Hadith 3719

Chapter 26

باب 26

(26) باب مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا

(873) Chapter: Whoever Fights So That The Word Of Allah Is Uppermost
41
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، : أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا، جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ : إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُقَاتِلُ لِلذِّكْرِ، وَيُقَاتِلُ لِيُحْمَدَ، وَيُقَاتِلُ لِيَغْنَمَ، وَيُقَاتِلُ لِيُرَى مَكَانُهُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : " مَنْ قَاتَلَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ أَعْلَى فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " .


Abu Musa said "A beduoin came to the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) and said "One man fights for reputation, one fights for being praised, one fights for booty and one for his place to be seen. (Which of them is in Allaah's path?)". The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) replied "The one who fights that Allaah's word may have pre-eminence is in Allaah's path."

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2517

In-book reference: Book 15, Hadith 41

English translation: Book 14, Hadith 2511