It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Ishaq, that he heard Bara' talking about the Qur'anic verse:" Those who sit (at home) from among the believers and those who go out for Jihad in the way of Allah are not aqual" (iv. 95).

It has been narrated on the authority of Bara' who said: When the Qur'anic verse:" Those who sit (at home) from among mu'min" (iv. 94) was revealed, the son of Umm Maktum spoke to him (the Holy Prophet). (At this). the words:" other than those who have a trouble (illness)" were revealed.

It has been reported on the authority of Jabir that a man said: Messenger of Allah, where shall I be if I am killed? He replied: In Paradise. The man threw away the dates he had in his hand and fought until he was killed (i. e. he did not wait until he could finish the dates). In the version of the tradition narrated by Suwaid we have the words:" A man said to the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) . on the day of Uhud......"

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Zakariyya, from Abu Ishaq, from Al-Bara’, who said: A man from Banu Nabit came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

And Ahmad ibn Janab al-Missisi narrated to us, Isa—meaning Ibn Yunus—narrated to us, from Zakariyya, from Abu Ishaq, from Al-Bara’, who said: A man from Banu Nabit, a clan from the Ansar, came and said:“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that you are His servant and Messenger.”Then he advanced and fought until he was killed. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:“This one did little but was rewarded much.”

It has been reported on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) who said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent Busaisah as a scout to see what the caravan of Abu Sufyan (RA) was doing. He came (back and met the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in his house) where there was nobody except myself and the Messenger of Allah. I do not remember whether he (Hadrat Anas) made an exception of some wives of the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) or not and told him the news of the caravan. (Having heard the news), the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) came out (hurriedly), spoke to the people and said: We are in need (of men) ; whoever has an animal to ride upon ready with him should ride with us. People began to ask him permission for bringing their riding animals which were grazing on the hillocks near Madinah. He said: No. (I want) only those who have their riding animals ready. So the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and his Companions proceeded towards Badr and reached there forestalling the polytheists (of Makkah). When the polytheists (also) reached there, the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: None of you should step forward to (do) anything unless I am ahead of him. The polytheists (now) advanced (towards us), and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said. Get up to enter Paradise which is equal in width to the heavens and the earth. 'Umair bin al- Humam al-Ansari said: Messenger of Allah, is Paradise equal in extent to the heavens and the earth? He said: Yes. 'Umair said: My goodness! The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked him: What prompted you to utter these words (i. e. my goodness! ')? He said: Messenger of Allah, nothing but the desire that I be among its residents. He said: Thou art (surely) amona its residents. He took out dates from his bag and began to eat them. Then he said: If I were to live until I have eaten all these dates of mine, it would be a long life. (The narrator said): He threw away all the dates he had with him. Then he fought the enemies until he was killed.

The tradition has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin Qais (RA) . He heard it from his father who, while facing the enemy, reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa, did you hear the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say this? He said: Yes. (The narrator said): He returned to his friends and said: I greet you (a farewell greeting). Then he broke the sheath of his sword, threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towards the enemy and fought (them) with it until he was slain.

It has been reported on the authority of Anas bin Malik (RA) that some people came to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said to him: Send with us some men who may teach us the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Accordingjy, he sent seventy men from the Ansar. They were called the Reciters and among them was my maternal uncle. Haram. They used to recite the Qur'an, discuss and ponder over its meaning at night. In the day they brought water and poured it (in pitchers) in the mosque, collected wood and sold it, and with the sale proceeds bought food for the people of the Suffa and the needy. The Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent the Reciters with these people, but these (treacherous people) fell upon them and killed thern before they reached their destination (While dying), they said: O Allah, convey from us the news to our Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) that we have met Thee (in a way) that we are pleased with Thee and Thou art pleased with us. (The narrator said): A man attacked Haram (maternal uncle of Anas)) from behind and smote him with a spear which pierced him. (While dying), Haram said: By the Lord of the Ka’bah, I have met with success. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to his Companions: Your brethren have been slain grid they were saying: O Allah, convey from us to our Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) the news that we have met Thee in a way that we are pleased with Thee and Thou art pleased with us.

It has been Deported on the authority of Anas who said: My uncle and I have been named after him was not present with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (mav peace be upon him) on the Day of Badr. He felt distressed about it. He would say: I have missed the first battle fought by the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , and if God now gives me an opportunity to see a battlefield with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , God will see what I do therein. He was afraid to say more than this (lest he be unable to keep his word with God). He was present with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) on the Day of Uhud. He met Sa'd bin Mu'adh (who was retreating). Anas said to him: O Abu 'Amr, where (are you going)? Woe (to thee)! I find the smell of Paradise beside the Uhud mountain. (Reprimanding Sa'd in these words) he went forward and fought thein (the enemy) until he was killed. (The narrator says). More than eighty wounds inflicted with swords, spears and arrows were found on his body. His sister, my aunt, ar-Rubayyi', daughter of Nadr, said: I could not recognise my brother's body (it was so badly mutilated) except from his finger-tips. (It was on this occasion that) the Qur'anic verse:" Among the Believers are men who have been true to their covenant with God. Of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some still wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least" (xxxiii. 23). The narrator said that the verse had been revealed about him (Anas bin Nadr) and his Companions.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Musa Ash'ari that a desert Arab came to the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and said: Messenger of Allah, one man fights fgr the spoils of war; another fights that he may be remembered, and another fights that he may see his (high) position (achieved as a result of his valour in fighting). Which of these is fighting in the cause of God? The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Who fights so that the word of Allah is exalted is fighting in the way of Allah.

It has been narrated (through another chain of transmitters) on the authority of Abu Musa who said. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was asked which of the men fights in the way of Allah: (one who fights) for displaying his valour; (a man who) fights out of his family pride and (a man who) fights for the sake of show, who amongst these fights in the way of Allah? The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Who fights that the word of Allah be exalted fights in the way of Allah.