1323 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A martyr feels nothing of the pain of being killed except what one of you feels from the pinch of a gnat.” Related by al-Tirmidhi, who graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.
1324 – ʿAbd Allah ibn Abī Awfā (may Allah be pleased with them) said: On one of the days when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced the enemy, he waited until the sun had begun to decline, then stood before the people and declared, “People, do not wish to meet the enemy; instead ask Allah for well-being. But if you do meet them, stand firm, and know that Paradise lies beneath the shade of swords.” He then supplicated: “O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Driver of the clouds, Vanquisher of the confederates—vanquish them and grant us victory over them.” Agreed upon.
1325 – Sahl ibn Saʿd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Two prayers are never turned back—or are rarely turned back: the supplication made at the time of the call to prayer and the supplication made in battle when the fighting is fierce and the two sides are locked together.” Related by Abu Dawud with a sound chain.
1326 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out on a military expedition, he would say, “O Allah, You are my reliance and my supporter; through You I move about, through You I advance, and through You I fight.” Related by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, who classified it as ḥasan.