It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Military expeditions (jihad) are of two kinds: as for the one who seeks the pleasure of Allah, obeys the imam, spends his finest wealth, treats his companion gently and avoids corruption, his sleeping and his waking are all reward. But as for the one who fights out of pride, for show and for reputation, disobeys the imam and spreads corruption in the land, he will not even return breaking even (between reward and sin)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: O Messenger of Allah, a man intends to wage jihad in the way of Allah, but he also seeks some of the goods of this world. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no reward for him." The man asked the same question a second and a third time, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same (each time): "There is no reward for him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.