a spectacle of a fish and a camel from which they will derive pleasure. When they need something to eat, one of them will kill the other. They will eat it and experience the taste of everything present in Paradise.

Hazrat Yazid bin Shajrah, may Allah have mercy on him, says that swords are the keys to Paradise. When a person advances towards the enemy, the angels say, "O Allah! Help him." If he retreats, the angels say, "O Allah! Forgive him." With the very first drop of blood that falls from the wound caused by the sword, all his sins are forgiven. Two houris descend from Paradise for him and say, "We are for you." He says to both of them, "I am for you."