It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) (through another chain of transmitters) that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the definition of a martyr) the martyrs of my Umma will be small in number. They asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr; one who dies in the way of Allah, is a martyr; one who dies of plague is a martyr; one who dies of cholera is a martyr. Ibn Miqsam said: I testify the truth of your father's statement (with regard to this tradition) that the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: One who is drowned is a martyr.It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) (through another chain of transmitters) that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Whom do you consider to be a martyr among you? They (the Companions) said: Messenger, of Allah, one who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: Then (if this is the definition of a martyr) the martyrs of my Umma will be small in number. They asked: Messenger of Allah, who are they? He said: One who is slain in the way of Allah is a martyr; one who dies in the way of Allah, is a martyr; one who dies of plague is a martyr; one who dies of cholera is a martyr. Ibn Miqsam said: I testify the truth of your father's statement (with regard to this tradition) that the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: One who is drowned is a martyr.

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail contains the additional words:" And one who is drowned is a martyr."

Another version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Suhail thouch a different chain of transmitters contains the additional words:" A drowned person is a martyr."

It has been narrated on the authority of Hafsa daughter of Sirin who said: Anas bin Malik (RA) asked me the cause of death of Yahya bin 'Abu 'Amra. I said: (He died) of plague. He said: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said that death by plague is martyrdom for a Muslim.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Asim through the same chain of transmitters.

It has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Amir who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say-and he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit: Prepare to meet them with as much strength as you can afford. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery.

It has been narrated on the authority of Uqba bin Amir who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say: Lands shall be thrown open to you and Allah will suffice you (against your enemies), but none of you should give up playing with his arrows.

This tradition has also been narrated on the same authority through another chain of transmitters.

It has been reported by 'Abdul Rahman bin Shamasa that Fuqaim al- Lakhmi said to Uqba bin Amir: You frequent between these two targets and you are an old man, so you will be finding it very hard. 'Uqba said: But for a thing I heard from the Holy Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) , I would not strain myself. Harith (one of the narrators in the chain of transmitters) said: I asked Ibn Shamasa: What was that? He said that he (the Holy Prophet) said: Who learnt archery and then gave it up is not from us. or he has been guilty of disobedience (to Allah's Apostle) ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) .

It has been narrated on the authority of Thauban that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: A group of people from mv Umma will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will remain in this position until Allah's. Command is executed (i. e. Qayamah is established). In Qutaiba's version of the tradition, we do not have the words:" They will remain in this position."