It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever sets out in the path of Allah (for jihad), and then dies or is killed, is a martyr; or if his horse or camel throws him and kills him, or a venomous creature stings him, or he dies a natural death on his bed in whatever way Allah wills, he is a martyr, and Paradise is surely his." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every deceased person has his deeds sealed (that is, his deeds come to an end), except the murabit (the guard of the frontier), for his deeds continue to grow for him until the Day of Resurrection, and he is granted safety from the trial of the grave." 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 Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies without ever having fought, and without ever having intended in his heart to fight, dies upon a branch of hypocrisy." Imam Muslim used Wuhayb bin al-Ward as evidence, and this is an important hadith narrated by Abdullah bin al-Mubarak, 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) said: "Whoever dies without having fought, and without the intention of fighting in his heart, dies upon a branch of hypocrisy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever meets Allah without any mark of jihad upon him will meet Him with a breach (thulmah) in him (that is, a defect or deficiency)." This is an important hadith on this subject; however, the two Shaykhs did not use Isma'il bin Rafi' as evidence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bashir bin al-Khasasiyah (may Allah be pleased with him): I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to pledge allegiance to him on Islam, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) set these conditions for me: "That you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and Messenger, that you perform the five prayers, fast Ramadan, pay the zakah, perform Hajj to the House (of Allah) and strive in the path of Allah." He says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Two of these I am not able to bear. One is zakah, for I have only ten she-camels, which are my family's source of milk and serve to carry their loads. The other is jihad, for people say that whoever turns his back (on the battlefield) returns with the wrath of Allah, and I fear that when the time of fighting comes I will dislike death and my soul will show cowardice. (The narrator says that on hearing this) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) drew back his hand, then moved it and said: "Neither zakah nor jihad! Then by what will you enter Paradise?" I said: O Messenger of Allah! I pledge allegiance to you (on all of them). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) took my pledge on all of these matters. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Bashir bin al-Khasasiyah is among those listed as Companions from the Ansar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever guards the frontier (ribat) for a day and a night in the path of Allah will have the reward of fasting a month and standing its nights in prayer. And whoever dies while guarding the frontier (as a murabit), that deed of his will continue (until the Day of Resurrection), he will continue to be given provision, and he will be safe from the trial of the grave." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you of a night that is better than the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr)? It is the night of a guard who keeps watch in a place of fear, without the hope that he will be able to return to his family." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Waki' bin al-Jarrah narrated it from Thawr as mawquf (as the saying of a Companion), but Yahya bin Sa'id is an authority to be followed.

This same narration is also reported from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) as mawquf (as his own saying).