Volume 4, Book 52, Number 60:
Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius said to him, “I asked you about the outcome of your
battles with him (i.e. the Prophet ) and you told me that you fought each other with alternate success.
So the Apostles are tested in this way but the ultimate victory is always theirs.
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Volume 4, Book 52, Number 45:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Somebody asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! Who is the best among the people?” Allah’s Apostle replied “A
believer who strives his utmost in Allah’s Cause with his life and property.” They asked, “Who is
next?” He replied, “A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving
the people secure from his mischief.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 46:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “The example of a Mujahid in Allah’s Cause– and Allah knows bet –
ter who really strives in His Cause—-is like a person who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guar –
antees that He will admit the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He will re –
turn him to his home safely with rewards and war booty.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 47:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Apostle used to visit Um Haran bint Milhan, who would offer him reals. Um-Haram was
the wife of Ubada bin As-Samit. Allah’s Apostle, once visited her and she provided him with food and
started looking for lice in his head. Then Allah’s Apostle slept, and afterwards woke up smiling. Um
Haran asked, “What causes you to smile, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said. “Some of my followers who (in a
dream) were presented before me as fighters in Allah’s Cause (on board a ship) amidst this sea cause
me to smile; they were as kings on the thrones (or like kings on the thrones).” (Ishaq, a sub-narrator
is not sure as to which expression the Prophet used.) Um-Haram said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Invoke Al –
lah that he makes me one of them. Allah’s Apostle invoked Allah for her and slept again and woke up
smiling. Once again Um Haram asked, “What makes you smile, O Allah’s Apostle?” He replied, “Some
of my followers were presented to me as fighters in Allah’s Cause,” repeating the same dream. Um-
Haram said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Invoke Allah that He makes me one of them.” He said, “You are
amongst the first ones.” It happened that she sailed on the sea during the Caliphate of Mu’awlya bin
Abi Sufyan, and after she disembarked, she fell down from her riding animal and died.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 48:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the
month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Al –
lah’s Cause or remains in the land where he is born.” The people said, “O Allah’s Apostle ! Shall we
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acquaint the people with the is good news?” He said, “Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah
has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His Cause, and the distance between each of two grades
is like the distance between the Heaven and the Earth. So, when you ask Allah (for something), ask
for Al-firdaus which is the best and highest part of Paradise.” (i.e. The sub-narrator added, “I think
the Prophet also said, ‘Above it (i.e. Al-Firdaus) is the Throne of Beneficent (i.e. Allah), and from it
originate the rivers of Paradise.”)
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 49:
Narrated Samura:
The Prophet said, “Last night two men came to me (in a dream) and made me ascend a tree and
then admitted me into a better and superior house, better of which I have never seen. One of them
said, ‘This house is the house of martyrs.”
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 50:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, “A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah’s Cause in the forenoon or in the after –
noon is better than the world and whatever is in it.”