It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Standing guard for one day at the frontier is better than staying at home for a month and fasting during it."

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Travel and you will remain healthy, and perform jihad and you will become self-sufficient." This hadith is narrated mursal from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, Sayyiduna Abu Saeed (may Allah be pleased with them), and Zaid bin Aslam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The martyr feels no more pain from being killed than one of you feels from a pinch (or the sting of a flea, etc.)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Any human being found on the earth, when he dies and Allah has a better (end, i.e., Paradise) for him, he does not wish to return, even if he were given the whole world, except for the one martyred in the way of Allah, because he wishes to return and be martyred again."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Jabir! Have you been informed that Allah Almighty has brought your father back to life? (It happened in such a way that) Allah Almighty said to your father: Make a wish (I will fulfill it). Your father said: Return me to the world, I want to be killed again. Allah Almighty said: Indeed, I have made a decision that (those who have died once) will not be returned to the world."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever set out for Hajj and died, Allah writes for him the reward of one performing Hajj until the Day of Resurrection. Whoever set out to perform ‘Umrah and died, Allah writes for him the reward of one performing ‘Umrah until the Day of Resurrection. And whoever set out as a warrior in the path of Allah and died, Allah writes for him the reward of a warrior until the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever walks in the path of Allah, the amount of dust that falls upon him, he will receive musk in the same measure on the Day of Resurrection."

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 best companion is four, the best detachment is of four hundred people, the best army is of four thousand people, and an army of twelve thousand will not be defeated merely due to small numbers."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Whom do you count as martyrs?" They said: The one who fights in the way of Allah and is killed. (He is a martyr.) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then the martyrs in my Ummah will be few. (The reality is that) the one who is killed in the way of Allah is a martyr, the one who dies by a spear in the way of Allah is a martyr, the one who drowns is a martyr, the one who falls from his mount in the way of Allah is a martyr, and the one who dies of pneumonia in the way of Allah is a martyr." Muhammad bin Ishaq said: «مَجْنُوْب» refers to «صَاحِب الْجَنْب» .

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever falls from his mount and dies in the way of Allah, he will be a martyr."