Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets — Page 166
MUHAMMAD : SEAL OF THE PROPHETS 166 Hurairah that a person enquired from the Holy Prophet, peace be on him: ‘What about one who goes forth in the cause of Allah, but also thinks that he will derive some worldly benefit too?’ He said: ‘Such a one will earn no merit,’ and repeated this three t imes. Muslim, Abu Dawood and Nasai have reported that the Holy Prophet said: ‘Those who go forth in the cause of Allah and in consequence are awarded their share of the spoils, anticipate two - thirds of the reward which they would have been given in the hereafter , and only one - third remains for them in the hereafter. If there are no spoils, their reward in the hereafter remains entire. ’ Abu Dawood relates: ‘On one occasion when the Holy Prophet set forth on a campaign, an old Ansari, Ka’ab bin Ujra, provided a mount for a poor Companion, Wasilah bin Asq’a. After the campaign, Wasilah bin Asq’a came to Ka’ab bin Ujra and said to him: “God Almighty has bestowed these camels on me as my share of the spoils. Of these, you can take your share. ” Ka’ab replied: “May God bless these spoils for you. I did not provide you with a mount in order to share in the spoils. My motive was only to earn spiri tual merit,” and he refused to accept his share, which would have amounted to two - thirds. ’ Nasai relates that one of the desert Arabs embraced Islam and accompanied the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, on a campaign. When some spoils were gained, the Holy Prophet set aside his share also. When he was told of this, he came to the Holy Prophet and s ubmitted: ‘Messenger of Allah, you have set aside a portion of the spoils as my share. I call God to witness that I had not become a Muslim for the sake of spoils. I had hoped that fighting in the cause of Allah an arrow might pierce my throat and I may