It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The dust of the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell can never be gathered on the face of a Muslim."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Mu'adh narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out an expedition, and a woman came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! You have sent out this expedition and my husband is also in it. I used to fast when he fasted, pray when he prayed and worship as he worshipped. So tell me of a deed by which I may reach (the reward of) his deed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep praying (continuously) and never sit down, keep fasting (continuously) and never break your fast, and keep remembering (Allah continuously) and never slacken." She said: O Messenger of Allah! Will I be able to do that? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if you were given the strength for it, by the One in whose hand is my soul, you would not reach even a tenth of his deed." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Grant me permission for wandering (siyahah: renouncing the world and living in seclusion). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wandering of my Ummah is striving (jihad) in the path of Allah." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The reward of returning (from jihad) is equal to an Umrah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three kinds of people who are under the guarantee (responsibility) of Allah: a man who goes out to fight in the path of Allah; he is under Allah's guarantee until Allah takes his soul and admits him into Paradise, or brings him back with the reward and spoils he obtained. Second, a man who goes to the mosque; he is under Allah's guarantee until Allah takes his soul and admits him into Paradise, or brings him back with the reward and recompense he obtained. And third, a man who enters his house with a greeting of peace; he too is under Allah's guarantee." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered an expedition to set out. The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Should we set out tonight, or wait until morning? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you not love to spend the night in the gardens of Paradise?" The word kharif in the hadith means a garden. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the prayer while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading us in prayer. When he reached the row he supplicated: 'Allahumma atini afdala ma tu'ti 'ibadaka al-salihin' (O Allah, grant me the best of what You grant Your righteous servants). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had completed the prayer, he asked: "Who was the one who spoke a little while ago?" The man said: O Messenger of Allah! It was me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then your horse will be slaughtered and you will be martyred in the path of Allah." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The martyrs will be at (the river) Bariq, a river at the gate of Paradise, in a green dome; their provision will be brought out to them morning and evening." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to striving (jihad) in the path of Allah, for it is one of the gates of Paradise; through it Allah removes grief and sorrow." Other narrators added to it: "And strive in the path of Allah against those near and those far, establish the limits (hudud) of Allah upon those near and those far, and do not heed the blame of any blamer in the matter of Allah." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man from the people of Paradise will be brought, and Allah Almighty will say to him: O son of Adam! How have you found your abode? He will say: O my Lord! The best of abodes. Allah will say: Ask and wish for something. He will say: What should I ask of You and wish for? I ask only that You send me back to the world so that I may be martyred in Your path ten times, because he will have seen the excellence of martyrdom." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And a man from the people of Hell will be brought, and Allah will say: O son of Adam! How have you found your abode? He will say: O my Lord! The worst of abodes. Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: Would you give the earth's fill of gold as ransom to be saved from it? He will say: Yes. Allah will say: You have lied; I asked of you something far less and easier than that, but you did not do it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording.