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Abu Dawood: Hadith 2518

15. Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)

سنن أبي داود

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Whoever Fights So That The Word Of Allah Is Uppermost

باب مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا

2518
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
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 : Book 15, Hadith 41
English translation : Book 14, Hadith 2511