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It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "By Him in whose hands is my life! If it were not that some of the men of the believers would be unhappy because they were separated from me, owing to the fact that I have not beasts upon which to mount them, I would never absent myself from the battle which they fight in the way of God. And by Him in whose hands in my life! I would certainly love to be killed in the way of God, and then brought to life, and then killed, and then brought to life, and then killed, and then brought to life."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Salmánuʾl-Fársi that he said, 'I heard the Apostle of God say, "To keep guard one day and one night in the way of God is better than a month's fast and remaining awake at night therein. Then if he dies, (the rewards of) his actions which he .used to perform flow to him, and his sustenance is appointed for him, and he becomes safe from the seducer."'—Muslim.

It is related from Zaid bin Khálid that, 'The Apostle of God said, "He who equips a warrior in the way of God, has fought himself; and he who takes the place of a warrior in his family, has fought himself."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Jábir bin Samurah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "This religion will never cease to be in force. A band of Muslims will fight for it until the day of resurrection."'—Muslim.

It is related from Anas that, 'The Apostle of God said, "There is no one who enters paradise and wishes to return to the earth and what he possessed there, except the martyr who longs to return to the earth and be killed ten times by reason of what he sees of the liberal rewards."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Sahl bin Ḥunaif that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Whoever supplicates God in truth for martyrdom,