It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Hazliyyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: Indeed, the one who spends on a group present in the path of Allah is like someone who has both hands spread out with charity and does not close them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) intended to go on a military expedition and said: O group of Muhajirun and Ansar! Indeed, some of your brothers are such that they have neither any wealth nor any relatives, so every man should take two or three persons with him. Thus, each of us would have a turn to ride on his camel because of those two or three persons. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I also took two or three persons with me, and I too had one turn to ride, just like them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ruwaifi’ bin Thabit Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he participated in a battle with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: One of us would take a she-camel for half of the spoils obtained, to the extent that (sometimes it would happen that) one of us would get the shaft of an arrow and another would get the feather and the head.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The virtue of the wives of the Mujahideen over those who stay behind, in terms of sanctity, is like the virtue of their mothers. So, if any person who stayed behind betrays and harms the wife of a Mujahid in his right, he will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to the Mujahid: This man betrayed you regarding your wife, so take from his deeds whatever you wish. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So what do you think (will he leave any of his deeds, when everyone will be in utmost need of good deeds there)?

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When people become stingy regarding dirhams and dinars, indulge in ‘inah transactions, follow the tails of cattle, and abandon jihad in the way of Allah, then Allah Almighty will send a trial upon them, and He will not remove it until they return to their religion.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever dies without having fought in jihad, nor having thought of striving in his own self, will die upon a branch of hypocrisy.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him): O Thawban! What will be your condition when other nations will attack you as people gather around a dish of food? He said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, will it be because of our small number? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: No, at that time you will be many, but weakness (wahn) will be cast into your hearts. He said: O Messenger of Allah! What is wahn? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Your love for the world and your dislike for fighting.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the expedition of Tabuk and approached Madinah Munawwarah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, there are people in Madinah such that whenever you set out and whichever valley you crossed, they were with you. The people said: O Messenger of Allah! While they are in Madinah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, they are in Madinah; in fact, an excuse has kept them back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: On the Day of Resurrection, a man from among the people of Paradise will be brought, and Allah Almighty will say to him: O son of Adam! How did you find your abode? He will say: O my Lord! It is the best abode. Allah Almighty will say: Ask for more and wish for more. He will say: What should I ask for and what should I wish for? Yes, return me to the world so that I may be martyred ten times in Your path. He will say this upon seeing the virtue of martyrdom.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abu Umairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no such Muslim among the people who wishes that Allah causes him to die and then he returns to you and is given the world and all that is in it, except for the martyr. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I am martyred in the way of Allah, this deed is more beloved to me than that all the cities and villages are given to me.