Abu Umama reported God's Messenger as saying,“The best sadaqat are the shade of a large tent in God's path, the gift of a servant in God’s path, or providing in God’s path a she-camel old enough to be covered by a stallion." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying,“No one who weeps from fear of God will go into hell till the milk returns to the udder, and no servant of God will experience both dust in God’s path and the smoke of jahannam." Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Nasa'i added in another version,“ever in a Muslim’s nostrils." In another by him he added,“ever in the belly of a servant of God; and stinginess and faith will never be combined in the heart of a servant of God."

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God's Messenger as saying,“There are two eyes which will never be touched by hell, an eye which weeps from fear of God and an eye which spends the night on guard in God’s path." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Abu Huraira told that when one of God’s Messenger’s companion came upon a mountain path containing a small spring of fresh water and was delighted by it, he expressed a desire to withdraw from the people and stay in that path. He mentioned that to God’s Messenger, and he replied,“Do not do it, for when any of you remains in God’s path it is more excellent than prayer in his house during seventy years. Do you not want* God to forgive you and bring you into paradise? Fight* in God's path. He who fights in God's path as long as the time between two milkings of a she-camel will be assured of paradise." *These verbs are in plural. Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Uthman reported God’s Messenger as saying,“A day on the frontier in God’s path is better than a thousand days in any other place." Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying,“I was shown the first three to enter paradise:a martyr, a continent man who refrains from what is unlawful, and a slave who worships God well and serves his patrons sincerely." Tirmidhi transmitted it.

‘Abdallah b. Hubshi told that the Prophet was asked which deed was most excellent and replied,“Standing long in prayer." He was asked what sadaqa was most excellent and replied,“The effort of one who possesses little.”He was asked what hijra was most excellent and replied,“That of one who forsakes what God has prohibited.”He was asked what jihad was most excellent and replied,“That of one who strives against the polytheists with his property and his person.”He was asked what manner of being killed was most honourable and replied,“That of one whose blood is shed and whose steed is wounded.”Abu Dawud transmitted it Nasa’i’s version says that the Prophet was asked which actions were most excellent and replied,“Faith which contains no doubt, jihad which contains no unfaithfulness regarding spoil, and a pilgrimage which is accepted.”He was asked what prayer was most excellent and replied,“Standing long in devotion.”The two versions agree about the remainder.

Al-Miqdam b. Ma'dikarib reported God’s Messenger as saying,“The martyr receives six1 good things from God:he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood, he is shown his abode in paradise, he is preserved from the punishment in the grave, he is kept safe from the greatest terror2, he has placed on his head the crown of honour a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains, he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes,3 and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives.”1. There seem to be seven things mentioned in this tradition. 2. Cf. Al-Qur'an; 21:103. 3. Cf. Al-Qur’an, 56:22. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone meets God with no mark of jihad, he will meet God with a flaw in him.”Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

He reported God’s Messenger as saying,“The martyr experiences no more pain in being killed than one of you experiences from a sting.”Tirmidhi, Nasa’i and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition.