—“Whoever spends anything in the cause of Allah will have it recorded for him seven hundredfold.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: a fair (ḥasan) hadith.

1347 – Abū Saʿīd, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No servant fasts a single day in the cause of Allah but that, because of that day, Allah distances his face from the Fire by seventy autumns (1).” Agreed upon.

1348 – Abū Umāmah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever fasts a day in the cause of Allah, Allah will place between him and the Fire a trench like the distance between heaven and earth.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said: a sound and authentic (ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ) hadith.

1349 – Abū Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever dies without having gone out to fight, nor even having entertained the thought of fighting, dies upon a branch (2) of hypocrisy.” Narrated by Muslim.

1350 – Jābir, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “We were with the Prophet ﷺ on a campaign when he declared, ‘There are men in Medina who, every time you travel a stretch or cross a valley, are with you; illness kept them back.’”

In another wording: “Circumstances kept them back.”

And in yet another: “They have shared with you in the reward.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī through Anas and by Muslim through Jābir, and this is his wording.

1351 – Abū Mūsā, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that a Bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “Messenger of Allah, a man fights for the spoils, a man fights to be spoken of, and a man fights so that his courage may be seen—?”