Hadith 55

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 25: The Book of Jihad Hasan

Chapter 23

The One Who Fights In The Cause Of Allah, Intending Only To Get An 'Iqal 1

باب مَنْ غَزَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَنْوِ مِنْ غَزَاتِهِ إِلاَّ عِقَالاً ‏.‏

1 Al-'Iqal: The rope by which the camel's fore-leg is fettered. (As-Sindi). Some of them will say that it is symbol of wealth in general.
Hasan
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3139
أَخْبَرَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ مَنْ غَزَا وَهُوَ لاَ يُرِيدُ إِلاَّ عِقَالاً فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى ‏"
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin As-Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Whoever fights seeking only an 'Iqbal, then he will have what he intended."