—In another wording: “He fights out of sheer bravery, and he fights out of tribal zeal.” (1)

—And in yet another narration: “He fights in anger. So who, then, is in the path of Allah?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, “Whoever fights so that the word of Allah is supreme, he is in the path of Allah.” Agreed upon.

1352 – ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No detachment (2) or expedition goes out, takes booty, and returns safely except that they have hastened two-thirds of their reward; and no detachment or expedition is defeated and suffers losses except that their full reward is completed for them.” Narrated by Muslim.

1353 – Abū Umāmah, may Allah be pleased with him, related that a man said, “Messenger of Allah, permit me to wander the earth in ascetic travel (3).” The Prophet ﷺ answered, “The wandering of my community is striving in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a good chain.

1354 – ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, may Allah be pleased with them both, reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The homeward return is like the campaign itself.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a good chain.

Al-qaflah means the return; what is intended is the journey back from the campaign after it is finished. Its meaning is that the warrior is rewarded for his homeward journey just as he was for the campaign.

1355 – Al-Sāʾib ibn Yazīd, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When the Prophet ﷺ returned from the expedition of Tabūk, the people went out to meet him; I was among the children who welcomed him at Thaniyyat al-Wadāʿ (4). Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain in these words.