Aslam Abu Imran said: We set out from Madinah with the intention of jihad, aiming for Constantinople. At that time, Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) was the governor of Egypt, and Abdur Rahman bin Khalid bin Walid was the commander of the army. The Romans had reached very close to the city walls. One of our men attacked the enemy. The people said: Stop, stop, la ilaha illallah (how astonishing), he is throwing himself into destruction. Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man fights in jihad desiring martyrdom, or he displays full bravery in the path of Allah, and you people are stopping him by making him the subject of this verse. This verse was revealed about us, the Ansar, and it was like this: When Allah helped His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Islam became manifest, we said in a private gathering away from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Come, now let us stay with our wealth and livestock and tend to their improvement. Allah revealed this verse: "And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands" (Surah Al-Baqarah: 195). Throwing oneself into destruction with one's own hands means that we become engrossed in tending to our wealth and livestock and abandon jihad. Abu Imran says: After that, Abu Ayyub Ansari continued to fight in the path of Allah until he was buried in Constantinople.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever has not participated in jihad, nor prepared a warrior for jihad by providing him with equipment, nor looked after the family of a warrior well in his absence, then Allah, the Exalted, will afflict him with a great (and sudden) calamity or disaster before the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best jihad in the sight of Allah Almighty is of those people who stand in the first row facing the enemy and do not turn back until they are martyred. These are the people who will enter the highest chambers of Paradise. Your Lord looks towards them, and when your Lord smiles at a people, then there is no reckoning for them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The best jihad is that of a man whose horse's legs are cut and his blood is shed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: "Which people are the best?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The best (or most virtuous) among the people is the one who strives in the way of Allah with his wealth and his life. (After him is) the believer who worships Allah in a mountain pass and does not cause any harm to the people."

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Which martyrs are the most virtuous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The one whose blood is shed and whose horse's legs are cut."

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most virtuous form of jihad is to speak a word of justice (or a word of truth) before a tyrant ruler." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, Sayyiduna Abu Umamah, Sayyiduna Tariq bin Shihab, and Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them), and it is also reported mursal from Imam Zuhri.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Which jihad is the best?" He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Your striving against your own self and desires for the sake of Allah, the Exalted."

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Seek out the weak for me, for indeed you are given provision and helped because of your weak ones."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The people of the tribe of Hawazin came on the day of Hunayn along with their women, children, camels, and goats. They lined them up in rows to show their numbers against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the clash occurred between the Muslims and the polytheists, the Muslims turned their backs and fled, as Allah Almighty has mentioned. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger.”He further said:“O group of Ansar! I am the servant of Allah and His Messenger.”Allah Almighty defeated the polytheists; neither was anyone wounded by a spear nor struck by a sword. On that day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Whoever kills a disbeliever, then the spoils taken from him will belong to the killer.”Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) killed twenty men that day and took their wealth and belongings. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I struck a man on the tendon of his shoulder and he was wearing armor. Before I could seize his spoils, someone else took them. O Messenger of Allah! Please see, who is that person? A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I took that wealth. Please appease Qatadah on my behalf and let the wealth remain with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and whenever anything was requested from him, he would give it, or he would remain silent. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, by Allah! (It will not happen like this) Allah Almighty has given wealth to one of His lions, and you (O Prophet) would give it to him. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled.