Hazrat Hassan bin Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that once I, Hazrat Mak’hool (may Allah have mercy on him), and Hazrat Ibn Abi Zakariya (may Allah have mercy on him) went to Hazrat Khalid bin Ma’dan (may Allah have mercy on him). He narrated to us a hadith from Hazrat Jubair bin Nufair (may Allah have mercy on him), that Hazrat Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said to me,“Let us go to a companion, Hazrat Dhu Khumar.”I went with Jubair bin Qasir to him. Hazrat Jubair asked him about“Hudnah”(truce), so he replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the people of Rome will soon make a peace treaty with you, then you and they will fight together against an enemy. In these battles, you will be victorious and will gain spoils of war and safety. Then you will stay on a land with mounds, and there a Christian will raise a cross and say,“The cross has prevailed.”At this, a Muslim man will become angry and will break that cross. At this point, the people of Rome will break the treaty and gather for battle.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said that in battle, keep your nails long because they are also a weapon.

Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when you are offered to participate in jihad, do not choose Armenia, because there a severe punishment of cold has been sent down by Allah.

Hazrat Alqamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we participated in jihad in the land of Rome with Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him). At that time, our leader was a Quraishi. He drank alcohol, so we intended to enforce the prescribed punishment (hadd) upon him. Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Will you enforce the hadd upon your leader while you are near the enemy? In this way, the enemy will attack you." That leader said, "I will certainly drink alcohol even though it is forbidden, and I will certainly drink alcohol even if someone dislikes it."

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if I spend just these three days in preparation for jihad, I do not care how much worship the worshippers perform.

It is narrated from Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Spending one day in preparation for jihad in the way of Allah is better than fasting for a month and worshipping for a month. Whoever passes away while preparing for jihad will be saved from the torment of the grave, and the reward for his good deeds will continue until the Day of Resurrection.

This hadith is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) with different wording.

Once, Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said from the pulpit that I heard a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which I concealed from you so that you would not distance yourselves from me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said that guarding the borders in the path of Allah for one day is better than guarding elsewhere for a thousand days, so let every person choose for himself what he wishes.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that ribat is for forty days.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mak'hool that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said that ribat (the duty of guarding the borders) is for forty days.