Hadith 27

Sahih Bukhari

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Chapter 16

Whose feet get covered with dust in Allah's Cause

باب مَنِ اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَاهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

And the Statement of Allah تعالى: “It was not becoming of the people of Al-Madina and the bedouins of the neighbourhood to remain behind Allah’s Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) when fighting in Allah’s Cause… (up to)… Surely, Allah wastes not the reward of Al-Muhsinun (the doers of good)” (V.9:120).
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {مَا كَانَ لأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ}.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2811
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبَايَةُ بْنُ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عَبْسٍ، هُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ جَبْرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ مَا اغْبَرَّتْ قَدَمَا عَبْدٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَمَسَّهُ النَّارُ ‏"
Abu `Abs:

(who is `Abdur-Rahman bin Jabir) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said," Anyone whose both feet get covered with dust in Allah's Cause will not be touched by the (Hell) fire."