Excellence of Jihad

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1. 2752

   Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslim frontiers in the cause of Allah) for a day and a night is better than fasting and standing for night prayer for a whole month. If a person dies (while performing Ribāt), he will receive the reward for his righteous deeds perpetually, will receive his provision, and will be saved from the trials of the grave

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
2. 2756

   The actions of every dead person come to a halt except the one who is garrisoned on the frontier in the way of Allah. His deeds will keep growing till the Day of Judgment, and he will be secure from the trial in the grave.

   Authentic hadithNarrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Ahmad
3. 2957

   Allah has guaranteed for the one who fights in His cause to admit him into Paradise if He takes his soul, or to return him safe and sound with reward or booty.

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim due to its all chains of narrators
4. 2967

   Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslims' frontiers) for one day in the cause of Allah is better than the world and everything in it

   AuthenticAgreed upon
5. 2973

   A single journey undertaken in the early morning or in the evening in the cause of Allah is better than whatever the sun rises and sets upon

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
6. 2991

   No one is wounded in the way of Allah except that he comes on the Day of Judgment with his wound bleeding; the color is that of blood, and the smell is that of musk.

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
7. 3157

   Whoever sincerely asks Allah for martyrdom, Allah will make him reach the status of martyrs even if he dies on his bed

   AuthenticNarrated by Muslim
8. 3194

   A man asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) during the Battle of Uhud: "If I am killed, where do you think I would be?" He replied: "In Paradise." So the man threw some dates that were in his hand and fought until he was killed

   Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
9. 3437

   Whoever equips a fighter in the cause of Allah has indeed taken part in the fight himself; and whoever looks after the dependents of a fighter in his absence properly has indeed taken part in the fight himself

   AuthenticAgreed upon
10. 3570

    He did a little but was greatly rewarded

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
11. 3583

    Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection

    Authentic hadithAl-Bukhari and Muslim with its two versions
12. 3589

    Allah forgives everything for the martyr except the debt

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Muslim
13. 3723

    Fight in the cause of Allah, for he who fights in the Cause of Allah for a period of time equal to that between two milkings of a she-camel, will be surely admitted to Paradise

    Good hadithNarrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Ahmad
14. 3778

    He who weeps out of fear of Allah, will not enter the Hell till the milk returns into the udder

    Authentic hadithNarrated by At-Termedhy - An-Nasaa’i - Narrated by Ahmad
15. 3864

    No one who enters Paradise would love to return to the life of this world even if he would be given everything that the world contains, except for the martyr. He will wish to return to the world and be killed ten more times on account of the honor that he will find

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim
16. 3868

    Anyone whose feet get covered with dust in the cause of Allah will not be touched by the Fire

    AuthenticNarrated by Al-Bukhāri
17. 3914

    The martyr feels nothing from the agony of death except as one of you feels from the sting of an ant

    Good hadithNarrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by At-Termedhy - An-Nasaa’i - Narrated by Ahmad - Ad-Daarimi
18. 3917

    The example of a Mujāhid in the cause of Allah is like a person who keeps fasting, praying and reciting the verses of Allah unfailingly until the Mujāhid returns

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari - Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim
19. 4181

    If somebody keeps a horse in Allah's cause motivated by his faith in Allah and his belief in His promise, then he will be rewarded on the Day of Resurrection for what the horse has eaten or drunk and for its dung and urine

    Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari
20. 4193

    O Abu Sa‘īd, whoever is pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a messenger, Paradise is guaranteed for him

    AuthenticNarrated by Muslim