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 198 God will bring to him the honour of martyrs, although he die upon his bed."'—Muslim.

It is related from Anas that he said, 'The Apostle of God and his companions went on until they drew near to the polytheists at Bedr. And the polytheists advanced. And the Apostle of God said, "Rise up to paradise, the breadth of which is equal to the heavens and the earth." Then ʿUmair binuʾl-Ḥumám said, "Good! good!" The Apostle of God said, "What led thee to say, Good! good!' He replied, "By God! O Apostle of God, nothing but the hope that I might be amongst its people." He said, "Verily thou art amongst its people." Anas said, 'Then ʿUmair took out some dates from his horn and began to eat some of them. After that he said, "If I live until I eat my dates, it will certainly be a long life." Then he threw away what dates remained with him, and fought them until he was killed.'—Muslim.

It is related from ʿImrán bin Ḥuṣain that, 'The Apostle of God said, "A band of my people will continue to fight for the truth, and will overcome those that oppose them, until the last of them fights with the false Messiah."—Abú Dáud.

It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God said, " There are two eyes which the fire will not touch: the eye which weeps from fear of God, and the eye which remains awake keeping watch in the way of God."—At Tirmidhí.

It is related from Abú Miqdám bin Maʿdíkarib that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The martyr has six privileges near God: he is forgiven his sins on (the shedding of) the first drop of blood, he is shown his resting-place in paradise, he is redeemed from the punishment of the grave, he is made secure from the great fear (of hell) and a crown of glory is placed on his head, one ruby of which is better than the world and all that is therein, and he will marry seventy-two wives of the huris with black eyes, and his intercession will be accepted for seventy of his relations."'—Tirmidhí, Ibn Májah.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that, 'The Apostle of God said, " Do not ride on the sea except as a pilgrim, or as the performer of the lesser pilgrimage, or as a warrior in the way of God; for verily under the sea is a fire, and under the fire is a sea."'—Abú Dáud.