It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been sent with the sword before the Day of Judgment, until only Allah is worshipped and no partner is associated with Him. My sustenance is placed under the shadow of my spear. The fate of the one who opposes me is humiliation and disgrace. Whoever imitates a people is one of them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty becomes very pleased upon seeing two people. One is the person who leaves his beloved wife, bed, and blanket, and stands for prayer out of love for Me and desire for My rewards. The second is the person who fights in the way of Allah, runs with it, remembers the consequences of fleeing from the battlefield, and instead of returning, rushes towards the enemy and is martyred. Upon this, Allah Almighty says to the angels: O angels! Look at My servant; he returned towards the enemy out of love for Me and desire for My rewards, and was martyred.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reclining in the house of Hazrat Umm Haram bint Milhan (may Allah be pleased with her) when sleep overtook him. After a while, he woke up smiling. Hazrat Bint Milhan (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the reason for his smile, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that some people from my Ummah will perform jihad in the green sea; on the Day of Judgment, they will be seated on thrones like kings. Hazrat Umm Haram bint Milhan (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "O Messenger of Allah! Pray that Allah includes me among those people." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, "O Allah! Include her among them." After this, she was married to Hazrat Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him). Later, she set out on a sea journey with her son Hazrat Qarzah (may Allah be pleased with him), and on the return, she fell from her mount and was martyred, and was buried there.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that fighting one battle in the way of Allah is, in my view, better than spending a great deal of wealth in the way of Allah which is accepted.

It is narrated from Hazrat Alqamah bin Shihab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever did not get the opportunity to fight alongside me should participate in the naval jihad, because one naval battle is superior to two battles fought on land. The reward for one who is martyred at sea is equal to that of two martyrs on land. The most virtuous martyrs in the sight of Allah are the "Ashab al-Wukuf." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who are the 'Ashab al-Wukuf'?" He replied: Those whose mounts overturn and they are martyred because of it.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the one who returns alive from a naval jihad is like that worshipper who, while fighting on land, has been martyred, rolling in his own blood.

20556 - Yasar from Abdullah ibn Amr said: The one who drowns in the sea as a warrior is like the one who is covered in his blood (as a martyr) (1) on land (2).

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) says that one expedition by sea is superior to ten expeditions by land. Whoever crossed the sea while fighting in the path of Allah, it is as if he has crossed all the valleys of the earth.

Hazrat Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) set out for a naval expedition and I was with him.

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that no one should travel by sea except a pilgrim, a warrior in the path of Allah, or one intending to perform Umrah.