حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي الْوَضَّاحِ عَنْ الْعَلَائِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنْ حَنَانِ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ الْجِهَادِ وَالْغَزْوِ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو إِنْ قَاتَلْتَ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا بَعَثَکَ اللَّهُ صَابِرًا مُحْتَسِبًا وَإِنْ قَاتَلْتَ مُرَائِيًا مُکَاثِرًا بَعَثَکَ اللَّهُ مُرَائِيًا مُکَاثِرًا يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو عَلَی أَيِّ حَالٍ قَاتَلْتَ أَوْ قُتِلْتَ بَعَثَکَ اللَّهُ عَلَی تِلْکَ الْحَالِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2519
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: Messenger of Allah, tell me about jihad and fighting. He replied: Abdullah ibn Amr, if you fight with endurance seeking from Allah your reward, Allah will resurrect you showing endurance and seeking your reward from Him, but, if you fight for vain show seeking to acquire much, Allah will resurrect you making a vain show and seeking to acquire much. In whatever you fight or are killed, Abdullah ibn Amr, in that state Allah will resurrect you.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020