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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث أبي موسى الأشعري
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
حَدِيثُ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ
Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7253 — a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ
حَدَّثَنَا مُحْرِزُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ! الرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ شَجَاعَةً ، وَيُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً ، وَيُقَاتِلُ رِيَاءً ، أَيُّ ذَلِكَ يَكُونُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا فَهُوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - » .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! One man fights (to display) his bravery, another fights out of tribal zeal and honour, and another fights merely to show off and for fame. Which of these will be counted as in the path of Allah?" the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes onto the battlefield so that the word of Allah alone is uppermost, he is the one (striving) in the path of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."
