حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقَاتِلُ شَجَاعَةً وَيُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً وَيُقَاتِلُ رِيَاءً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ " .
English translation
It was
narrated that Abu Musa said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked
about a
man who fights to prove his courage, or out of pride and
honour for
his close relatives, or to show off. The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ)
said: ‘Whoever fights so that the Word of Allah may be supreme
is
the one who (is fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”
It was
narrated that Abu ‘Uqbah, who was the freed slave of some
Persian
people, said: “I was present with the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day
of
Uhud. I struck a man from among the idolaters and said: ‘Take that!
And I am a Pers…
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said: “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘There
is no
band of warriors that fights in the cause of Allah and acquires
war
spoils, but they have been given two thirds of their reward, but
if
they do not get…