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226. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 1325. Jabir ibn Abdullah relates: The dead body of my father whose nose and ears had been cut off by the enemy was brought and placed before the Holy Prophet. I got up to uncover his face when the people stopped me and the Holy Prophet said: The angels continue to cover him with their wings (Bokhari and Muslim). 1326. . This hadith is the same as No. 57. 1327. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who supplicates sincerely for martyrdom is granted it, even though he is not slain (Muslim). 1328. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: A martyr does not suffer when he is slain anymore than one of you suffers from being bitten by an ant (Tirmidhi). 1329. . Abdullah ibn Abi Aufa relates: On one of the occasions when the. Holy Prophet encountered the enemy he waited for the decline of the sun and in the meantime stood up and addressed the people saying: Do not desire a brush with the enemy and continue to supplicate Allah for security. But when you meet the enemy be steadfast and remember that Paradise lies under the shadow of swords. Then he supplicated: Allah, Revealer of the Book, Driver of the clouds, Defeater of hosts, vanquish them and succour us against them (Bokhari and Muslim). 1330. Sahl ibn Sa'ad relates that the Holy Prophet said: Two supplications are not turned down (or are seldom turned down), a supplication while the azan is being called and a supplication during battle when the fighting warms up. (Abu Daud). 1331. Anas relates: When the Holy Prophet went into battle, he would supplicate: Allah Thou art my Support and my Helper. I turn to Thee and fight with the strength bestowed by Thee (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 1332. This hadith is the same as No. 985. 1333. Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Prophet said: There is good in the forehead of horses till the Day of Judgment (Bokhari and Muslim). 1334. Urwah Bariqi relates that the Holy Prophet said: There is good in the forehead of horses till the Day of Judgment and reward and spoils (Bokhari and Muslim). 1335. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who rears a horse for service in the cause of Allah, believing in Allah and relying on His promise, will find that its fodder and drink and droppings and urine will all be credited to him in the scales on the Day of Judgment (Bokhari). 1336. Abu Mas'ud relates: A man came to the Holy Prophet with a dromedary wearing a nose rope and said: This is in the cause of Allah. The. Holy Prophet answered him: You will have in return for it on the Day of. Judgment seven hundred dromedaries every one of them wearing a nose rope (Muslim). 1337. Uqbah ibn 'Amir Juhni relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say from the pulpit: Hearken! In the verse: Make ready for them whatever you can