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is content with Allah as his Lord, with Islam as his religion, and with Muhammad as Messenger, Paradise is assured for him.” Abu Saʿīd was amazed and said, “Repeat it for me, O Messenger of Allah.” So he repeated it for him and then said, “There is another deed by which Allah raises a servant one hundred levels in Paradise; the distance between each two levels is like the distance between heaven and earth.” He asked, “What is it, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Striving in the path of Allah, striving in the path of Allah.” Narrated by Muslim.

1310 – Abū Bakr ibn Abī Mūsā al-Ashʿarī said: I heard my father—may Allah be pleased with him—while he was in the presence of the enemy, saying: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The gates of Paradise lie beneath the shades of swords.” A man of shabby appearance (1) stood up and asked, “Abū Mūsā, did you yourself hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say this?” He answered, “Yes.” The man returned to his companions and said, “I bid you peace,” then he broke the scabbard (2) of his sword and threw it away, walked forward with his sword toward the enemy, and kept striking with it until he was killed. Narrated by Muslim.

1311 – Abū ʿAbs ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Jabr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Feet that become dusty in the path of Allah will never be touched by the Fire.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

1312 – Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “A man who weeps out of fear of Allah will not enter the Fire until milk returns to the udder, and dust raised in the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never combine upon a single servant.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: a ḥadīth that is ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (sound and fair).

1313 – Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “Two eyes the Fire shall not touch: an eye that weeps out of fear of Allah, and an eye that keeps night-long watch in the path of Allah.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: a ḥasan (fair) ḥadīth.

(1) That is, khalaq al-thiyab (worn-out clothes). (2) That is, ghilafuhu (its sheath).

رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا، وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ»، فَعَجِبَ لَهَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، فَقَالَ: أَعِدْهَا عَلَيَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَأَعَادَهَا عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «وَأُخْرَى يَرْفَعُ اللَّهُ بِهَا الْعَبْدَ مِائَةَ دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، مَا بَيْنَ كُلِّ دَرَجَتَيْنِ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ» قَالَ: وَمَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ، الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» . رواه مسلم . ١٣١٠ - وعن أبي بكر بن أبي موسى الأشعري، قال: سَمِعْتُ أَبِي رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَهُوَ بِحَضْرَةِ الْعَدُوِّ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ الْجَنَّةِ تَحْتَ ظِلَالِ السُّيُوفِ» فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ رَثُّ الْهَيْئَةِ (١) فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا مُوسَى أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ، ثُمَّ كَسَرَ جَفْنَ (٢) سَيْفَهُ فَأَلْقَاهُ، ثُمَّ مَشَى بِسَيْفِهِ إِلَى الْعَدُوِّ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ . رواه مسلم . ١٣١١ - وعن أبي عبس عبد الرحمن بن جبر رضي الله عنه قال: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَا اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَا عَبْدٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَمَسَّهُ النَّارُ» رواه البخاري . ١٣١٢ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «لَا يَلِجُ النَّارَ رَجُلٌ بَكَى مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ اللَّبَنُ فِي الضَّرْعِ، وَلَا يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ غُبَارٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَدُخَانُ جَهَنَّمَ» رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح . ١٣١٣ - وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «عَيْنَانِ لَا تَمَسُّهُمَا النَّارُ: عَيْنٌ بَكَتْ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ، وَعَيْنٌ بَاتَتْ تَحْرُسُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن .

(١) أي: خلق الثياب . (٢) أي: غلافه .