1328 – Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: “My father was brought to the Prophet ﷺ after he had been mutilated and was placed before him. I moved to uncover his face, but my people stopped me. The Prophet ﷺ then said, ‘The angels have continued to shade him with their wings.’” Agreed upon.

1329 – Sahl ibn Hunayf, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever asks Allah for martyrdom sincerely, Allah will raise him to the stations of the martyrs even if he dies on his bed.” Narrated by Muslim.

1330 – Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever seeks martyrdom truthfully will be granted it (1), even if he is never struck by it.” Narrated by Muslim.

1331 – Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The martyr feels no more pain from being killed than one of you feels from the sting of a bite.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who graded it sound and fair (ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ).

1332 – ʿAbd Allah ibn Abi Awfa, may Allah be pleased with them both, recounted: On one of the days when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced the enemy, he waited until the sun had declined, then stood before the people and said, “O people, do not wish to meet the enemy; ask Allah for well-being. But if you do meet them, be steadfast, and know that Paradise lies beneath the shade of swords.” He then supplicated: “O Allah, Revealer of the Book (2), Sender of the clouds, Vanquisher of the confederates (3), defeat them and grant us victory over them.” Agreed upon.

1333 – Sahl ibn Saʿd, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “Two supplications are never rejected—or are rarely rejected: the supplication made at the call to prayer (4) and at the time of battle when the combatants press against one another.” Narrated by Abu Dawud with an authentic chain of transmission.