urge them to go forward and be stable and firm, and Allah will grant them
victory and support them with the angels.
It is narrated in the book "Sahih-Al-Bukhari" Allah's Apostle said:
"Any one whose feet get covered with dust in Allah's cause will be
forbidden from the Hell-fire." (Vol. 4th, Hadith no. 66).
It is also narrated in the two books (Bukhari and Muslim): A man said:
"O Allah's Apostle! Inform me of a thing that is equal to Jihad (in Allah's
cause)?" Allah's Apostle said: "You cannot (do that)."
The man said: "Inform me of that." Allah's Apostle said: "Can
you fast continuously without eating or drinking (at all) and stand continuously
in prayer from the time the Mujahidin go out for Jihad (till the time they
return back home)?" The man replied, "No." Allah's Apostle said:
"That is (the thing) which is equal to Jihad." Likewise Allah's
Apostle said:
1) The souls of the martyrs are in the bodies of green birds dwelling in
paradise wherever they like.
2) That all their sins and faults are forgiven.
3) That he can intercede with Allah for seventy (70) of his family members.
4) That he will come secure on the Day of Resurrection from the great terror.
5) That he will not feel the agonies and distress of death.
6) The he will not be horrified by the (great) Gathering (on the Day of
Resurrection).
7) That he does not feel the pain of "the killing" except like that
of a pinch.
And how many agonies and distresses are there for a person who dies on his
bed and a standing (praying) or a sleeping person in Jihad is better than a
fasting or standing (praying) person not in Jihad. And whosoever acted as a
guard or escort in Allah's cause, his eyes will never witness the fire (Hell)
and that a day spent while one is in Jihad for Allah's cause is better than the
world and whatsoever is in it.
If one has understood (all) that, then Allah has reproached those who
remained behind from Allah's Apostle during the battle of Tabuk (i.e. they did
not join in it) they who cling heavily to the luxuries of this world
they who lagged behind from hastening onwards to march forth (for the battle of
Tabuk). As Allah said: "O you who believe! What is the matter with you,
that when you are asked to march forth in the cause of Allah (i.e. go for Jihad)
you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world
rather than with the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this
world as compared with the Hereafter " (9 : 38).
Similarly Allah disapproved of those who abandoned Jihad (i.e. they did
