Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Holy Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sent an army towards Mu'tah and appointed Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander over them. He instructed that if Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) is martyred, then Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) should be made the leader, and if Ja'far is also martyred, then Abdullah bin Rawahah should be made the leader. Despite the army's departure, Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) stayed behind with the intention of offering Jumu'ah (Friday prayer) with the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم saw him, he asked, "Why did you stay behind?" He replied, "With the intention of offering Jumu'ah with you." The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said, "Spending a morning or an evening in the path of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To spend a morning or an evening in the way of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Spending a morning or an evening in the way of Allah is better than everything upon which the sun rises and sets.

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: "A morning or an evening spent in the way of Allah is better than the whole world."

Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Which deed is the best? He replied: To have faith in Allah and to strive in the path of Allah.

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Which deed is the best?" He replied, "To perform the prayer at its appointed time." I asked, "Then which deed is the best?" He replied, "To treat your parents well." I asked, "Then which deed is the best?" He replied, "To strive in the path of Allah."

Hazrat Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the one who strives in the path of Allah is, until he returns, like a person who fasts during the day and stands in prayer at night.

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To spend a morning or an evening in the way of Allah is better than the world and whatever is in it.

Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when a person is in the path of Allah and his heart trembles out of fear, his sins fall away just as dates fall from a date cluster.

Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when we returned from the Battle of Tabuk, I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Tell me about the peak of the hump of Islam." He replied, "The peak of the hump of Islam is striving in the way of Allah (jihad)."