مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 19740
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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى: سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَوْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسٌ مُنَكِّسٌ (٢) . فَقَالَ: مَا الْقِتَالُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ؟ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَنَا يُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً وَغَضَبًا فَلَهُ أَجْرٌ؟ قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ، وَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَائِمًا أَوْ كَانَ قَاعِدًا، الشَّكُّ مِنْ زُهَيْرٍ، مَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: " مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ " (٣)، ،
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English translation
It is narrated from Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! (ﷺ) Tell me, a man fights to prove his bravery, a man fights out of national pride, and a man fights for show (ostentation). Among these, who is the one fighting in the way of Allah?" The Holy Prophet (ﷺ) had his head lowered. Upon hearing his question, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) raised his head. If he had not been standing, the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) would not have raised his head to look at him. And the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who fights so that the word of Allah may be exalted, he is the one fighting in the way of Allah."
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This is Hadith 19740 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 797, Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 256.
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مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 19740
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