Gardens of the Righteous — Page 224
224. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS grades in Paradise, the distance between any two grades being like the distance between heaven and earth. Abu Sa'id asked: What is that, Messenger of Allah? He answered: Striving in the cause of Allah, striving in the cause of. Allah (Muslim). 1307. Abu Bakr ibn Abu Musa Ash'ari relates that he heard his father say in the face of the enemy: The Holy Prophet said: The gates of Paradise are under the shadow of swords. Thereupon a man of lowly condition stood up and inquired: Abu Musa, did you indeed hear the Holy Prophet say that? He answered: Yes. The man then turned towards his companions and saluted them in farewell. He then broke the scabbard of his sword and threw it away and walked with his sword into the enemy ranks and fought till he was killed (Muslim). 1308. Abdullah ibn Jubair relates that the Holy Prophet said: The Fire will not touch one whose feet are covered with dust in striving for the cause of. Allah (Bokhari). 1309. . This hadith is the same as No. 451. 1310. Ibn Abbas relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: The Fire will not touch two pairs of eyes; one that sheds tears out of fear of Allah and the other that keeps watch through the night in the cause of Allah (Tirmidhi). 1311. This hadith is the same as No. 179. 1312. Abu Umarah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The best charity is providing the shade of a tent in the cause of Allah, or providing a servant for one who strives in the cause of Allah, or providing a young she-camel for one striving in the cause of Allah (Tirmidhi). 1313. This hadith is the same as No. 178. 1314. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet sent an expedition to Bani Lahyan and directed that out of every two men one should join the expedition and the reward of both will be equal (Muslim). Another version is:. Let one out of every two men go forth: and added: whichever of you remains behind and looks well after the family and property of the one who has joined the expedition shall have his reward equal to half of the reward of the one who goes forth. 1315. Bra'a relates: A man in armour came to the Holy Prophet and asked: Messenger of Allah, shall I go and fight; or shall I become a Muslim?. He answered: Become a Muslim and fight. He became a Muslim and fought and was slain, upon which the Holy Prophet said: He strove a little and was rewarded much (Bokhari and Muslim). 1316. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: No one who enters. Paradise wishes to return to this world even if he should be given all that the world contains, except a martyr who yearns that he should return to the world and be slain ten times on account of the honour that he experiences by virtue of his martyrdom. One version has it: On account of that which he experiences of the excellence of martyrdom (Bokhari and Muslim). 1317. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn 'As relates that the Holy Prophet said: